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Authors Li S, Gao L, Liu Y, Ao Y, Xu H
Received 2 September 2018
Accepted for publication 19 February 2019
Published 15 April 2019 Volume 2019:15 Pages 947—956
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S186161
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Jun Chen
Background: The
thalamus is an important deep brain structure for the synchronization of brain
rhythm and the integration of cortical activity. Human brain imaging and
computational modeling have non-invasively revealed its role in maintaining the
cortical network architecture and functional hierarchy.
Purpose: The
objective of this study was to identify the effect of unilateral thalamic
damage on the human brain intrinsic functional architecture.
Patients and methods: We
collected an 8-minute resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
(R-fMRI) data on a 3.0 T magnetic resonance scanner for all the participants: a
preoperative patient with left thalamus destroyed by anaplastic astrocytoma
(WHO grade III type of astrocytoma) and 20 matched healthy controls. The R-fMRI
data was analyzed for functional connectivity and amplitude of spontaneous
fluctuations.
Results: The
patient showed prominent decrease in functional connectivity within primary
sensory networks and advanced cognitive networks, and extensive alterations in
between-network coupling. Further analysis of the amplitude of spontaneous
activity suggested significant decrease especially in the topographies of
default mode network and the Papez circuit.
Conclusion: This
result provided evidence about the consequences of thalamic destruction on the
correlation and landscape of spontaneous brain activity, promoting our
understanding of the effects of thalamic damage on large-scale brain networks.
Keywords: brain
networks, functional connectivity, default mode network, Papez circuit