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Wang X, Yin Y, Wang X, Xu G, Tian J, Ma X. White matter microstructural alterations in patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A tract-based spatial statistics study. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2024; 84:105500. [PMID: 38368748 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105500] [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: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive impairment is common in patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis; however, neural mechanisms underlying this impairment remain unclear. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a potential method for studying the condition of white matter fibers in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, allowing for an analysis of the neuroimaging mechanisms of cognitive impairment in conjunction with cognitive scales. This study aimed to explore white matter microstructural alterations and their correlation with cognitive function in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. METHODS DTI data were collected from 22 patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis (aged 29.00(19.75, 39.50) years; 12 males, 10 females) and 20 healthy controls (HCs) (aged 24.50(21.25, 32.00); 12 males, 8 females) matched for age, sex, and educational level. Changes in the white matter microstructure were analyzed using tract-based spatial statistics. Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between white matter integrity and neuropsychological scores. RESULTS Compared with HCs, patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis showed decreased fractional anisotropy and increased mean diffusivity values in extensive white matter regions, which were associated with disease severity, memory, and executive and visuospatial functions. CONCLUSION Widespread impairment of the structural integrity of the white matter in the brain is significantly associated with cognitive dysfunction in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis, providing neuroimaging evidence for studying the underlying mechanisms.
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- Xiaoxuan Wang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510317, PR China
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- Department of Medical imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Medical imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510317, PR China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medial University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510317, PR China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medial University, Guangzhou, PR China.
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Chen X, Tang SJ. Neural Circuitry Polarization in the Spinal Dorsal Horn (SDH): A Novel Form of Dysregulated Circuitry Plasticity during Pain Pathogenesis. Cells 2024; 13:398. [PMID: 38474361 PMCID: PMC10930392 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Pathological pain emerges from nociceptive system dysfunction, resulting in heightened pain circuit activity. Various forms of circuitry plasticity, such as central sensitization, synaptic plasticity, homeostatic plasticity, and excitation/inhibition balance, contribute to the malfunction of neural circuits during pain pathogenesis. Recently, a new form of plasticity in the spinal dorsal horn (SDH), named neural circuit polarization (NCP), was discovered in pain models induced by HIV-1 gp120 and chronic morphine administration. NCP manifests as an increase in excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in excitatory neurons and a decrease in EPSCs in inhibitory neurons, presumably facilitating hyperactivation of pain circuits. The expression of NCP is associated with astrogliosis. Ablation of reactive astrocytes or suppression of astrogliosis blocks NCP and, concomitantly, the development of gp120- or morphine-induced pain. In this review, we aim to compare and integrate NCP with other forms of plasticity in pain circuits to improve the understanding of the pathogenic contribution of NCP and its cooperation with other forms of circuitry plasticity during the development of pathological pain.
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- Stony Brook University Pain and Anesthesia Research Center (SPARC), Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA;
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Galioto R, Grezmak T, Swetlik C, Abbatemarco JR, Titulaer MJ, Finke C, Kunchok A. Neuropsychological Testing in Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Scoping Review. NEUROLOGY(R) NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2024; 11:e200179. [PMID: 37949665 PMCID: PMC10691228 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Identifying optimal methods for evaluation and monitoring of cognitive outcomes in AE is important for clinical care and research. This scoping review aimed to evaluate neuropsychological tests (NPT) that are most frequently impaired in AE cohorts to provide recommendations for a standardized NPT battery for AE outcome. METHODS PubMed search for studies examining NPT in patients with AE was conducted on June 9, 2023. Studies were screened for inclusion/exclusion criteria as follows: at least 1 NPT, individual NPT test scores with comparison with healthy controls or normative data and neural-IgG status, total sample size ≥5, and English manuscript available. RESULTS The search yielded 5,393 studies, of which 3,359 were screened, 107 were full text reviewed, and 32 met inclusion/exclusion criteria, anti-NMDA-R (k = 18), anti-LGI1 (k = 10), anti-GABAB-R (k = 2), anti-GAD-65 (k = 4), and anti-CASPR2 (k = 3). The cognitive domains most frequently impaired were visual and verbal episodic memory, attention/working memory, processing speed, and aspects of executive functions. DISCUSSION Given the dearth of literature examining NPT in AE in combination with small sample sizes and methodological differences, more research in this area is needed. However, we provide recommendations for a test battery to be used in future studies, with the aim of standardizing research in this area. Based on the available literature, we recommend the use of comprehensive NPT batteries, spanning all cognitive domains. The highest yield measures may include the tests of (1) visual and verbal learning/memory, (2) basic and sustained attention, (3) processing speed, and (4) executive functions.
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- Rachel Galioto
- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
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- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- From the Cleveland Clinic Mellen Center for MS (R.G., J.R.A., A.K.); Department of Neurology (T.G., C.S.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Neurology (M.J.T.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology (C.F.), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Huang D, Lv C, Chen Z, Li Z, Zheng J. Abnormalities in modular connectivity of functional brain networks and cognitive changes in patients with anti -N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Brain Res 2023; 1820:148605. [PMID: 37775074 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148605] [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: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore potential mechanisms of cognitive changes in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis (ANMDARE) from intramodule and intermodule effects of brain functional networks. METHODS Resting-state functional MRI(rs-fMRI) imaging data was collected from 30 ANMDARE and 30 healthy controls (HCs). A brain functional matrix was constructed, and sparsity was established by module similarity. For both groups, changes in functional connectivity (FC) within and between modules was calculated, and whole-brain functional topology was analyzed. Finally, the association of brain functional with cognitive function in ANMDARE was further analyzed. RESULTS Compared to HCs, ANMDARE had enhanced connectivity within the modules that included the occipito-parietal-temporal and parahippocampal gyri. ANMDARE had significantly higher participation coefficients (PC) in the right inferior frontal gyrus than HCs and significantly lower PC in the left superior parietal lobule, left caudate nucleus, and right putamen. No statistically significant differences in global topological properties were found between the two groups. No correlations were found between functional and structural brain indicators and the Cognitive Assessment Scale and the Emotional Deficit Scale. CONCLUSIONS Patients with ANMDARE are manifested by enhanced intramodular FC and intermodular connectivity changes in the brain. This may help to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease from a global perspective.
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- Dongying Huang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
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Luo X, Liao J, Liu H, Tang Q, Luo H, Chen X, Ruan J. The micro and macro interactions in acute autoimmune encephalitis: a study of resting-state EEG. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1181629. [PMID: 37360339 PMCID: PMC10285084 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1181629] [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: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Objective Early recognition of autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is often difficult and time-consuming. Understanding how the micro-level (antibodies) and macro-level (EEG) couple with each other may help rapidly diagnose and appropriately treat AIE. However, limited studies focused on brain oscillations involving micro- and macro-interactions in AIE from a neuro-electrophysiological perspective. Here, we investigated brain network oscillations in AIE using Graph theoretical analysis of resting state EEG. Methods AIE Patients (n = 67) were enrolled from June 2018 to June 2022. Each participant underwent a ca.2-hour 19-channel EEG examination. Five 10-second resting state EEG epochs with eyes closed were extracted for each participant. The functional networks based on the channels and Graph theory analysis were carried out. Results Compared with the HC group, significantly decreased FC across whole brain regions at alpha and beta bands were found in AIE patients. In addition, the local efficiency and clustering coefficient of the delta band was higher in AIE patients than in the HC group (P < 0.05). AIE patients had a smaller world index (P < 0.05) and higher shortest path length (P < 0.001) in the alpha band than those of the control group. Also, the AIE patients' global efficiency, local efficiency, and clustering coefficients decreased in the alpha band (P < 0.001). Different types of antibodies (antibodies against ion channels, antibodies against synaptic excitatory receptors, antibodies against synaptic inhibitory receptors, and multiple antibodies positive) showed distinct graph parameters. Moreover, the graph parameters differed in the subgroups by intracranial pressure. Correlation analysis revealed that magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities were related to global efficiency, local efficiency, and clustering coefficients in the theta, alpha, and beta bands, but negatively related to the shortest path length. Conclusion These findings add to our understanding of how brain FC and graph parameters change and how the micro- (antibodies) scales interact with the macro- (scalp EEG) scale in acute AIE. The clinical traits and subtypes of AIE may be suggested by graph properties. Further longitudinal cohort studies are needed to explore the associations between these graph parameters and recovery status, and their possible applications in AIE rehabilitation.
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- Xin Luo
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China
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Liu H, Xiang Y, Liu J, Feng J, Du S, Luo T, Li Y, Zeng C. Diffusion kurtosis imaging and diffusion tensor imaging parameters applied to white matter and gray matter of patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1030230. [PMID: 36507336 PMCID: PMC9730699 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1030230] [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: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives To compare parameters of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) to evaluate which can better describe the microstructural changes of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis patients and to characterize the non-Gaussian diffusion patterns of the whole brain and their correlation with neuropsychological impairments in these patients. Materials and methods DTI and DKI parameters were measured in 57 patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis and 42 healthy controls. Voxel-based analysis was used to evaluate group differences between white matter and gray matter separately. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) was used to evaluate the severity of the neurofunctional recovery of patients, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was used to assess global cognitive performance, and the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and fatigue severity scale (FSS) were used to evaluate depressive and fatigue states. Results Patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis showed significantly decreased radial kurtosis (RK) in the right extranucleus in white matter (P < 0.001) and notably decreased kurtosis fractional anisotropy (KFA) in the right precuneus, the right superior parietal gyrus (SPG), the left precuneus, left middle occipital gyrus, and left superior occipital gyrus in gray matter (P < 0.001). Gray matter regions with decreased KFA overlapped with those with decreased RK in the left middle temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus (STG), supramarginal gyrus (SMG), postcentral gyrus (POCG), inferior parietal but supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus (IPL) and angular gyrus (ANG) (P < 0.001). The KFA and RK in the left ANG, IPL and POCG correlated positively with MoCA scores. KFA and RK in the left ANG, IPL, POCG and SMG correlated negatively with mRS scores. KFA in the left precuneus and right SPG as well as RK in the left STG correlated negatively with mRS scores. No significant correlation between KFA and RK in the abnormal brain regions and HAMD and FSS scores was found. Conclusion The microstructural changes in gray matter were much more extensive than those in white matter in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. The brain damage reflected by DKI parameters, which have higher sensitivity than parameters of DTI, correlated with cognitive impairment and the severity of the neurofunctional recovery.
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- Hanjing Liu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China,*Correspondence: Yongmei Li,
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China,Chun Zeng,
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Zhang YX, Cai MT, Li EC, Xu YF. Efficacy of tocilizumab in anti- N -methyl-d-asparate receptor encephalitis with Graves' hyperthyroidism and positive anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein antibodies. CNS Neurosci Ther 2022; 28:1898-1900. [PMID: 36028930 PMCID: PMC9532906 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Yin-Xi Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Huang G, Xin M, Hao Y, Bai S, Liu J, Zhang C. Cerebral Metabolic Network in Patients With Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis on 18F-FDG PET Imaging. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:885425. [PMID: 35573296 PMCID: PMC9098961 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.885425] [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: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundAnti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is the most common autoimmune encephalitis (AE), and the prognosis may significantly be improved if identified earlier and immune-related treated more effectively. This study evaluated the brain metabolic network using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET).Material and methodsFDG PET imaging of patients with NMDAR encephalitis was used to investigate the metabolic connectivity network, which was analyzed using the graph theory. The results in patients were compared to those in age- and sex-matched healthy controls.ResultsThe hub nodes were mainly in the right frontal lobe in patients with NMDAR encephalitis. The global and local efficiencies in most brain regions were significantly reduced, and the shortest characteristic path length was significantly longer, especially in the temporal and occipital lobes. Significant network functions of topology properties were enhanced in the right frontal, caudate nucleus, and cingulate gyrus. In addition, the internal connection integration in the left cerebral hemisphere was poor, and the transmission efficiency of Internet information was low.ConclusionThe present findings indicate that those characteristic and connections of metabolic network were changed in the brain by graph theory analysis quantitatively, which is helpful to better understand neuropathological and physiological mechanisms in patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis.
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- Gan Huang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Chenpeng Zhang
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Jianjun Liu
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