Functional connectivity in multiple sclerosis: recent findings and future directions

M Tahedl, SM Levine, MW Greenlee, R Weissert… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disorder resulting from scattered lesions in the central
nervous system. Because of the high variability of the lesion patterns between patients, it is …

Resting-state functional MRI of the visual system for characterization of optic neuropathy

S Sujanthan, A Shmuel, JD Mendola - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Optic neuropathy refers to disease of the optic nerve and can result in loss of visual acuity
and/or visual field defects. Combining findings from multiple fMRI modalities can offer …

Altered intrinsic regional spontaneous brain activity in patients with optic neuritis: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Y Shao, FQ Cai, YL Zhong, X Huang… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To investigate the underlying regional homogeneity (ReHo) in brain-activity deficit
in patients with optic neuritis (ON) and its relationship with behavioral performance …

Association of visual impairment in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with visual network reorganization

C Finke, H Zimmermann, F Pache, FC Oertel… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Severe visual impairment is one of the major symptoms in neuromyelitis optica
spectrum disorder (NMOSD), but functional network reorganization induced by the …

Disturbed spontaneous brain-activity pattern in patients with optic neuritis using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

X Huang, FQ Cai, PH Hu, YL Zhong… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To use the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) technique to investigate
the local features of spontaneous brain activity in optic neuritis (ON) and their relationship …

Anatomical wiring and functional networking changes in the visual system following optic neuritis

Y Backner, J Kuchling, S Massarwa… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Clinical outcome in multiple sclerosis was suggested to be driven by not only
remyelination but also adaptive reorganization. This mechanism needs to be further …

Graph-based analysis of brain connectivity in multiple sclerosis using functional MRI: A systematic review

S Hejazi, W Karwowski, FV Farahani, T Marek… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune system disease in which myelin in the
nervous system is affected. This abnormal immune system mechanism causes physical …

Functional interactions in patients with hemianopia: A graph theory-based connectivity study of resting fMRI signal

CA Pedersini, J Guàrdia-Olmos, M Montalà-Flaquer… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The assessment of task-independent functional connectivity (FC) after a lesion causing
hemianopia remains an uncovered topic and represents a crucial point to better understand …

Remodeling functional connectivity in multiple sclerosis: a challenging therapeutic approach

M Stampanoni Bassi, L Gilio, F Buttari… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Neurons in the central nervous system are organized in functional units interconnected to
form complex networks. Acute and chronic brain damage disrupts brain connectivity …

Retinal Damage and Visual Network Reconfiguration Defines Visual Function Recovery in Optic Neuritis

P Villoslada, E Solana, S Alba-Arbalat… - Neurology …, 2024 - neurology.org
Background and Objectives Recovery of vision after acute optic neuritis (AON) is critical to
improving the quality of life of people with demyelinating diseases. The objective of the study …