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Chen Z, Liu Y, Lin C, Li Z, Shan J, Duan Z, Rong L, Wei X, Xiao L, Liu H. Aberrant cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity in patients with vestibular migraine: a resting-state ASL and fMRI study. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:84. [PMID: 38773396 PMCID: PMC11107056 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01792-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Prior neuroimaging studies on vestibular migraine (VM) have extensively certified the functional and structural alterations in multiple brain regions and networks. However, few studies have assessed the cerebral blood flow (CBF) in VM patients using arterial spin labeling (ASL). The present study aimed to investigate CBF and functional connectivity (FC) alterations in VM patients during interictal periods. METHODS We evaluated 52 VM patients and 46 healthy controls (HC) who received resting-state pseudo-continuous ASL and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning. Comparisons of voxel-based CBF and seed-based FC were performed between the two groups. Brain regions showed significant group differences in CBF analyses were chosen as seeds in FC analyses. Additionally, the associations between abnormal imaging results and clinical features were explored. RESULTS Compared with HC, VM patients showed higher normalized CBF in the right precentral gyrus (PreCG), left postcentral gyrus (PostCG), left superior frontal gyrus and bilateral insular (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). Furthermore, VM patients exhibited increased FC between the right PreCG and areas of the left PostCG, left cuneus and right lingual gyrus (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). In addition, we observed decreased FC between the left insular and regions of the left thalamus and right anterior cingulate cortex, as well as increased FC between the left insular and right fusiform gyrus in VM patients (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). Moreover, these variations in brain perfusion and FC were significantly correlated with multiple clinical features including frequency of migraine symptoms, frequency of vestibular symptoms and disease duration of VM (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Patients with VM during interictal period showed hyperperfusion and abnormal resting-state FC in brain regions potentially contributed to disrupted multi-sensory and autonomic processing, as well as impaired ocular motor control, pain modulation and emotional regulation. Our study provided novel insights into the complex neuropathology of VM from a CBF perspective.
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- Zhengwei Chen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
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Huang TC, Arshad Q, Kheradmand A. Focused Update on Migraine and Vertigo Comorbidity. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2024:10.1007/s11916-024-01256-0. [PMID: 38635020 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-024-01256-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide an update on comorbidity of vestibular symptoms and migraine. RECENT FINDINGS Multisensory processing and integration is a key concept for understanding mixed presentation of migraine and vestibular symptoms. Here, we discuss how vestibular migraine should be distinguished from a secondary migraine phenomenon in which migraine symptoms may coincide with or triggered by another vestibular disorder. We also have some updates on the diagnostic criteria of vestibular migraine, its pathophysiology, and common approaches used for its treatment. As a common clinical presentation of migraine and vestibular symptoms, vestibular migraine should be distinguished from a secondary migraine phenomenon, in which migraine symptoms may be triggered by or coincide with another vestibular disorder. Recent experimental evidence suggests vestibular symptoms in vestibular migraine are linked to multisensory mechanisms that control body motion and orientation in space.
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- Centre for Vestibular Neurosciences, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
- inAmind Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Laboratory of Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Xiong X, Dai L, Chen W, Lu J, Hu C, Zhao H, Ke J. Dynamics and concordance alterations of regional brain function indices in vestibular migraine: a resting-state fMRI study. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:1. [PMID: 38178029 PMCID: PMC10768112 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-023-01705-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Prior MRI studies on vestibular migraine (VM) have revealed abnormalities in static regional intrinsic brain activity (iBA) and dynamic functional connectivity between brain regions or networks. However, the temporal variation and concordance of regional iBA measures remain to be explored. METHODS 57 VM patients during the interictal period were compared to 88 healthy controls (HC) in this resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study. The dynamics and concordance of regional iBA indices, including amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo), were examined by utilizing sliding time-window analysis. Partial correlation analyses were performed between clinical parameters and resting-state fMRI indices in brain areas showing significant group differences. RESULTS The VM group showed increased ALFF and ReHo dynamics, as well as increased temporal concordance between ALFF and ReHo in the bilateral paracentral lobule and supplementary motor area relative to the HC group. We also found decreased ReHo dynamics in the right temporal pole, and decreased ALFF dynamics in the right cerebellum posterior lobe, bilateral angular gyrus and middle occipital gyrus (MOG) in the VM group compared with the HC group. Moreover, a positive correlation was observed between ALFF dynamics in the left MOG and vertigo disease duration across all VM patients. CONCLUSION Temporal dynamics and concordance of regional iBA indices were altered in the motor cortex, cerebellum, occipital and temporoparietal cortex, which may contribute to disrupted multisensory processing and vestibular control in patients with VM. ALFF dynamics in the left MOG may be useful biomarker for evaluating vertigo burden in this disorder.
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- Xing Xiong
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Medical imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Medical imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Medical imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China
- Institute of Medical imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
- Institute of Medical imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu Q, Yan Z, Shi Z, Luo D, Ding S, Chen X, Li Y. Increased cortical lesion load contributed to pathological changes beyond focal lesion in cortical gray matter of multiple sclerosis: a diffusion kurtosis imaging analysis. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:10867-10876. [PMID: 37718158 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Biomarkers specific to cortical gray matter (cGM) pathological changes of multiple sclerosis (MS) are desperately needed to better understand the disease progression. The cGM damage occurs in cortical lesion (CL) and normal-appearing cGM (NAcGM) areas. While the association between CL load and cGM damage has been reported, little is known about how different CL types, i.e. intracortical lesion (ICL) and leukocortical lesion (LCL) would be associated with cGM damage. In our study, relapsing-remitting MS patients and healthy controls were divided into 4 groups according to CL load level. NAcGM diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI)/diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) values and cGM volume (cGMV) were used to characterize the pathological changes in cGM. Univariate general linear model was used for group comparisons and stepwise regression analysis was used to assess the effects of ICL volume and LCL volume on NAcGM damage. We found peak values in DKI/DTI values, cGMV and neuropsychological scores in high CL load group. Kurtosis fractional anisotropy (KFA) was the most sensitive in characterizing NAcGM damage, and LCL volume related more to NAcGM damage. Our findings suggested KFA could become a surrogate biomarker to cGM damage, and LCL might be the main factor in whole brain NAcGM damage.
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- Qiyuan Zhu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Waissbluth S, Sepúlveda V, Leung JS, Oyarzún J. Vestibular and Oculomotor Findings in Vestibular Migraine Patients. Audiol Res 2023; 13:615-626. [PMID: 37622929 PMCID: PMC10452030 DOI: 10.3390/audiolres13040053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vestibular migraine (VM) is the most frequent etiology of recurrent spontaneous episodic vertigo. Vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities have been described in VM; however, the diagnosis is currently based on symptoms. The objective of this study was to determine the most frequent abnormalities in videonystagmography (VNG), caloric testing (Cal) and video head impulse test (vHIT) in patients with VM. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted, including all VM and probable VM patients seen from January 2021 to July 2022. Demographics, auditory symptoms and results via VNG, Cal and vHIT were evaluated. VNG results were compared with a control group. RESULTS Sixty patients, 81.7% with VM and 18.3% with probable vestibular migraine, were included. VNG revealed the following abnormalities: 21.7% spontaneous nystagmus; 33.3% positional nystagmus, mostly central; 26.7% optokinetic nystagmus; 56.7% smooth pursuit abnormalities and 70% saccade test abnormalities, mostly velocity and latency. An abnormal unilateral caloric response was seen in 22.9%, while vHIT revealed a low gain in at least one canal in 21.7%, and saccades were seen in at least one canal with normal gains in 18.3%. Concordant results between Cal and lateral vHIT were seen in 77.1% of cases. CONCLUSIONS Although VM is a clinical diagnosis, vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities are commonly seen. The most frequent oculomotor findings were an abnormal saccade test, abnormal smooth pursuit and central positional nystagmus.
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- Sofia Waissbluth
- Department of Otolaryngology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330033, Chile
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Li M, Huang H, Yao L, Yang H, Ma S, Zheng H, Zhong Z, Yu S, Yu B, Wang H. Effect of acupuncture on the modulation of functional brain regions in migraine: A meta-analysis of fMRI studies. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1036413. [PMID: 36970520 PMCID: PMC10031106 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1036413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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BackgroundAcupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy, is an effective migraine treatment, especially in improving pain. In recent years, many acupuncture brain imaging studies have found significant changes in brain function following acupuncture treatment of migraine, providing a new perspective to elucidate the mechanism of action of acupuncture.ObjectiveTo analyse and summarize the effects of acupuncture on the modulation of specific patterns of brain region activity changes in migraine patients, thus providing a mechanism for treating migraine by acupuncture.MethodsChinese and English articles published up to May 2022 were searched in three English databases (PubMed, Embase and Cochrane) and four Chinese databases (China national knowledge infrastructure, CNKI; Chinese Biomedical Literature database, CBM; the Chongqing VIP database, VIP; and the Wanfang database, WF). A neuroimaging meta-analysis on ALFF, ReHo was performed on the included studies using Seed-based d Mapping with Permutation of Subject Images (SDM-PSI) software. Subgroup analyses were used to compare differences in brain regions between acupuncture and other groups. Meta-regression was used to explore the effect of demographic information and migraine alterations on brain imaging outcomes. Linear models were drawn using MATLAB 2018a, and visual graphs for quality evaluation were produced using R and RStudio software.ResultsA total of 7 studies comprising 236 patients in the treatment group and 173 in the control group were included in the meta-analysis. The results suggest that acupuncture treatment helps to improve pain symptoms in patients with migraine. The left angular gyrus is hyperactivation, and the left superior frontal gyrus and the right superior frontal gyrus are hypoactivated. The migraine group showed hyperactivation in the corpus callosum compared to healthy controls.ConclusionAcupuncture can significantly regulate changes in brain regions in migraine patients. However, due to the experimental design of neuroimaging standards are not uniform, the results also have some bias. Therefore, to better understand the potential mechanism of acupuncture on migraine, a large sample, multicenter controlled trial is needed for further study. In addition, the application of machine learning methods in neuroimaging studies could help predict the efficacy of acupuncture and screen migraine patients suitable for acupuncture treatment.
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- Mengyuan Li
- Institute of Acupuncture and Massage, Northeast Asian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Northeast Asian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Acupuncture and Massage, Northeast Asian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Acupuncture and Massage, Northeast Asian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Northeast Asian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Hongfeng Wang
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Chen Z, Rong L, Xiao L, Wang Q, Liu Y, Lin C, Wang J, Liu H, Wei XE. Altered brain function in patients with vestibular migraine: a study on resting state functional connectivity. Neuroradiology 2023; 65:579-590. [PMID: 36447059 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-022-03086-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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PURPOSE To characterize the altered brain function in patients with vestibular migraine (VM) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). METHODS In this prospective study, fMRI images as well as clinical characteristics and behavioral scales were collected from 40 VM patients and 40 healthy controls (HC). All patients received neurological, neuro-otological, and conventional MRI examinations to exclude peripheral vestibular lesions, focal lesions, and other neurological diseases. Seed-based (bilateral parietal operculum cortex 2, OP2) functional connectivity (FC) and independent component analysis (ICA)-based functional network connectivity (FNC) were performed to investigate the brain functional changes in patients with VM. Additionally, the correlations between the altered FC/FNC and behavioral results were analyzed. RESULTS Compared with HC, patients with VM showed increased FC between the left OP2 and right precuneus and exhibited decreased FC between the left OP2 and left anterior cingulate cortex. We also observed increased FC between the right OP2 and regions of the right middle frontal gyrus and bilateral precuneus, as well as decreased FC between the bilateral OP2. Furthermore, patients with VM showed decreased FNC between visual network (VN) and networks of auditory and default mode, and exhibited increased FNC between VN and executive control network. A correlation analysis found that FC between the left OP2 and right precuneus was positively correlated with scores of dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) in patients with VM. CONCLUSION The present study demonstrated altered brain function in patients with VM.
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- Zhengwei Chen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Wang S, Wang H, Liu X, Yan W, Wang M, Zhao R. A resting-state functional MRI study in patients with vestibular migraine during interictal period. Acta Neurol Belg 2023; 123:99-105. [PMID: 33683634 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-021-01639-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To evaluate the spontaneous neuronal activities and the changes of brain functional network in patients with vestibular migraine (VM). Three groups including18 patients with VM, 21 patients with migraine without aura (MWoA) and 21 healthy controls (HCs) underwent the scanning of the resting-state fMRI. Covariance analysis and bonferroni multiple comparisons were used to obtain brain regions with significant differences in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) values. Furthermore, the brain regions with the most significant differences of ALFF values were recognized as a region of interest (ROI) and functional connectivity (FC) analysis was performed in these regions. (1) ALFF: Compared with HCs, patients with VM showed significantly lower ALFF in the right putamen (P < 0.05), and significantly higher ALFF in the right lingual gyrus (P < 0.05). In addition, compared with MWoA patients, patients with VM showed significantly higher ALFF in the right lingual gyrus (P < 0.05). (2) Compared with HCs, VM patients showed significantly higher FC among the cerebellum, the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus and the right putamen (P < 0.05) but significantly lower FC among the left median cingulate, paracingulate gyri and the right putamen (P < 0.05). Compared with MWoA patients, VM patients showed significantly higher FC between the cerebellum and the right putamen (P < 0.05) but significantly lower FC among the left median cingulate, paracingulate gyri and the right putamen (P < 0.05). There are functional abnormalities in nociceptive, vestibular and visual cortex regions in patients with VM during the interictal period.
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- Shuqing Wang
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Jiangsu Road 16, Qingdao, 266003, China
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Chen Z, Liu H, Wei XE, Wang Q, Liu Y, Hao L, Lin C, Xiao L, Rong L. Aberrant dynamic functional network connectivity in vestibular migraine patients without peripheral vestibular lesion. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 280:2993-3003. [PMID: 36707433 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-023-07847-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate changes in dynamic functional network connectivity (FNC) in patients with vestibular migraine (VM) and explore their relationship with clinical manifestations. METHODS Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data were scanned from 35 VM patients without peripheral vestibular lesion and 40 age-, sex- and education-matched healthy controls (HC). Independent component analysis (ICA), sliding window (SW) and k-means clustering analysis were performed to explore the difference in FNC and temporal characteristics between two groups. Additionally, Pearson's partial correlation analysis was adopted to investigate the relationship between clinical manifestations and rs-fMRI results in patients with VM. RESULTS Compared with HC, patients with VM showed increased FNC in pairs of extrastriate visual network (eVN)-ventral attention network (VAN), eVN-default mode network (DMN) and eVN-left frontoparietal network (lFPN), and exhibited decreased FNC in pairs of VAN-auditory network (AuN). The altered FNC was correlated with clinical manifestations of patients with VM. Additionally, we found increased mean dwell time and fractional windows in state 2 in VM patients compared with HC. Mean dwell time was positively correlated with headache impact test-6 (HIT-6) scores, fractional windows was positively associated with dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) scores. CONCLUSION Our results indicated that patients with VM showed altered FNC primarily between sensory networks and networks related to cognitive, emotional and attention implementation, with more time spent in a state characterized by positive FNC between sensor cortex system and dorsal attention network (DAN). These findings could help reinforce the understanding on the neural mechanisms of VM.
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- Zhengwei Chen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Decreased ALFF and Functional Connectivity of the Thalamus in Vestibular Migraine Patients. Brain Sci 2023; 13:brainsci13020183. [PMID: 36831726 PMCID: PMC9954115 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13020183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The thalamus has been reported to be associated with pain modulation and processing. However, the functional changes that occur in the thalamus of vestibular migraine (VM) patients remain unknown. METHODS In total, 28 VM patients and 28 healthy controls who were matched for age and sex underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. They also responded to standardized questionnaires aimed at assessing the clinical features associated with migraine and vertigo. Differences in the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) were analyzed and brain regions with altered ALFF in the two groups were used for further analysis of whole-brain functional connectivity (FC). The relationship between clusters and clinical features was investigated by correlation analyses. RESULTS The ALFF in the thalamus was significantly decreased in the VM group versus the control group. In the VM group, the ALFF in the left thalamus negatively correlated with VM episode frequency. Furthermore, the left thalamus showed significantly weaker FC than both regions of the medial prefrontal cortex, both regions of the anterior cingulum cortex, the left superior/middle temporal gyrus, and the left temporal pole in the VM group. CONCLUSIONS The thalamus plays an important role in VM patients and it is suggested that connectivity abnormalities of the thalamocortical region contribute to abnormal pain information processing and modulation, transmission, and multisensory integration in patients with VM.
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Xu WJ, Barisano G, Phung D, Chou B, Pinto SN, Lerner A, Sheikh-Bahaei N. Structural MRI in Migraine: A Review of Migraine Vascular and Structural Changes in Brain Parenchyma. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis 2023; 15:11795735231167868. [PMID: 37077432 PMCID: PMC10108417 DOI: 10.1177/11795735231167868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Migraine is a complex and common disorder that affects patients around the world. Despite recent advances in this field, the exact pathophysiology of migraine is still not completely understood. Structural MRI sequences have revealed a variety of changes to brain parenchyma associated with migraine, including white matter lesions, volume changes, and iron deposition. This Review highlights different structural imaging findings in various types of migraine and their relationship to migraine characteristics and subtypes in order to improve our understanding of migraine, its pathophysiologic mechanisms, and how to better diagnose and treat it.
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- Wilson J Xu
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Nasim Sheikh-Bahaei, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo St, Lower Level Imaging L1451, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Zhang F, Shen J, Zhu Q, Wang L, Ma X, He B, Yang Y, Wang W, Chen X, Zhang Q, Jin Y, Duan M, Chen J, Yang J. Evaluating children with vestibular migraine through vestibular test battery: A cross-sectional investigation. Front Neurol 2022; 13:997217. [PMID: 36388219 PMCID: PMC9659754 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.997217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective The present study aimed to investigate the status of vestibular function in children with vestibular migraine of childhood (VMC) reflected by vestibular function test battery and explore the pathophysiological implication of these instrument-based findings. Methods The clinical data of 22 children (mean age 10.7 ± 2.9 years) with VMC who met the diagnostic criteria of the Barany Society were collected from September 2021 to March 2022. A vestibular function test battery on these children included a caloric test, video head impulse test (vHIT), cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP), and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP); these parameters were triggered by air-conducted sound (ACS) and galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS). The subjects were further divided into two groups: <3 months and >3 months according to the disease duration from symptom onset. The functional abnormalities and their characteristics reflected by the vestibular test battery, as well as the outcomes in children with or without aura, were analyzed. Results (1) The abnormal rate of the caloric test was 15.8% and that of vHIT was 0%. The response rates of ACS-cVEMP and ACS-oVEMP were 100% and 90.5%, respectively. The response rates of GVS-cVEMP and GVS-oVEMP were 100% and 88.9%, respectively. (2) No statistical difference was observed in the abnormal rate of the caloric test (P = 0.55) and the response rate of ACS-oVEMP (P = 0.21) between the two groups, irrespective of the course duration. (3) No statistical difference was detected in the abnormal rate of the caloric test (P = 0.53) and the response rate of ACS-oVEMP (P = 1.00) in children with or without aura. Conclusion Vestibular function status comprehensively reported by the vestibular test battery did not show an aggravation with the disease duration in children with VMC. Also, it was not affected by the existence of aura in children with VMC. The high abnormal rates of the caloric test and oVEMPs (ACS-oVEMP and GVS-oVEMP) suggested that the lateral semicircular canal (low-frequency function component), the utricle, and the superior vestibular conduction pathway might be involved in VMC.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yuyao People's Hospital, Yuyao, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Maoli Duan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
- Jianyong Chen
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
- Jun Yang
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Anti-interference of a small-world spiking neural network against pulse noise. APPL INTELL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10489-022-03804-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Chen Z, Xiao L, Liu H, Zhang Q, Wang Q, Lv Y, Zhai Y, Zhang J, Dong S, Wei X, Rong L. Altered thalamo-cortical functional connectivity in patients with vestibular migraine: a resting-state fMRI study. Neuroradiology 2021; 64:119-127. [PMID: 34374821 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-021-02777-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the functional connectivity (FC) between the bilateral thalamus and the other brain regions in patients with vestibular migraine (VM). METHODS Resting-state fMRI and 3D-T1 data were collected from 37 patients with VM during the interictal period and 44 age-, gender-, and years of education-matched healthy controls (HC). The FC of the bilateral thalamus was analyzed using a standard seed-based whole-brain correlation method. Furthermore, the correlations between thalamus FC and clinical characteristics of patients were investigated using Pearson's partial correlation. RESULTS Compared with HC, VM patients showed decreased FC between the left thalamus and the left anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), bilateral insular and right supplementary motor cortex. We also observed decreased FC between the right thalamus and the left insular and ACC in VM patients. Furthermore, patients with VM also exhibited increased FC between the left thalamus and the right precuneus and middle frontal gyrus, between the right thalamus and superior parietal lobule. FC between the right thalamus and the left insular was negatively correlated with disease duration (p = 0.019, r = - 0.399), FC between the left thalamus and the left ACC was negatively correlated with HIT-6 score (p = 0.004, r = - 0.484). CONCLUSION VM patients showed altered FC between thalamus and brain regions involved in pain, vestibular and visual processing, which are associated with specific clinical features. Specifically, VM patients showed reduced thalamo-pain and thallamo-vestibular pathways, while exhibited enhanced thalamo-visual pathway, which provided first insight into the underlying functional brain connectivity in VM patients.
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- Zhengwei Chen
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321, Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 32, Meijian Road, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhe X, Zhang X, Chen L, Zhang L, Tang M, Zhang D, Li L, Lei X, Jin C. Altered Gray Matter Volume and Functional Connectivity in Patients With Vestibular Migraine. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:683802. [PMID: 34305518 PMCID: PMC8297163 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.683802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Subjects Vestibular migraine (VM) is the most common neurological cause of vertigo in adults. Previous neuroimaging studies have reported structural alterations in areas associated with pain and vestibular processing. However, it is unclear whether altered resting-state functional connectivity (FC) exists in brain regions with structural abnormalities in patients with VM. Methods Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-dimensional T1-weighed MRI were performed in 30 patients with VM and 30 healthy controls (HCs). Patients underwent an evaluation of migraine and dizziness severity. FC and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) were performed using DPABI 4.3 and CAT12, respectively. The association between changes in gray matter (GM) volume or FC and clinical parameters was also analyzed. Results Compared with HCs, patients with VM demonstrated a reduced GM volume in the bilateral parietoinsular vestibular cortex (PIVC), right middle frontal gyrus, and precuneus. The GM volume of the left PIVC was negatively associated with Dizziness Handicap Inventory score in patients with VM. Taking this region as a seed region, we further observed increased FC between the left primary somatosensory cortex (S1)/inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and the left PIVC in patients with VM. Conclusion FC between regions with a decline in GM volume (the PIVC and S1/IPL) is altered in patients with VM, suggesting that abnormalities in vestibular cortical network could be useful for understanding the underlying mechanisms of VM.
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- Xia Zhe
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Liu S, Luo S, Yan T, Ma W, Wei X, Chen Y, Zhan S, Wang B. Differential Modulating Effect of Acupuncture in Patients With Migraine Without Aura: A Resting Functional Magnetic Resonance Study. Front Neurol 2021; 12:680896. [PMID: 34122321 PMCID: PMC8193984 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.680896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Introduction: Migraine is a recurrent neurological disorder, the symptoms of which can be significantly relieved by acupuncture. However, the central mechanism via which acupuncture exerts its therapeutic effect in migraine is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the differences in regional homogeneity (ReHo) between patients with migraine without aura (MwoA) and healthy controls (HCs) and to explore the immediate and cumulative therapeutic effect of acupuncture in patients with MwoA using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods: The study subjects were 40 patients with MwoA and 16 matched HCs. The patients with MwoA received acupuncture on 2 days per week for 6 weeks for a total of 12 sessions followed by 24 weeks of follow-up. The primary clinical efficacy outcomes were the number of days with migraine and the average severity of headache. Secondary outcomes were the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, and Self-Rating Depression Scale scores. In the migraine group, resting-state blood-oxygen-level-dependent fMRI scans were obtained at baseline and after the first and 12th acupuncture sessions to measure the ReHo value. In the HCs, only a baseline resting-state blood-oxygen-level-dependent fMRI scan was obtained. Results: Compared with the control group, the migraine group had a significantly lower ReHo value in the cerebellum, which increased after the first acupuncture session. Long-term acupuncture significantly improved migraine symptoms and mood with a therapeutic effect that lasted for at least 6 months. After 12 acupuncture sessions, there were significant increase of cerebellum and angular gyrus in the migraine group. Conclusion: These findings suggest that migraine is related to cerebellar dysfunction. Acupuncture can relieve the symptoms of migraine, improve dysfunction of cerebellum, and activate brain regions involved in modulation of pain and emotion The cumulative therapeutic effect of acupuncture is more extensive and significant than its immediate effect.
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- Shanshan Liu
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wang HZ, Wang WH, Shi HC, Yuan CH. Is there a reliable brain morphological signature for migraine? J Headache Pain 2020; 21:89. [PMID: 32652927 PMCID: PMC7353790 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01158-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) is a popular non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging technique to investigate brain gray matter (GM) differences between groups. Recently, two VBM studies in migraine have been published in The Journal of Headache and Pain. Reviewing the two and those previous published VBM studies, we found considerable variations of the results. Spatially diverse brain regions with decreased and increased GM alterations and null findings have been reported. It is interesting to know whether there is a reliable brain morphological signature for migraine. Coordinate-based meta-analysis (CBMA) is increasingly used to quantitatively pool individual neuroimaging studies to identify consistent and reliable findings. Several CBMA have been conducted, however, their results were inconsistent. The algorithms for CBMA have evolved and more eligible VBM studies in migraine have been published. We therefore conducted an updated CBMA using the latest algorithms for CBMA, seed-based d mapping with permutation of subject images (SDM-PSI). The present CBMA of 32 VBM studies (41 datasets comprising 1252 patients and 1025 healthy controls) found no evidence of consistent GM alterations in migraine. Sensitivity analysis, subgroup meta-analyses, and meta-regression analyses revealed that the result was robust. This negative result indicates that there is no reliable brain morphological signature for migraine. VBM investigations in migraine remain a heterogeneous field. Many potential confounding factors, such as underpowered sample sizes, variations in demographic and clinical characteristics, and differences in MRI scanners, head coils, scanning parameters, preprocessing procedures, and statistical strategies may cause the inconsistences of the results. Future VBM studies are warranted to enroll well-characterized and homogeneous subtype samples with appropriate sample sizes, comprehensively assess comorbidities and medication status, and use well-validated and standardized imaging protocols and processing and analysis pipelines to produce robust and replicable results in migraine.
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- Hong Zhou Wang
- Department of Neurology, Kunshan Hospital, Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Kunshan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Kunshan Hospital, Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Kunshan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, West Xindu Road 2#, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, 224001, People's Republic of China.
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Sheng L, Zhao P, Ma H, Yuan C, Zhong J, Dai Z, Pan P. A lack of consistent brain grey matter alterations in migraine. Brain 2020; 143:e45. [PMID: 32363400 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- LiQin Sheng
- Department of Neurology, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Neurology, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, China
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Yancheng Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Yancheng, China
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Zhe X, Gao J, Chen L, Zhang D, Tang M, Yan X, Bai F, Zhang X, Zou Z, Chen W, Lei X, Zhang X. Altered structure of the vestibular cortex in patients with vestibular migraine. Brain Behav 2020; 10:e01572. [PMID: 32157823 PMCID: PMC7177586 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Previous voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies have revealed changes in brain structure in patients with vestibular migraine (VM); these findings have improved the present understanding of pathophysiology. Few other studies have assessed the association between structural changes and the severity of dizziness in VM. This study aimed to examine the structural changes and cortical morphometric features associated with migraine and vertigo attacks in patients with VM. METHODS Twenty patients with VM and 20 healthy normal volunteers were scanned on a 3-tesla MRI scanner. The gray matter volume (GMV) was estimated using the automated Computational Anatomy Toolbox (CAT12). The relationship between clinical parameters and morphometric abnormalities was also analyzed in VM. RESULTS Compared with controls, VM patients have decreased GMV in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), posterior insula-operculum regions, inferior parietal gyrus, and supramarginal gyrus. Moreover, patient scores on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) score showed a negative correlation with GMV in the posterior insula-operculum regions. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrated abnormality in the central vestibular cortex and correlations between dizziness severity and GMV in core regions of the vestibular cortex of VM patients, suggesting a pathophysiological role of these core vestibular regions in VM patients.
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- Xia Zhe
- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of MRI Diagnosis, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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