A window into the future? MRI for evaluation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder throughout the disease course

JM Solomon, F Paul, C Chien, J Oh… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing, inflammatory disease of the
central nervous system marked by relapses often associated with poor recovery and long …

Cognitive impairment in NMOSD—More questions than answers

D Czarnecka, M Oset, I Karlińska… - Brain and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a type of central nervous
system antibody‐mediated disease which affects mainly optic nerves and spinal cord, but …

Altered spontaneous brain activity in type 2 diabetes: a resting-state functional MRI study

Y Cui, Y Jiao, YC Chen, K Wang, B Gao, S Wen… - Diabetes, 2014 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Previous research has shown that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an
increased risk of cognitive impairment. Patients with impaired cognition often show …

No MRI evidence of cortical lesions in neuromyelitis optica

M Calabrese, MS Oh, A Favaretto, F Rinaldi, V Poretto… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a severe inflammatory demyelinating disease of
the CNS in which a pathogenic role of anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies has been …

Abnormal baseline brain activity in bipolar depression: a resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

CH Liu, F Li, SF Li, YJ Wang, CL Tie, HY Wu… - Psychiatry Research …, 2012 - Elsevier
We examined resting state brain activity in the depressive phase of bipolar disorder (BD) by
measuring the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) in the functional magnetic …

Abnormal amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations of intrinsic brain activity in Alzheimer's disease

X Liu, S Wang, X Zhang, Z Wang… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
We used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure the amplitude of
low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) of intrinsic brain activity in 23 patients with moderate …

Neutrophil-mediated mechanisms of damage and in-vitro protective effect of colchicine in non-vascular Behçet's syndrome

A Bettiol, M Becatti, E Silvestri… - Clinical & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Behçet's syndrome (BS) is a systemic vasculitis with several clinical manifestations.
Neutrophil hyperactivation mediates vascular BS pathogenesis, via both a massive reactive …

Structural MRI substrates of cognitive impairment in neuromyelitis optica

Y Liu, Y Fu, MM Schoonheim, N Zhang, M Fan, L Su… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To identify the clinical and structural MRI markers for predicting cognitive
impairment (CI) in patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Methods: Fifty-four patients with …

Associations between cerebral blood flow and structural and functional brain imaging measures in individuals with neuropsychologically defined mild cognitive …

CM Kim, RL Alvarado, K Stephens, HY Wey… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF), an indicator of neurovascular processes and metabolic
demands, is a common finding in Alzheimer's disease. However, little is known about what …

The impact of breast milk feeding on early brain development in preterm infants in China: An observational study

Y Zhang, Q Deng, J Wang, H Wang, Q Li, B Zhu, C Ji… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The prevailing consensus from large epidemiological studies is that
breastfeeding is associated with improved IQ and cognitive functioning in later childhood …