Resting state functional connectivity alterations in primary lateral sclerosis

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 916-925

  Agosta, Federica ^a   Canu, Elisa ^a   Inuggi, Alberto ^a   Chiò, Adriano ^b   Riva, Nilo ^a   Silani, Vincenzo ^c,d   Calvo, Andrea ^b   Messina, Stefano ^c,d   Falini, Andrea ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor MRI tractography; Functional connectivity; Primary lateral sclerosis; Resting state functional MRI; Sensorimotor network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONNECTOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; WHITE MATTER INJURY;

DIFFUSION TENSOR MRI TRACTOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; RESTING STATE FUNCTIONAL MRI; SENSORIMOTOR NETWORK;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REST; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84891372051     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.09.041     Document Type: Article

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