Aberrant voxel-based degree centrality and functional connectivity in Parkinson's disease patients with fatigue.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The study aimed to investigate alterations in the inherent connectivity pattern of global functional networks in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with fatigue.

Methods

Eighteen PD patients with fatigue (PD-F), 20 PD patients without fatigue (PD-NF), and 23 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited and analyzed by the voxel-wise degree centrality (DC) and the seed-based functional connectivity (FC) analysis. Meanwhile, the surface-based morphometry (SBM) analysis was also commanded to explore the structural alternations among groups.

Results

PD-F patients displayed reduced DC values in the left postcentral gyrus relative to PD-NF and HCs groups, while increased DC values in the bilateral precuneus compared to HCs. Simultaneously, altered DC value in the left postcent

SUBMITTER: Shan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401083 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature