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Jurong Ding1, Qiang Chen1, Yihong Liu1
1School of Automation and Information Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, PR China; Artificial Intelligence Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, PR China.
Objective:
Growth hormone (GH) affects brain activities and promotes growth and development. GH is a peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and is tied to behavior and cognitive function. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is the most common type of pathological short stature in children. Existing studies provide evidence that GHD may impact functional brain activities. The aim of this study was to investigate dynamic local brain activity in GHD children.
Method:
In this study, we combined amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and sliding-window techniques to examine the local brain activity of children with GHD. The resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were collected from 26 children with GHD and 15 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC).
Result:
Our results showed significant abnormal temporal variability of dynamic ALFF in widespread regions in children with GHD, primarily in the frontal gyrus, temporal gyrus, and parietal lobule.
Conclusion:
The dALFF can capture dynamic changes in brain spontaneous activity, which are related to behavior and cognition. Based on this dynamic local brain activity, the results of this study provide a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism in children with GHD.
