Does right hemisphere compensate for the left in school-age children with large left middle fossa arachnoid cysts?

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the cognitive function changes and brain network neuroplasticity in school-age children having large (diameter > 5 cm) left middle fossa arachnoid cyst (MFACs).

Methods

Eleven patients and 22 normal controls (NC) between 6 and 14 years of age were included. The CNS Vital Signs (CNS VS) were administered for cognitive assessment. The differences of cognitive data and functional connectivity (FC) in resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) were compared between the patient group and the NC group. The correlations between the altered FC and cognitive data in the patient group were assessed.

Results

Patient group had significantly poorer attention (including Complex Attention, Sustained Attention, Simple Attention, Cognitive Flexi

SUBMITTER: Zheng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature