Brain connectivity in neurodegenerative diseases—from phenotype to proteinopathy

M Pievani, N Filippini, MP Van Den Heuvel… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Functional and structural connectivity measures, as assessed by means of functional and
diffusion MRI, are emerging as potential intermediate biomarkers for Alzheimer disease (AD) …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: pathophysiological insights

S Vucic, U Ziemann, A Eisen, M Hallett… - Journal of Neurology …, 2013 - jnnp.bmj.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder of
the motor neurons in the motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. A combination of upper …

[HTML][HTML] Complex Pearson correlation coefficient for EEG connectivity analysis

Z Šverko, M Vrankić, S Vlahinić, P Rogelj - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the background of all human thinking—acting and reacting are sets of connections
between different neurons or groups of neurons. We studied and evaluated these …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced diffusion MRI fiber tracking in neurosurgical and neurodegenerative disorders and neuroanatomical studies: a review

K Abhinav, FC Yeh, S Pathak, V Suski… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI enabled in vivo microstructural imaging of the fiber tracts in the brain resulting
in its application in a wide range of settings, including in neurological and neurosurgical …

Structural brain network imaging shows expanding disconnection of the motor system in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

E Verstraete, JH Veldink, LH van den Berg… - Human brain …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe neurodegenerative disease, which primarily
targets the motor system. The structural integrity of the motor network and the way it is …

Genetic architecture of the white matter connectome of the human brain

Z Sha, D Schijven, SE Fisher, C Francks - Science advances, 2023 - science.org
White matter tracts form the structural basis of large-scale brain networks. We applied brain-
wide tractography to diffusion images from 30,810 adults (UK Biobank) and found significant …

Neuroimaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MR Turner, F Agosta, P Bede, V Govind… - Biomarkers in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The catastrophic system failure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterized by
progressive neurodegeneration within the corticospinal tracts, brainstem nuclei and spinal …

Correlation between structural and functional connectivity impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

R Schmidt, E Verstraete, MA de Reus… - Human brain …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, characterized by
progressive loss of motor function. While the pathogenesis of ALS remains largely unknown …

Statistical machine learning to identify traumatic brain injury (TBI) from structural disconnections of white matter networks

J Mitra, K Shen, S Ghose, P Bourgeat, J Fripp… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Identifying diffuse axonal injury (DAI) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) presenting
with normal appearing radiological MRI presents a significant challenge. Neuroimaging …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of neurodegenerative diseases. The example of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Mazón, JF Vázquez Costa, A Ten-Esteve… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The term amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) comprises a heterogeneous group of fatal
neurodegenerative disorders of largely unknown etiology characterized by the upper motor …