1
|
Aloi D, Jalali R, Calzolari S, Lafanechere M, Miall RC, Fernández-Espejo D. Multi-session tDCS paired with passive mobilisation of the thumb modulates thalamo-cortical coupling during command following in the healthy brain. Neuroimage 2023; 274:120145. [PMID: 37121374 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Therapeutic options to restore responsiveness in patients with prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC) are limited. We have recently shown that a single session of tDCS over M1 delivered at rest can reduce thalamic self-inhibition during motor command following. Here, we build upon this by exploring whether pairing tDCS with a concurrent passive mobilisation protocol can further influence thalamo-M1 dynamics and whether these changes are enhanced after multiple stimulation sessions. Specifically, we used Dynamic Causal Modelling (DCM) of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data from 22 healthy participants to assess changes on effective connectivity within the motor network during active thumb movements after 1 or 5 sessions of tDCS paired with passive mobilisations of the thumb. We found that a single anodal tDCS session (paired with passive mobilisation of the thumb) decreased self-inhibition in M1, with five sessions further enhancing this effect. In addition, anodal tDCS increased thalamo-M1 excitation as compared to cathodal stimulation, with the effects maintained after 5 sessions. Together, our results suggest that pairing anodal tDCS with passive mobilisation across multiple sessions may facilitate thalamo-cortical dynamics that are relevant for behavioural responsiveness in PDOC. More broadly, they offer a mechanistic window into the neural underpinnings of the cumulative effects of multi-session tDCS.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Davide Aloi
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham; Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham
| | - Roya Jalali
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham; Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham
| | - Sara Calzolari
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham; Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham
| | - Melanie Lafanechere
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham; Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham
| | | | - Davinia Fernández-Espejo
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham; Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
BOLD fMRI and DTI fiber tracking for preoperative mapping of eloquent cerebral regions in brain tumor patients: impact on surgical approach and outcome. Neurol Sci 2023:10.1007/s10072-023-06667-2. [PMID: 36914833 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06667-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Task-based BOLD fMRI and DTI-fiber tracking have become part of the routine presurgical work-up of brain tumor patients in many institutions. However, their potential impact on both surgical treatment and neurologic outcome remains unclear, in despite of the high costs and complex implementation. METHODS We retrospectively investigated whether performing fMRI and DTI-ft preoperatively substantially impacted surgical planning and patient outcome in a series of brain tumor patients. We assessed (i) the quality of fMRI and DTI-ft results, by using a scale of 0-2 (0 = failed mapping; 1 = intermediate confidence; 2 = good confidence), (ii) whether functional planning substantially contributed to defining the surgical strategy to be undertaken (i.e., no surgery, biopsy, or resection, with or without ESM), the surgical entry point and extent of resection, and (iii) the incidence of neurological deficits post-operatively. RESULTS Twenty-seven patients constituted the study population. The mean confidence rating was 1.9/2 for fMRI localization of the eloquent cortex and lateralization of the language function and 1.7/2 for DTI-ft results. Treatment strategy was altered in 33% (9/27) of cases. Surgical entry point was modified in 8% (2/25) of cases. The extent of resection was modified in 40% (10/25). One patient (1/25, 4%) developed one new functional deficit post-operatively. CONCLUSION Functional MR mapping - which must not be considered an alternative to ESM - has a critical role preoperatively, potentially modifying treatment strategy or increasing the neurosurgeons' confidence in the surgical approach hypothesized based on conventional imaging.
Collapse
|
3
|
Crosson B. The Role of the Thalamus in Declarative and Procedural Linguistic Memory Processes. Front Psychol 2021; 12:682199. [PMID: 34630202 PMCID: PMC8496746 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Typically, thalamic aphasias appear to be primarily lexical-semantic disorders representing difficulty using stored declarative memories for semantic information to access lexical word forms. Yet, there also is reason to believe that the thalamus might play a role in linguistic procedural memory. For more than two decades, we have known that basal ganglia dysfunction is associated with difficulties in procedural learning, and specific thalamic nuclei are the final waypoint back to the cortex in cortico-basal ganglia-cortical loops. Recent analyses of the role of the thalamus in lexical-semantic processes and of the role of the basal ganglia in linguistic processes suggest that thalamic participation is not simply a matter of declarative vs. procedural memory, but a matter of how the thalamus participates in lexical-semantic processes and in linguistic procedural memory, as well as the interaction of these processes. One role for the thalamus in accessing lexical forms for semantic concepts relates to the stabilization of a very complex semantic-lexical interface with thousands of representations on both sides of the interface. Further, the possibility is discussed that the thalamus, through its participation in basal ganglia loops, participates in two linguistic procedural memory processes: syntactic/grammatical procedures and procedures for finding words to represent semantic concepts, with the latter interacting intricately with declarative memories. These concepts are discussed in detail along with complexities that can be addressed by future research.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bruce Crosson
- Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, United States.,Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Paschoal AM, da Silva PHR, Rondinoni C, Arrigo IV, Paiva FF, Leoni RF. Semantic verbal fluency brain network: delineating a physiological basis for the functional hubs using dual-echo ASL and graph theory approach. J Neural Eng 2021; 18. [PMID: 34087805 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac0864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Objective. Semantic verbal fluency (SFV) is a cognitive process that engages and modulates specific brain areas related to language comprehension and production, decision making, response inhibition, and memory retrieval. The impairment of the brain network responsible for these functions is related to various neurological conditions, and different strategies have been proposed to assess SVF-related deficits in such diseases. In the present study, the concomitant changes of brain perfusion and functional connectivity were investigated during the resting state and SVF task performance.Approach. Arterial spin labeling (ASL), a perfusion-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method, was used with a pseudocontinuous labeling approach and dual-echo readout in 28 healthy right-handed Brazilian Portuguese speakers. The acquisition was performed in a resting state condition and during the performance of a SVF task.Main results. During task performance, a significant increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) was observed in language-related regions of the frontal lobe, including Brodmann's areas 6, 9, 45, and 47, associated with semantic processing, word retrieval, and speech motor programming. Such regions, along with the posterior cingulate, showed a crucial role in the SVF functional network, assessed by seed-to-voxel and graph analysis. Our approach successfully overcame the generalization problem regarding functional MRI (fMRI) graph analysis with cognitive, task-based paradigms. Moreover, the CBF maps enabled the functional assessment of orbital frontal and temporal regions commonly affected by magnetic susceptibility artifacts in conventional T2*-weighted fMRI approaches.Significance. Our results demonstrated the capability of ASL to evaluate perfusion alterations and functional patterns simultaneously regarding the SVF network providing a quantitative physiological basis to functional hubs in this network, which may support future clinical studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- André Monteiro Paschoal
- LIM44, Instituto e Departamento de Radiologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Inbrain Lab, Department of Physics, FFCLRP, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
| | | | - Carlo Rondinoni
- Inbrain Lab, Department of Physics, FFCLRP, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
| | | | | | - Renata Ferranti Leoni
- Inbrain Lab, Department of Physics, FFCLRP, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Pneumatic artificial muscle-based stimulator for passive functional magnetic resonance imaging sensorimotor mapping in patients with brain tumours. J Neurosci Methods 2021; 359:109227. [PMID: 34052287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Two concerns with respect to pre-operative task-based motor functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in patients with brain tumours are inadequate performance due to patients' impaired motor function and head motion artefacts. NEW METHOD In the present study we validate the use of a stimulator based on a pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) for fMRI mapping of the primary sensorimotor (SM1) cortex in twenty patients with rolandic or perirolandic brain tumours. All patients underwent both active and passive motor block-design fMRI paradigms, performing comparable active and passive PAM-induced flexion-extensions of the icontralesional index finger. RESULTS PAM-induced movements resulted in a significant BOLD signal increase in contralateral primary motor (M1) and somatosensory (S1) cortices in 18/20 and 19/20 (p<.05 FWE corrected in 16/18 and 18/19) patients, versus 18/20 and 16/20 (p<.05 FWE corrected) during active movements. The two patients in whom the PAM-based stimulator failed to induce any significant BOLD signal change in the contralateral M1 cortex differed from the two in whom active motion was conversely ineffective. At the group level, no significant difference in contrast magnitude was observed within the contralateral SM1 cortex when comparing active with passive movements. During passive movements, head motion was significantly reduced. Comparison with existing method(s) As compared to the several robotic devices for passive motion that were introduced in the past decades, our PAM-based stimulator appears smaller, handier, and easier to use. CONCLUSION The use of PAM-based stimulators should be included in routine pre-operative fMRI protocols along with active paradigms in such patients' population.
Collapse
|
6
|
Wei Y, Wu L, Wang Y, Liu J, Miao P, Wang K, Wang C, Cheng J. Disrupted Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Functional Connectivity in Pontine Infarction: A Longitudinal MRI Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:577899. [PMID: 33328960 PMCID: PMC7710811 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.577899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Abnormal cerebral blood flow (CBF) and resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) are sensitive biomarkers of disease progression and prognosis. This study investigated neural underpinnings of motor and cognitive recovery by longitudinally studying the changes of CBF and FC in pontine infarction (PI). Twenty patients underwent three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (3D-pcASL), resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans, and behavioral assessments at 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months after stroke. Twenty normal control (NC) subjects underwent the same examination once. First, we investigated CBF changes in the acute stage, and longitudinal changes from 1 week to 6 months after PI. Brain regions with longitudinal CBF changes were then used as seeds to investigate longitudinal FC alterations during the follow-up period. Compared with NC, patients in the left PI (LPI) and right PI (RPI) groups showed significant CBF alterations in the bilateral cerebellum and some supratentorial brain regions at the baseline stage. Longitudinal analysis revealed that altered CBF values in the right supramarginal (SMG_R) for the LPI group, while the RPI group showed significantly dynamic changes of CBF in the left calcarine sulcus (CAL_L), middle occipital gyrus (MOG_L), and right supplementary motor area (SMA_R). Using the SMG_R as the seed in the LPI group, FC changes were found in the MOG_L, middle temporal gyrus (MTG_L), and prefrontal lobe (IFG_L). Correlation analysis showed that longitudinal CBF changes in the SMG_R and FC values between the SMG_R and MOG_L were associated with motor and memory scores in the LPI group, and longitudinal CBF changes in the CAL_L and SMA_R were related to memory and motor recovery in the RPI group. These longitudinal CBF and accompany FC alterations may provide insights into the neural mechanism underlying functional recovery after PI, including that of motor and cognitive functions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ying Wei
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
| | - Luobing Wu
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
| | - Yingying Wang
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
| | - Jingchun Liu
- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
| | - Peifang Miao
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
| | - Kaiyu Wang
- GE Healthcare MR Research, Beijing, China
| | - Caihong Wang
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
| | - Jingliang Cheng
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Caruso P, Ridolfi M, Furlanis G, Ajčević M, Semenic M, Moretti R, Naccarato M, Manganotti P. Cerebral hemodynamic changes during motor imagery and passive robot-assisted movement of the lower limbs. J Neurol Sci 2019; 405:116427. [PMID: 31450060 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.116427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
|
8
|
Calabrò RS, Accorinti M, Porcari B, Carioti L, Ciatto L, Billeri L, Andronaco VA, Galletti F, Filoni S, Naro A. Does hand robotic rehabilitation improve motor function by rebalancing interhemispheric connectivity after chronic stroke? Encouraging data from a randomised-clinical-trial. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:767-780. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
|
9
|
Boscolo Galazzo I, Storti SF, Barnes A, De Blasi B, De Vita E, Koepp M, Duncan JS, Groves A, Pizzini FB, Menegaz G, Fraioli F. Arterial Spin Labeling Reveals Disrupted Brain Networks and Functional Connectivity in Drug-Resistant Temporal Epilepsy. Front Neuroinform 2019; 12:101. [PMID: 30894811 PMCID: PMC6414423 DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2018.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Resting-state networks (RSNs) and functional connectivity (FC) have been increasingly exploited for mapping brain activity and identifying abnormalities in pathologies, including epilepsy. The majority of studies currently available are based on blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) contrast in combination with either independent component analysis (ICA) or pairwise region of interest (ROI) correlations. Despite its success, this approach has several shortcomings as BOLD is only an indirect and non-quantitative measure of brain activity. Conversely, promising results have recently been achieved by arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI, primarily developed to quantify brain perfusion. However, the wide application of ASL-based FC has been hampered by its complexity and relatively low robustness to noise, leaving several aspects of this approach still largely unexplored. In this study, we firstly aimed at evaluating the effect of noise reduction on spatio-temporal ASL analyses and quantifying the impact of two ad-hoc processing pipelines (basic and advanced) on connectivity measures. Once the optimal strategy had been defined, we investigated the applicability of ASL for connectivity mapping in patients with drug-resistant temporal epilepsy vs. controls (10 per group), aiming at revealing between-group voxel-wise differences in each RSN and ROI-wise FC changes. We first found ASL was able to identify the main network (DMN) along with all the others generally detected with BOLD but never previously reported from ASL. For all RSNs, ICA-based denoising (advanced pipeline) allowed to increase their similarity with the corresponding BOLD template. ASL-based RSNs were visibly consistent with literature findings; however, group differences could be identified in the structure of some networks. Indeed, statistics revealed areas of significant FC decrease in patients within different RSNs, such as DMN and cerebellum (CER), while significant increases were found in some cases, such as the visual networks. Finally, the ROI-based analyses identified several inter-hemispheric dysfunctional links (controls > patients) mainly between areas belonging to the DMN, right-left thalamus and right-left temporal lobe. Conversely, fewer connections, predominantly intra-hemispheric, showed the opposite pattern (controls < patients). All these elements provide novel insights into the pathological modulations characterizing a "network disease" as epilepsy, shading light on the importance of perfusion-based approaches for identifying the disrupted areas and communications between brain regions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Anna Barnes
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Bianca De Blasi
- Department of Medical Physics, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Enrico De Vita
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's Health Partners, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Matthias Koepp
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - John Sidney Duncan
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Ashley Groves
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Gloria Menegaz
- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Francesco Fraioli
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Lolli V, Rovai A, Trotta N, Bourguignon M, Goldman S, Sadeghi N, Jousmäki V, De Tiège X. MRI-compatible pneumatic stimulator for sensorimotor mapping. J Neurosci Methods 2019; 313:29-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
|
11
|
Brain Activation During Passive and Volitional Pedaling After Stroke. Motor Control 2019; 23:52-80. [PMID: 30012052 PMCID: PMC6685765 DOI: 10.1123/mc.2017-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Background: Prior work indicates that pedaling-related brain activation is lower in people with stroke than in controls. We asked whether this observation could be explained by between-group differences in volitional motor commands and pedaling performance. Methods: Individuals with and without stroke performed passive and volitional pedaling while brain activation was recorded with functional magnetic resonance imaging. The passive condition eliminated motor commands to pedal and minimized between-group differences in pedaling performance. Volume, intensity, and laterality of brain activation were compared across conditions and groups. Results: There were no significant effects of condition and no Group × Condition interactions for any measure of brain activation. Only 53% of subjects could minimize muscle activity for passive pedaling. Conclusions: Altered motor commands and pedaling performance are unlikely to account for reduced pedaling-related brain activation poststroke. Instead, this phenomenon may be due to functional or structural brain changes. Passive pedaling can be difficult to achieve and may require inhibition of excitatory descending drive.
Collapse
|
12
|
Nurmi T, Henriksson L, Piitulainen H. Optimization of Proprioceptive Stimulation Frequency and Movement Range for fMRI. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:477. [PMID: 30559657 PMCID: PMC6286983 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
For vision, audition and tactile sense, the optimal stimulus frequency for fMRI is somewhat known. For proprioception, i.e., the “movement sense”, however, the optimal frequency is unknown. We studied the effect of passive-finger-movement frequency on proprioceptive fMRI responses using a novel pneumatic-movement actuator. Eleven healthy right-handed volunteers participated in the study. The movement actuator passively moved the participant’s right index finger at frequencies of 0.3, 1, 3, 6, 9, or 12 Hz in a blocked design. A functional localizer was used to define regions-of-interest in SI and SII cortices. In addition, effect of movement range on the fMRI responses was tested in a separate session with 1, 3, 5, and 7 mm movement ranges at a fixed 2 Hz frequency. In primary somatosensory (SI) cortex, the responses were stronger at 3 Hz than at 0.3 Hz (p < 0.001) or 1 Hz (p < 0.05), and at ≥6 Hz than 0.3 Hz (p < 0.001 for frequencies ≥ 6 Hz). In secondary somatosensory (SII) cortex, all movements, except at 0.3 Hz, elicited significant responses of similar strength. In addition, 6, 9, and 12-Hz movements elicited a significant offset response in both SI and SII cortices (p < 0.001–0.05). SI cortex required a total stimulation duration of 4 min to elicit significant activations at the group-level whereas for SII cortex 1 min 20 s was sufficient. Increase in the movement range led to stronger responses in SI cortex, but not in SII cortex. Movements above 3 Hz elicited the strongest SI cortex responses, and increase in the movement range enhanced the response strength. We thus recommend that movements at 3–6 Hz with a movement range of 5 mm or higher to be used in future studies of proprioception. Our results are in-line with previous fMRI and PET studies using tactile or median nerve stimulation at different stimulation frequencies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Timo Nurmi
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE), Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.,Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
| | - Linda Henriksson
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE), Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.,Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
| | - Harri Piitulainen
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE), Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.,Aalto NeuroImaging, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Dueñas J, Sulzer J, Stämpfli P, Hepp-Reymond MC, Kollias S, Seifritz E, Gassert R. BOLD signal in sensorimotor regions reveals differential encoding of passive forefinger velocity and displacement amplitude. Neuroimage 2018; 173:332-340. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
|
14
|
Quantification of Upper Limb Motor Recovery and EEG Power Changes after Robot-Assisted Bilateral Arm Training in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study. Neural Plast 2018; 2018:8105480. [PMID: 29780410 PMCID: PMC5892248 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8105480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Bilateral arm training (BAT) has shown promise in expediting progress toward upper limb recovery in chronic stroke patients, but its neural correlates are poorly understood. Objective To evaluate changes in upper limb function and EEG power after a robot-assisted BAT in chronic stroke patients. Methods In a within-subject design, seven right-handed chronic stroke patients with upper limb paresis received 21 sessions (3 days/week) of the robot-assisted BAT. The outcomes were changes in score on the upper limb section of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FM), Motricity Index (MI), and Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) evaluated at the baseline (T0), posttraining (T1), and 1-month follow-up (T2). Event-related desynchronization/synchronization were calculated in the upper alpha and the beta frequency ranges. Results Significant improvement in all outcomes was measured over the course of the study. Changes in FM were significant at T2, and in MAS at T1 and T2. After training, desynchronization on the ipsilesional sensorimotor areas increased during passive and active movement, as compared with T0. Conclusions A repetitive robotic-assisted BAT program may improve upper limb motor function and reduce spasticity in the chronically impaired paretic arm. Effects on spasticity were associated with EEG changes over the ipsilesional sensorimotor network.
Collapse
|
15
|
Storti SF, Galazzo IB, Pizzini FB, Menegaz G. Dual-echo ASL based assessment of motor networks: a feasibility study. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:026018. [DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aa8b27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
|
16
|
Storti SF, Boscolo Galazzo I, Montemezzi S, Menegaz G, Pizzini FB. Dual-echo ASL contributes to decrypting the link between functional connectivity and cerebral blow flow. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:5831-5844. [PMID: 28885752 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI with a dual-echo readout module (DE-ASL) enables noninvasive simultaneous acquisition of cerebral blood flow (CBF)-weighted images and blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) contrast. Up to date, resting-state functional connectivity (FC) studies based on CBF fluctuations have been very limited, while the BOLD is still the method most frequently used. The purposes of this technical report were (i) to assess the potentiality of the DE-ASL sequence for the quantification of resting-state FC and brain organization, with respect to the conventional BOLD (cvBOLD) and (ii) to investigate the relationship between a series of complex network measures and the CBF information. Thirteen volunteers were scanned on a 3 T scanner acquiring a pseudocontinuous multislice DE-ASL sequence, from which the concomitant BOLD (ccBOLD) simultaneously to the ASL can be extracted. In the proposed comparison, the brain FC and graph-theoretical analysis were used for quantifying the connectivity strength between pairs of regions and for assessing the network model properties in all the sequences. The main finding was that the ccBOLD part of the DE-ASL sequence provided highly comparable connectivity results compared to cvBOLD. As expected, because of its different nature, ASL sequence showed different patterns of brain connectivity and graph indices compared to BOLD sequences. To conclude, the resting-state FC can be reliably detected using DE-ASL, simultaneously to CBF quantifications, whereas a single fMRI experiment precludes the quantitative measurement of BOLD signal changes. Hum Brain Mapp 38:5831-5844, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Silvia F Storti
- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | | | - Stefania Montemezzi
- Department of Diagnostics and Pathology, University Hospital Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Gloria Menegaz
- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Francesca B Pizzini
- Department of Diagnostics and Pathology, University Hospital Verona, Verona, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Formaggio E, Masiero S, Bosco A, Izzi F, Piccione F, Del Felice A. Quantitative EEG Evaluation During Robot-Assisted Foot Movement. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2016; 25:1633-1640. [PMID: 27845668 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2016.2627058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Passiveand imagined limbmovements induce changes in cerebral oscillatory activity. Central modulatory effects play a role in plastic changes, and are of uttermost importance in rehabilitation. This has extensively been studied for upper limb, but less is known for lower limb. The aim of this study is to investigate the topographical distribution of event-related desynchronization/synchronization(ERD/ERS) and task-relatedcoherence during a robot-assisted and a motor imagery task of lower limb in healthy subjects to inform rehabilitation paradigms. 32-channels electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded in twenty-one healthy right footed and handed subjects during a robot-assisted single-joint cyclic right ankle movement performed by the BTS ANYMOV robotic hospital bed. Data were acquired with a block protocol for passive and imagined movement at a frequency of 0.2 Hz. ERD/ERS and task related coherence were calculated in alpha1 (8-10 Hz), alpha2 (10.5-12.5 Hz) and beta (13-30 Hz) frequency ranges. During passive movement, alpha2 rhythm desynchronized overC3 and ipsilateral frontal areas (F4, FC2, FC6); betaERD was detected over the bilateral motor areas (Cz, C3, C4). During motor imagery, a significant desynchronization was evident for alpha1 over contralateral sensorimotor cortex (C3), for alpha2 over bilateral motor areas (C3 and C4), and for beta over central scalp areas. Task-related coherence decreased during passive movement in alpha2 band between contralateral central area (C3, CP5, CP1, P3) and ipsilateral frontal area (F8, FC6, T8); beta band coherence decreased between C3-C4 electrodes, and increased between C3-Cz. These data contribute to the understanding of oscillatory activity and functional neuronal interactions during lower limb robot-assisted motor performance. The final output of this line of research is to inform the design and development of neurorehabilitation protocols.
Collapse
|
18
|
Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Rothman DL, Blumenfeld H, Hyder F. Metabolic demands of neural-hemodynamic associated and disassociated areas in brain. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2016; 36:1695-1707. [PMID: 27562867 PMCID: PMC5076793 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16664531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Interpretation of regional blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responses in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is contingent on whether local field potential (LFP) and multi-unit activity (MUA) is either dissociated or associated. To examine whether neural-hemodynamic associated and dissociated areas have different metabolic demands, we recorded sensory-evoked responses of BOLD signal, blood flow (CBF), and blood volume (CBV), which with calibrated fMRI provided oxidative metabolism (CMRO2) from rat's ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus (VPL) and somatosensory forelimb cortex (S1FL) and compared these neuroimaging signals to neurophysiological recordings. MUA faithfully recorded evoked latency differences between VPL and S1FL because evoked MUA in these regions were similar in magnitude. Since evoked LFP was significantly attenuated in VPL, we extracted the time courses of the weaker thalamic LFP to compare with the stronger cortical LFP using wavelet transform. BOLD and CBV responses were greater in S1FL than in VPL, similar to LFP regional differences. CBF and CMRO2 responses were both comparably larger in S1FL and VPL. Despite different levels of CBF-CMRO2 and LFP-MUA couplings in VPL and S1FL, the CMRO2 was well matched with MUA in both regions. These results suggest that neural-hemodynamic associated and dissociated areas in VPL and S1FL can have similar metabolic demands.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Basavaraju G Sanganahalli
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, USA Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR) Core Center, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, USA
| | - Peter Herman
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, USA Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR) Core Center, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, USA
| | - Douglas L Rothman
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, USA Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR) Core Center, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, USA
| | - Hal Blumenfeld
- Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR) Core Center, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, USA
| | - Fahmeed Hyder
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC), Yale University, New Haven, USA Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance (QNMR) Core Center, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, USA
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Rooijackers HMM, Wiegers EC, Tack CJ, van der Graaf M, de Galan BE. Brain glucose metabolism during hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes: insights from functional and metabolic neuroimaging studies. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:705-22. [PMID: 26521082 PMCID: PMC4735263 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-2079-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Hypoglycemia is the most frequent complication of insulin therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes. Since the brain is reliant on circulating glucose as its main source of energy, hypoglycemia poses a threat for normal brain function. Paradoxically, although hypoglycemia commonly induces immediate decline in cognitive function, long-lasting changes in brain structure and cognitive function are uncommon in patients with type 1 diabetes. In fact, recurrent hypoglycemia initiates a process of habituation that suppresses hormonal responses to and impairs awareness of subsequent hypoglycemia, which has been attributed to adaptations in the brain. These observations sparked great scientific interest into the brain's handling of glucose during (recurrent) hypoglycemia. Various neuroimaging techniques have been employed to study brain (glucose) metabolism, including PET, fMRI, MRS and ASL. This review discusses what is currently known about cerebral metabolism during hypoglycemia, and how findings obtained by functional and metabolic neuroimaging techniques contributed to this knowledge.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hanne M M Rooijackers
- Department of Internal Medicine 463, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
| | - Evita C Wiegers
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Cees J Tack
- Department of Internal Medicine 463, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Marinette van der Graaf
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - Bastiaan E de Galan
- Department of Internal Medicine 463, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Zhang S, Tsai SJ, Hu S, Xu J, Chao HH, Calhoun VD, Li CSR. Independent component analysis of functional networks for response inhibition: Inter-subject variation in stop signal reaction time. Hum Brain Mapp 2015; 36:3289-302. [PMID: 26089095 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Cognitive control is a critical executive function. Many studies have combined general linear modeling and the stop signal task (SST) to delineate the component processes of cognitive control. For instance, by contrasting stop success (SS) and stop error (SE) trials in the SST, investigators examined regional responses to stop signal inhibition. In contrast to this parameterized approach, independent component analysis (ICA) elucidates brain networks subserving cognitive control. In our earlier work of 59 adults performing the SST during fMRI, we characterized six independent components (ICs). However, none of these ICs correlated with stop signal performance, raising questions about their behavioral validity. Here, in a larger sample (n = 100), we identified and explored 23 ICs for correlation with the stop signal reaction time (SSRT), a measure of the efficiency of response inhibition. At a corrected threshold (P < 0.0005), a paracentral lobule-midcingulate network and a left inferior parietal-supplementary motor-somatomotor network showed a positive correlation between SE beta weight and SSRT. In contrast, a midline cerebellum-thalamus-pallidum network showed a negative correlation between SE beta weight and SSRT. These findings suggest that motor preparation and execution prolongs the SSRT, likely via an interaction between the go and stop processes as suggested by the race model. Behaviorally, consistent with this hypothesis, the difference in G and SE reaction times is positively correlated with SSRT across subjects. These new results highlight the importance of cognitive motor regions in response inhibition and support the utility of ICA in uncovering functional networks for cognitive control in the SST.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sheng Zhang
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
| | - Shang-Jui Tsai
- Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
| | - Sien Hu
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
| | - Jiansong Xu
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
| | - Herta H Chao
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Medical Service, VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut
| | - Vince D Calhoun
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
| | - Chiang-Shan R Li
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Fazlollahi A, Bourgeat P, Liang X, Meriaudeau F, Connelly A, Salvado O, Calamante F. Reproducibility of multiphase pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling and the effect of post-processing analysis methods. Neuroimage 2015; 117:191-201. [PMID: 26026814 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an emerging MRI technique for non-invasive measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF). Compared to invasive perfusion imaging modalities, ASL suffers from low sensitivity due to poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), susceptibility to motion artifacts and low spatial resolution, all of which limit its reliability. In this work, the effects of various state of the art image processing techniques for addressing these ASL limitations are investigated. A processing pipeline consisting of motion correction, ASL motion correction imprecision removal, temporal and spatial filtering, partial volume effect correction, and CBF quantification was developed and assessed. To further improve the SNR for pseudo-continuous ASL (PCASL) by accounting for errors in tagging efficiency, the data from multiphase (MP) acquisitions were analyzed using a novel weighted-averaging scheme. The performances of each step in terms of SNR and reproducibility were evaluated using test-retest ASL data acquired from 12 young healthy subjects. The proposed processing pipeline was shown to improve the within-subject coefficient of variation and regional reproducibility by 17% and 16%, respectively, compared to CBF maps computed following motion correction but without the other processing steps. The CBF measurements of MP-PCASL compared to PCASL had on average 23% and 10% higher SNR and reproducibility, respectively.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Amir Fazlollahi
- CSIRO Digital Productivity Flagship, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, QLD, Australia; Le2I, University of Burgundy, Le Creusot, France.
| | - Pierrick Bourgeat
- CSIRO Digital Productivity Flagship, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, QLD, Australia
| | - Xiaoyun Liang
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
| | | | - Alan Connelly
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Austin Health and Northern Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Olivier Salvado
- CSIRO Digital Productivity Flagship, The Australian e-Health Research Centre, Herston, QLD, Australia
| | - Fernando Calamante
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Austin Health and Northern Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Liu B, Li Z, Xie P. Angioplasty and stenting for severe vertebral artery orifice stenosis: effects on cerebellar function remodeling verified by blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neural Regen Res 2015; 9:2095-101. [PMID: 25657727 PMCID: PMC4316475 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.147937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Vertebral artery orifice stenting may improve blood supply of the posterior circulation of the brain to regions such as the cerebellum and brainstem. However, previous studies have mainly focused on recovery of cerebral blood flow and perfusion in the posterior circulation after interventional therapy. This study examined the effects of functional recovery of local brain tissue on cerebellar function remodeling using blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging before and after interventional therapy. A total of 40 Chinese patients with severe unilateral vertebral artery orifice stenosis were enrolled in this study. Patients were equally and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The control group received drug treatment only. The intervention group received vertebral artery orifice angioplasty and stenting + identical drug treatment to the control group. At 13 days after treatment, the Dizziness Handicap Inventory score was compared between the intervention and control groups. Cerebellar function remodeling was observed between the two groups using blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging. The improvement in dizziness handicap and cerebellar function was more obvious in the intervention group than in the control group. Interventional therapy for severe vertebral artery orifice stenosis may effectively promote cerebellar function remodeling and exert neuroprotective effects.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bo Liu
- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Institute of Neuroscience, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
| | - Zhiwei Li
- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
| | - Peng Xie
- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Institute of Neuroscience, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
| |
Collapse
|