Temporal and topological properties of dynamic networks reflect disability in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

Autor: Yao Wang, Ziwei Yang, Xiumei Zheng, Xiao Liang, Jin Chen, Ting He, Yanyan Zhu, Lin Wu, Muhua Huang, Ningnannan Zhang, Fuqing Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54518-7
Popis: Abstract Approximately 36% of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) suffer from severe visual and motor disability (blindness or light perception or unable to walk) with abnormalities of whole-brain functional networks. However, it remains unclear how whole-brain functional networks and their dynamic properties are related to clinical disability in patients with NMOSD. Our study recruited 30 NMOSD patients (37.70 ± 11.99 years) and 45 healthy controls (HC, 41.84 ± 11.23 years). The independent component analysis, sliding-window approach and graph theory analysis were used to explore the static strength, time-varying and topological properties of large-scale functional networks and their associations with disability in NMOSD. Compared to HC, NMOSD patients showed significant alterations in dynamic networks rather than static networks. Specifically, NMOSD patients showed increased occurrence (fractional occupancy; P
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