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Abnormal Functional Connectivity Between Cerebral Hemispheres in Patients With High Myopia: A Resting FMRI Study
Yi Cheng1, Xiao-Lin Chen1, Ling Shi1
1Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Purpose:
To study the changes in functional connections between the left and right hemispheres of patients with high myopia (HM) and healthy controls (HCs) by resting functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based on voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC). To study the changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) between the left and right hemispheres of patients with HM and healthy controls (HCS) at rest by using resting functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based on voxel-mirror homotopy connectivity (VMHC).
Patients And Methods:
A total of 89 patients with HM (41 men and 48 women) and 59 HCs (24 men and 35 women) were collected and matched according to gender, age, and education level. The VMHC method was used to evaluate the changes in rsFC between cerebral hemispheres, and a correlation analysis was carried out to understand the differences in brain functional activities between the patients with HM and the HCs.
Results:
Compared with the HCs, the VMHC values of the putamen and fusiform in the HM group were significantly lower (voxel-level p < 0.01, Gaussian random field correction cluster level p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
This study preliminarily confirmed the destruction of interhemispheric functional connection in some brain regions of the patients with HM and provided effective information for clarifying the neural mechanism of patients with HM.
