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Functional Brain Connectivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment With Sleep Disorders: A Study Based on Resting-State
Yuxi Luo1, Mengyuan Qiao1, Yuqing Liang1
1Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Purpose:
To investigate the effect of sleep disorder (SD) on the changes of brain network dysfunction in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), we compared network connectivity patterns among MCI, SD, and comorbid MCI and sleep disorders (MCI-SD) patients using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI).
Patients And Methods:
A total of 60 participants were included in this study, 20 each with MCI, SD, or MCI-SD. And all participants underwent structural and functional MRI scanning. The default-mode network (DMN) was extracted by independent component analysis (ICA), and regional functional connectivity strengths were calculated and compared among groups.
Results:
Compared to MCI patients, The DMN of MCI-SD patients demonstrated weaker functional connectivity with left middle frontal gyrus, right superior marginal gyrus, but stronger connectivity with the left parahippocampus, left precuneus and left middle temporal gyrus. Compared to the SD group, MCI-SD patients demonstrated weaker functional connectivity with right transverse temporal gyrus (Heschl's gyrus), right precentral gyrus, and left insula, but stronger connectivity with posterior cerebellum, right middle occipital gyrus, and left precuneus.
Conclusion:
Patients with MCI-SD show unique changes in brain network connectivity patterns compared to MCI or SD alone, likely reflecting a broader functional disconnection and the need to recruit more brain regions for functional compensation.
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