Regional brain dysfunction in insomnia after ischemic stroke: A resting-state fMRI study

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Title: Regional brain dysfunction in insomnia after ischemic stroke: A resting-state fMRI study
Authors: Hongzhuo Wang, Yunxuan Huang, Mingrui Li, Han Yang, Jie An, Xi Leng, Danghan Xu, Shijun Qiu
Source: Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 13 (2022)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Subject Terms: post-stroke insomnia, functional magnetic resonance imaging, regional homogeneity, amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations, fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
More Details: ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the abnormality of local brain function in patients with post-stroke insomnia (PSI) based on fMRI and explore the possible neuropathological mechanisms of insomnia in patients with PSI in combination with the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) score and provide an objective evaluation index for the follow-up study of acupuncture treatment of PSI.MethodsA total of 27 patients with insomnia after stroke were enrolled, and the PSQI was used to evaluate their sleep status. Twenty-seven healthy participants who underwent physical examinations during the same period were selected as controls. Resting-state brain function images and structural images of the two groups of participants were collected, and the abnormal changes in the regional brain function in patients with PSI were analyzed using three methods: regional homogeneity (ReHo), the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and fractional ALFF (fALFF), and a correlation analysis with the PSQI scale score.ResultsCompared with the HCs, the ReHo values of the PSI group in the bilateral lingual gyrus, right cuneus, right precentral and postcentral gyri were significantly lower, and the ReHo values of the left supramarginal gyrus were significantly higher. In the PSI group, the ALFF values in the bilateral lingual gyrus were significantly decreased, whereas those in the bilateral middle temporal gyrus, right inferior temporal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, right limbic lobe, right precuneus, left posterior cingulate gyrus, and left middle occipital gyrus were significantly increased. Compared with HCs, the fALFF values of the bilateral lingual gyrus, bilateral inferior occipital gyrus, and bilateral cuneus in the PSI group were significantly higher. The ReHo value of the left supramarginal gyrus in the PSI group was significantly negatively correlated with the total PSQI score.ConclusionPatients with PSI have abnormal local activities in multiple brain regions, including the visual processing-related cortex, sensorimotor cortex, and some default-mode network (DMN) regions. Over-arousal of the DMN and over-sensitivity of the audiovisual stimuli in patients with PSI may be the main mechanisms of insomnia and can lead to a decline in cognitive function and abnormalities in emotion regulation simultaneously.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1664-2295
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1025174/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1025174
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/6b57861f465849fc800b0e03bfecace4
Accession Number: edsdoj.6b57861f465849fc800b0e03bfecace4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16642295
DOI:10.3389/fneur.2022.1025174
Published in:Frontiers in Neurology
Language:English