Altered structural and causal connectivity in frontal lobe epilepsy.
Causality
Effective connectivity
Frontal lobe epilepsy
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Gray matter volume
Journal
BMC neurology
ISSN: 1471-2377
Titre abrégé: BMC Neurol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Apr 2019
25 Apr 2019
Historique:
received:
08
12
2017
accepted:
11
04
2019
entrez:
27
4
2019
pubmed:
27
4
2019
medline:
14
6
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Albeit the few resting-state fMRI neuroimaging studies in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) patients, these studies focused on functional connectivity. The aim of this current study was to examine the effective connectivity based on voxel-based morphometry in FLE patients. Resting-state structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were acquired from 19 FLE patients and 19 age and gender-matched healthy controls using the 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (3.0 T MRI). The investigations were done by acquiring the structural information through voxel-based morphometry, then based on the seed obtained, Granger causality analysis was used to evaluate the causal flow of the designated seed to and from other significant voxels. Our results showed altered structural and effective connectivity. Compared with healthy controls, FLE patients showed reduced grey matter volume in bilateral putamen and right caudate as well as altered causality with increased, and decreased causal outflow from the right caudate (seed region) to inferior frontal gyrus-triangular, from bilateral putamen (seed regions) to right middle frontal gyrus and frontal gyrus medial-orbital representing the frontal executive areas, respectively. Also, significantly increased and decreased inflow from left calcarine to right caudate and from cerebellum_6 and vermis_6 to bilateral putamen, respectively. Moreover, we found that the causal alterations to and from the seed regions (from vermis_6 to right putamen and from left putamen to right middle frontal gyrus) negatively correlated with clinical scores (duration of epilepsy). The findings point to the impairment within the executive and motor-controlled system including the cerebellum, frontal, caudate and putamen regions in FLE patients. These results would therefore enhance our understanding of structural and effective mechanisms in FLE.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Albeit the few resting-state fMRI neuroimaging studies in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) patients, these studies focused on functional connectivity. The aim of this current study was to examine the effective connectivity based on voxel-based morphometry in FLE patients.
METHODS
METHODS
Resting-state structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were acquired from 19 FLE patients and 19 age and gender-matched healthy controls using the 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (3.0 T MRI). The investigations were done by acquiring the structural information through voxel-based morphometry, then based on the seed obtained, Granger causality analysis was used to evaluate the causal flow of the designated seed to and from other significant voxels.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Our results showed altered structural and effective connectivity. Compared with healthy controls, FLE patients showed reduced grey matter volume in bilateral putamen and right caudate as well as altered causality with increased, and decreased causal outflow from the right caudate (seed region) to inferior frontal gyrus-triangular, from bilateral putamen (seed regions) to right middle frontal gyrus and frontal gyrus medial-orbital representing the frontal executive areas, respectively. Also, significantly increased and decreased inflow from left calcarine to right caudate and from cerebellum_6 and vermis_6 to bilateral putamen, respectively. Moreover, we found that the causal alterations to and from the seed regions (from vermis_6 to right putamen and from left putamen to right middle frontal gyrus) negatively correlated with clinical scores (duration of epilepsy).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The findings point to the impairment within the executive and motor-controlled system including the cerebellum, frontal, caudate and putamen regions in FLE patients. These results would therefore enhance our understanding of structural and effective mechanisms in FLE.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31023252
doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1300-z
pii: 10.1186/s12883-019-1300-z
pmc: PMC6485093
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
70Subventions
Organisme : National Nature Science Foundation of China
ID : 81271547, 91232725, 81371636, 81330032
Organisme : Special-Funded Program on National Key Scientific Instruments and Equipment Development of China
ID : B12027
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