Dynamic functional network connectivity associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors.

ABSTRACT: Accumulating evidence shows that Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) survivors may encounter prolonged mental issues, especially post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Despite manifesting a plethora of behavioral or mental issues in COVID-19 survivors, previous studies illustrated that static brain functional networks of these survivors remain intact. The insignificant results could be due to the conventional statistic network analysis was unable to reveal information that can vary considerably in different temporal scales. In contrast, time-varying characteristics of the dynamic functional networks may help reveal important brain abnormalities in COVID-19 survivors. To test this hypothesis, we assessed PTSS and collected functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with COVID-19 survivors d

SUBMITTER: Fu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature