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Fradera A, McLaren J, Gadon L, Cullen B, Evans J. Does the presence of chronic pain affect scores on cognitive screening tests/brief cognitive measures for dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Neuropsychol 2024:1-24. [PMID: 38369508 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2315739] [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: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Cognitive screening tests can identify potential dementia by indicating a concerning level of cognitive impairment. The older populations for whom this is most relevant are more likely to experience chronic pain, which also impairs cognitive function, but pain's impact on cognitive screening tests specifically remains unknown. METHOD We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis (SR/MA) following PRISMA guidelines evaluating cognitive screening scores in studies involving participants with chronic pain compared with a pain-free control group. Our question was whether the presence of chronic pain (self-reported or based on diagnosis) was associated with poorer performance on these screens, and to identify the heterogeneity across groups and screens. RESULTS The 51 studies identified yielded 62 effect size estimates. The pooled g was 0.76 (95% confidence interval 0.57 to 0.95). Heterogeneity was high for the full model (= 93.16%) with some reductions in sub-analyses. Around half of the studies were identified as being at a low risk of bias. There was no evidence of publication bias. CONCLUSIONS As a whole, this analysis suggests medium to large effect sizes on cognitive screen performance when people are living with chronic pain. We suggest that clinicians should consider the effect of chronic pain when cognitive screens are employed to investigate dementia. Further research could clarify the effect pain has on different screen sub-domains to aid their effective use with these populations.
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- Alex Fradera
- School of Health & Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Health & Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Health & Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Danyluk H, Andrews J, Kesarwani R, Seres P, Broad R, Wheatley BM, Sankar T. The thalamus in trigeminal neuralgia: structural and metabolic abnormalities, and influence on surgical response. BMC Neurol 2021; 21:290. [PMID: 34303364 PMCID: PMC8305513 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02323-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Medically-refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN) can be treated successfully with operative intervention, but a significant proportion of patients are non-responders despite undergoing technically successful surgery. The thalamus is a key component of the trigeminal sensory pathway involved in transmitting facial pain, but the role of the thalamus in TN, and its influence on durability of pain relief after TN surgery, are relatively understudied. We aimed to test the hypothesis that variations in thalamic structure and metabolism are related to surgical non-response in TN. METHODS We performed a longitudinal, peri-operative neuroimaging study of the thalamus in medically-refractory TN patients undergoing microvascular decompression or percutaneous balloon compression rhizotomy. Patients underwent structural MRI and MR spectroscopy scans pre-operatively and at 1-week following surgery, and were classified as responders or non-responders based on 1-year post-operative pain outcome. Thalamus volume, shape, and metabolite concentration (choline/creatine [Cho/Cr] and N-acetylaspartate/creatine [NAA/Cr]) were evaluated at baseline and 1-week, and compared between responders, non-responders, and healthy controls. RESULTS Twenty healthy controls and 23 patients with medically-refractory TN treated surgically (17 responders, 6 non-responders) were included. Pre-operatively, TN patients as a group showed significantly larger thalamus volume contralateral to the side of facial pain. However, vertex-wise shape analysis showed significant contralateral thalamus volume reduction in non-responders compared to responders in an axially-oriented band spanning the outer thalamic circumference (peak p = 0.019). Further, while pre-operative thalamic metabolite concentrations did not differ between responders and non-responders, as early as 1-week after surgery, long-term non-responders showed a distinct decrease in contralateral thalamic Cho/Cr and NAA/Cr, irrespective of surgery type, which was not observed in responders. CONCLUSIONS Atrophy of the contralateral thalamus is a consistent feature across patients with medically-refractory TN. Regional alterations in preoperative thalamic structure, and very early post-operative metabolic changes in the thalamus, both appear to influence the durability of pain relief after TN surgery.
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- Hayden Danyluk
- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 3-002 Li Ka Shing Centre For Research, 11203 - 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H5, Canada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 1098 Research Transition Facility, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2V2, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
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Lee J, Andronesi OC, Torrado-Carvajal A, Ratai EM, Loggia ML, Weerasekera A, Berry MP, Ellingsen DM, Isaro L, Lazaridou A, Paschali M, Grahl A, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Napadow V. 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging reveals links between brain metabolites and multidimensional pain features in fibromyalgia. Eur J Pain 2021; 25:2050-2064. [PMID: 34102707 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia is a centralized multidimensional chronic pain syndrome, but its pathophysiology is not fully understood. METHODS We applied 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), covering multiple cortical and subcortical brain regions, to investigate the association between neuro-metabolite (e.g. combined glutamate and glutamine, Glx; myo-inositol, mIno; and combined (total) N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylaspartylglutamate, tNAA) levels and multidimensional clinical/behavioural variables (e.g. pain catastrophizing, clinical pain severity and evoked pain sensitivity) in women with fibromyalgia (N = 87). RESULTS Pain catastrophizing scores were positively correlated with Glx and tNAA levels in insular cortex, and negatively correlated with mIno levels in posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). Clinical pain severity was positively correlated with Glx levels in insula and PCC, and with tNAA levels in anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC), but negatively correlated with mIno levels in aMCC and thalamus. Evoked pain sensitivity was negatively correlated with levels of tNAA in insular cortex, MCC, PCC and thalamus. CONCLUSIONS These findings support single voxel placement targeting nociceptive processing areas in prior 1 H-MRS studies, but also highlight other areas not as commonly targeted, such as PCC, as important for chronic pain pathophysiology. Identifying target brain regions linked to multidimensional symptoms of fibromyalgia (e.g. negative cognitive/affective response to pain, clinical pain, evoked pain sensitivity) may aid the development of neuromodulatory and individualized therapies. Furthermore, efficient multi-region sampling with 3D MRSI could reduce the burden of lengthy scan time for clinical research applications of molecular brain-based mechanisms supporting multidimensional aspects of fibromyalgia. SIGNIFICANCE This large N study linked brain metabolites and pain features in fibromyalgia patients, with a better spatial resolution and brain coverage, to understand a molecular mechanism underlying pain catastrophizing and other aspects of pain transmission. Metabolite levels in self-referential cognitive processing area as well as pain-processing regions were associated with pain outcomes. These results could help the understanding of its pathophysiology and treatment strategies for clinicians.
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- Jeungchan Lee
- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Medical Image Analysis and Biometry Laboratory, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Center for Innovation in Pain Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Yan J, Li M, Fu S, Li G, Wang T, Yin Y, Jiang G, Lin J, Li W, Fang J, Tian J. Alterations of Dynamic Regional Homogeneity in Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1083. [PMID: 31649618 PMCID: PMC6794683 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Accumulating evidence from neuroimaging studies has supported that chronic pain could induce changes in brain function. However, few studies have focused on the dynamic regional homogeneity (dReHo) of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). In this study, twenty-eight TN patients and 28 healthy controls (HC) were included. Based on the resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI), we detected abnormalities in dReHo in the TN patients. Patients with TN had decreased dReHo in the left middle temporal gyrus, superior parietal lobule, and precentral gyrus, and increased dReHo in the thalamus. Furthermore, the increase in dReHo in the thalamus was positively correlated with duration of TN (r = 0.485, p = 0.012). These results provide compelling evidence for abnormal resting-state brain activity in TN and suggest that the duration of TN may play a critical role in brain function.
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- Jianhao Yan
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Neruosurgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,The Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Rutland JW, Huang KH, Gill CM, Villavisanis DF, Alper J, Verma G, Bederson JB, Delman BN, Shrivastava RK, Balchandani P. First application of 7-T ultra-high field diffusion tensor imaging to detect altered microstructure of thalamic-somatosensory anatomy in trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 2019; 133:839-847. [PMID: 31470412 PMCID: PMC7325446 DOI: 10.3171/2019.6.jns19541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a debilitating neurological disease that commonly results from neurovascular compression of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). Although the CN V has been extensively studied at the site of neurovascular compression, many pathophysiological factors remain obscure. For example, thalamic-somatosensory function is thought to be altered in TN, but the abnormalities are inadequately characterized. Furthermore, there are few studies using 7-T MRI to examine patients with TN. The purpose of the present study was to use 7-T MRI to assess microstructural alteration in the thalamic-somatosensory tracts of patients with TN by using ultra-high field MRI. METHODS Ten patients with TN and 10 age- and sex-matched healthy controls underwent scanning using 7-T MRI with diffusion tensor imaging. Structural images were segmented with an automated algorithm to obtain thalamus and primary somatosensory cortex (S1). Probabilistic tractography was performed between the thalamus and S1, and the microstructure of the thalamic-somatosensory tracts was compared between patients with TN and controls. RESULTS Fractional anisotropy of the thalamic-somatosensory tract ipsilateral to the site of neurovascular compression was reduced in patients (mean 0.43) compared with side-matched controls (mean 0.47, p = 0.01). The mean diffusivity was increased ipsilaterally in patients (mean 6.58 × 10-4 mm2/second) compared with controls (mean 6.15 × 10-4 mm2/second, p = 0.02). Radial diffusivity was increased ipsilaterally in patients (mean 4.91 × 10-4 mm2/second) compared with controls (mean 4.44 × 10-4 mm2/second, p = 0.01). Topographical analysis revealed fractional anisotropy reduction and diffusivity elevation along the entire anatomical S1 arc in patients with TN. CONCLUSIONS The present study is the first to examine microstructural properties of the thalamic-somatosensory anatomy in patients with TN and to evaluate quantitative differences compared with healthy controls. The finding of reduced integrity of these white matter fibers provides evidence of microstructural alteration at the level of the thalamus and S1, and furthers the understanding of TN neurobiology.
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- John W Rutland
- 1Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, and
- Departments of2Neurosurgery
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- 1Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, and
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- 1Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, and
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Khodashenas M, Baghdadi G, Towhidkhah F. A modified Hodgkin-Huxley model to show the effect of motor cortex stimulation on the trigeminal neuralgia network. JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2019; 9:4. [PMID: 31152270 PMCID: PMC6544710 DOI: 10.1186/s13408-019-0072-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe neuropathic pain, which has an electric shock-like characteristic. There are some common treatments for this pain such as medicine, microvascular decompression or radio frequency. In this regard, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is another therapeutic method to reduce pain, which has been recently attracting the therapists' attention. The positive effect of tDCS on TN was shown in many previous studies. However, the mechanism of the tDCS effect has remained unclear. OBJECTIVE This study aims to model the neuronal behavior of the main known regions of the brain participating in TN pathways to study the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation. METHOD The proposed model consists of several blocks: (1) trigeminal nerve, (2) trigeminal ganglion, (3) PAG (periaqueductal gray in the brainstem), (4) thalamus, (5) motor cortex (M1) and (6) somatosensory cortex (S1). Each of these components is represented by a modified Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) model. The modification of the HH model was done based on some neurological facts of pain sodium channels. The input of the model involves any stimuli to the 'trigeminal nerve,' which cause the pain, and the output is the activity of the somatosensory cortex. An external current, which is considered as an electrical current, was applied to the motor cortex block of the model. RESULT The results showed that by decreasing the conductivity of the slow sodium channels (pain channels) and applying tDCS over the M1, the activity of the somatosensory cortex would be reduced. This reduction can cause pain relief. CONCLUSION The proposed model provided some possible suggestions about the relationship between the effects of tDCS and associated components in TN, and also the relationship between the pain measurement index, somatosensory cortex activity, and the strength of tDCS.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Gu T, Lin L, Jiang Y, Chen J, D'Arcy RC, Chen M, Song X. Acupuncture therapy in treating migraine: results of a magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging study. J Pain Res 2018; 11:889-900. [PMID: 29740217 PMCID: PMC5931197 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s162696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Acupuncture has been proven to be effective as an alternative therapy in treating migraine, but the pathophysiological mechanisms of the treatment remain unclear. This study investigated possible neurochemical responses to acupuncture treatment. Patients and methods Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging was used to investigate biochemical levels pre- and post-acupuncture treatment. Participants (N=45) included subjects diagnosed with: 1) migraine without aura; 2) cervicogenic headache; and 3) healthy controls. Participants in the two patient groups received verum acupuncture using acupoints that target migraine without aura but not cervicogenic headache, while the healthy controls received a sham treatment. All participants had magnetic resonance spectroscopy scans before and after the acupuncture therapy. Levels of brain metabolites were examined in relation to clinical headache assessment scores. Results A significant increase in N-acetylaspartate/creatine was observed in bilateral thalamus in migraine without aura after the acupuncture treatment, which was significantly correlated with the headache intensity score. Conclusion The data demonstrate brain biochemical changes underlying the effect of acupuncture treatment of migraine.
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- Tao Gu
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Simon Fraser University ImageTech Laboratory, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital, National Centre of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Hospital, National Centre of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Laboratory, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Department of Applied Sciences and Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Health Sciences and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Simon Fraser University ImageTech Laboratory, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC, Canada.,Department of Applied Sciences and Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Health Sciences and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, BC, Canada
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Wang Y, Xu C, Zhai L, Lu X, Wu X, Yi Y, Liu Z, Guan Q, Zhang X. Spatial-temporal signature of resting-state BOLD signals in classic trigeminal neuralgia. J Pain Res 2017; 10:2741-2750. [PMID: 29255372 PMCID: PMC5722017 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s143734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) signals are spatiotemporally organized. R-fMRI studies in patients with classic trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) have suggested alterations in functional connectivity. However, far less attention has been given to investigations of the local oscillations and their frequency-specific changes in these patients. The objective of this study was to address this issue in patients with CTN. R-fMRI data from 17 patients with CTN and 19 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (HCs) were analyzed using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF). The ALFF was computed across different frequencies (slow-4: 0.027–0.073 Hz; slow-5: 0.01–0.027 Hz; and typical band: 0.01–0.08 Hz) in patients with CTN compared to HCs. In the typical band, patients with CTN showed increases of ALFF in bilateral temporal, occipital, and left middle frontal regions and in the left middle cingulate gyrus, as well as decreases of ALFF in the right inferior temporal region and in regions (medial prefrontal regions) of default mode network. These significant group differences were identified in different sub-bands, with greater brainstem findings in higher frequencies (slow-4) and extensive default mode network and right postparietal results in lower frequencies (slow-5). Furthermore, significant relationships were found between subjective pain ratings and both amplitudes of higher frequency (slow-4) blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signals in pain localization brain regions and lower frequencies (slow-5) in pain signaling/modulating brain regions in the patients, and decreased ALFF within the prefrontal regions was significantly correlated with pain duration in the patients. This result supports our hypothesis that trigeminal pain has a characteristic spatiotemporal distribution of low-frequency BOLD signals. These findings might contribute to a better understanding of the impact of CTN on the brain’s intrinsic architecture. Future studies should take the frequencies into account when measuring brain resting BOLD signals of patients with CTN.
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- Yanping Wang
- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
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Tsai YH, Yuan R, Patel D, Chandrasekaran S, Weng HH, Yang JT, Lin CP, Biswal BB. Altered structure and functional connection in patients with classical trigeminal neuralgia. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 39:609-621. [PMID: 29105886 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Classical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a specific type of neuropathic orofacial pain of which the plasticity of brain structure and connectivity have remained largely unknown. A total of 62 TN patients were included and referred to MRI scans. Voxel-based morphometry was used to analyze the change of gray matter volume. Resting-state functional imaging was used to analyze the connectivity between brain regions. The results showed gray matter volume reduction in components of the prefrontal cortex, precentral gyrus, cerebellar tonsil, thalamus, hypothalamus, and nucleus accumbens among right TN patient and in the inferior frontal gyrus, precentral gyrus, cerebellum, thalamus, ventral striatum, and putamen among left TN patients. The connections between the right superior frontal gyrus and right middle frontal gyrus were lower in right TN patients. The connection between the left precentral gyrus and the left superior frontal gyrus was lower while the connection between bilateral thalamus was higher in left TN patients. The changes of volume in bilateral thalamus of right TN patients and left ventral striatum of left TN patients, and the connectivity between bilateral thalamus of left TN patients were moderately correlated with pain duration. These findings suggest that brain regions such as the thalamus may not only be involved in processing of pain stimuli but also be important for the development of TN. The left hemisphere may be dominant in processing and modulation of TN pain signal. Chronification of TN induces volume changes in brain regions which are associated with emotional or cognitive modulation of pain. Hum Brain Mapp 39:609-621, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Yuan-Hsiung Tsai
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey
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Liu T, He Z, Tian X, Kamal GM, Li Z, Liu Z, Liu H, Xu F, Wang J, Xiang H. Specific patterns of spinal metabolites underlying α-Me-5-HT-evoked pruritus compared with histamine and capsaicin assessed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1863:1222-1230. [PMID: 28344131 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The mechanism behind itching is not well understood. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopic analysis of spinal cord extracts provides a quick modality for evaluating the specific metabolic activity of α-Me-5-HT-evoked pruritus mice. In the current study, four groups of young adult male C57Bl/6 mice were investigated; one group treated with saline, while the other groups intradermally injected with α-Me-5-HT (histamine independent pruritogen), histamine (histamine dependent pruritogen) and capsaicin (algogenic substance), respectively. The intradermal microinjection of α-Me-5-HT and histamine resulted in a dramatic increase in the itch behavior. Furthermore, the results of NMR studies of the spinal cord extracts revealed that the metabolites show very different patterns for these different drugs, especially when comparing α-Me-5-HT and capsaicin. All the animals in the groups of α-Me-5-HT and capsaicin were completely separated using the metabolite parameters and principal component analysis. For α-Me-5-HT, the concentrations of glutamate, GABA, glycine and aspartate increased significantly, especially for GABA (increased 17.2%, p=0.008). Furthermore, the concentration of NAA increased, but there was no significant difference (increased 11.3%, p=0.191) compared to capsaicin (decreased 29.1%, p=0.002). Thus the application of magnetic resonance spectroscopy technique, coupled with statistical analysis, could further explain the mechanism behind itching evoked by α-Me-5-HT or other drugs. It can thus improve our understanding of itch pathophysiology and pharmacological therapies which may contribute to itch relief.
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- Taotao Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China; Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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Metabolic imaging enhances understanding of disease metabolisms and holds great potential as a measurement tool for evaluating disease prognosis and treatment effectiveness. Advancement of techniques, such as magnetic resonance spectroscopy, positron emission tomography, and mass spectrometry, allows for improved accuracy for quantification of metabolites and present unique possibilities for use in clinic. This article reviews and discusses literature reports of metabolic imaging in humans published since 2010 according to disease type, including cancer, degenerative disorders, psychiatric disorders, and others, as well as the current application of the various related techniques.
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- Taylor L. Fuss
- Departments of Radiology and Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114 USA
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- Departments of Radiology and Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02114 USA
- Corresponding Author: Leo L. Cheng, PhD, 149 13 Street, CNY-6, Charlestown, MA 02129, Ph.617-724-6593, Fax.617-726-5684,
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Wang Y, Li D, Bao F, Guo C, Ma S, Zhang M. Microstructural abnormalities of the trigeminal nerve correlate with pain severity and concomitant emotional dysfunctions in idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia: A randomized, prospective, double-blind study. Magn Reson Imaging 2016; 34:609-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Electroencephalographic Patterns in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149085. [PMID: 26914356 PMCID: PMC4767709 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The main objective of this study is to review and summarize recent findings on electroencephalographic patterns in individuals with chronic pain. We also discuss recent advances in the use of quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG) for the assessment of pathophysiology and biopsychosocial factors involved in its maintenance over time. Data collection took place from February 2014 to July 2015 in PubMed, SciELO and PEDro databases. Data from cross-sectional studies and longitudinal studies, as well as clinical trials involving chronic pain participants were incorporated into the final analysis. Our primary findings related to chronic pain were an increase of theta and alpha EEG power at rest, and a decrease in the amplitude of evoked potentials after sensory stimulation and cognitive tasks. This review suggests that qEEG could be considered as a simple and objective tool for the study of brain mechanisms involved in chronic pain, as well as for identifying the specific characteristics of chronic pain condition. In addition, results show that qEEG probably is a relevant outcome measure for assessing changes in therapeutic studies.
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Wang Y, Zhang X, Guan Q, Wan L, Yi Y, Liu CF. Altered regional homogeneity of spontaneous brain activity in idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2015; 11:2659-66. [PMID: 26508861 PMCID: PMC4610767 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s94877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The pathophysiology of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) has conventionally been thought to be induced by neurovascular compression theory. Recent structural brain imaging evidence has suggested an additional central component for ITN pathophysiology. However, far less attention has been given to investigations of the basis of abnormal resting-state brain activity in these patients. The objective of this study was to investigate local brain activity in patients with ITN and its correlation with clinical variables of pain. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 17 patients with ITN and 19 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were analyzed using regional homogeneity (ReHo) analysis, which is a data-driven approach used to measure the regional synchronization of spontaneous brain activity. Patients with ITN had decreased ReHo in the left amygdala, right parahippocampal gyrus, and left cerebellum and increased ReHo in the right inferior temporal gyrus, right thalamus, right inferior parietal lobule, and left postcentral gyrus (corrected). Furthermore, the increase in ReHo in the left precentral gyrus was positively correlated with visual analog scale (r=0.54; P=0.002). Our study found abnormal functional homogeneity of intrinsic brain activity in several regions in ITN, suggesting the maladaptivity of the process of daily pain attacks and a central role for the pathophysiology of ITN.
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- Yanping Wang
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China ; Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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