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- Title
Alterations in the structural covariance network of the hypothalamus in patients with narcolepsy.
- Authors
Kim, Hyung Chan; Lee, Dong Ah; Lee, Ho-Joon; Shin, Kyong Jin; Park, Kang Min
- Abstract
Purpose: The hypothalamus plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of narcolepsy. This study aimed to evaluate the differences in the structural covariance network of thehypothalamus based on volume differences between patients with narcolepsy and healthy controls. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 15 patients with narcolepsy and 19 healthy controls.All subjects underwent three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging using a 3-T magnetic resonance imaging scanner. Hypothalamic subunits were segmented, and the volumes of individual hypothalamic subunits were obtained using the FreeSurfer program. Subsequently, we conducted a structural covariance network analysis of the subunit volumes with graph theory using the BRAPH program in patients with narcolepsy and in healthy controls. Results: There were no significant differences in the volumes of the entire right and left hypothalamus nor in the hypothalamic subunit between patients with narcolepsy and healthy controls. However, we found significant differences in the structural covariance network in the hypothalamus between these groups. The characteristic path length was significantly lower in patients with narcolepsy than in healthy controls (1.698 vs. 2.831, p = 0.001). However, other network measures did not differ between patients with narcolepsy and healthy controls. Conclusion: We found that the structural covariance network of the hypothalamus, as assessed from the subunit volumes of hypothalamic regions using a graph theoretical analysis, is different in patients with narcolepsy compared to healthy controls. These findings may contribute to the understanding of the pathogenesis of narcolepsy.
- Subjects
HYPOTHALAMUS anatomy; NEURAL pathways; THREE-dimensional imaging; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; HEALTH status indicators; NARCOLEPSY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDICAL records
- Publication
Neuroradiology, 2022, Vol 64, Issue 7, p1351
- ISSN
0028-3940
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00234-021-02878-6