Autor: |
Shiwei Lin, Zheng Guo, Shengli Chen, Xiaoshan Lin, Min Ye, Yingwei Qiu |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 13 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1664-2295 |
DOI: |
10.3389/fneur.2022.849571 |
Popis: |
ObjectivesThis research amid to elucidate the disease stage-specific spatial patterns and the probable sequences of gray matter (GM) deterioration as well as the causal relationship among structural network components in hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis (HBV-RC) patients.MethodsTotally 30 HBV-RC patients and 38 healthy controls (HC) were recruited for this study. High-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES) were evaluated in all participants. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM), structural covariance network (SCN), and causal SCN (CaSCN) were applied to identify the disease stage-specific GM abnormalities in morphology and network, as well as their causal relationship.ResultsCompared to HC (0.443 ± 0.073 cm3), the thalamus swelled significantly in the no minimal hepatic encephalopathy (NMHE) stage (0.607 ± 0.154 cm3, p |
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