三叉神经痛患者岛叶皮质异常的静态和动态功能连接性。

Aberrant static and dynamic functional connectivity of insular cortex in patients with trigeminal neuralgia.

作者信息

Chen Yuying, Li Shumei, Li Meng, Huang Linhua, Jiang Meien, Li Guomin, Chen Jinyan, Yan Jianhao

机构信息

Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, People's Republic of China.

Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 1;15(1):21097. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-07468-7.

Abstract

The abnormal insular-related static and dynamic functional connectivity (sFC and dFC) in patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is not well understood. Therefore, we aimed to explore alterations in the sFC and dFC of the insular cortex(IC) and the relationships between functional connectivity (FC) alterations and clinical measures in TN. The study included 40 patients with TN and 30 healthy controls (HCs) who underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and completed the visual analog scale (VAS) and mood questionnaires. Voxel-based sFC and dFC in the bilateral IC were computed. For the voxel-wise FC differences between TN and HC, a two-sample t-test was performed on the individual maps in a voxel-by-voxel manner. To examine linear relationships with clinical measures, Pearson correlations were calculated between FC alterations and VAS and mood measures. Compared with HCs, patients with TN exhibited significantly decreased sFC between the bilateral IC and right superior temporal gyrus, left Rolandic operculum, left thalamus, left supramarginal gyrus, and left superior parietal gyrus, and decreased dFC between the IC and cerebellar vermis. Correlation analysis revealed negative correlations between sFC of IC-thalamus and VAS and dFC of IC-vermis and duration of pain. Our findings reveal brain regions related to pain sensation and regulation showing abnormal sFC and dFC alterations in TN, suggesting their pivotal roles in the neural mechanisms underlying TN.

摘要

三叉神经痛(TN)患者岛叶相关的静态和动态功能连接(sFC和dFC)异常的情况尚未得到充分了解。因此,我们旨在探讨岛叶皮质(IC)的sFC和dFC变化以及TN患者功能连接(FC)变化与临床指标之间的关系。该研究纳入了40例TN患者和30名健康对照者(HCs),他们接受了静息态功能磁共振成像检查,并完成了视觉模拟量表(VAS)和情绪问卷。计算双侧IC基于体素的sFC和dFC。对于TN组和HC组之间基于体素的FC差异,对个体图谱逐体素进行双样本t检验。为了检验与临床指标的线性关系,计算FC变化与VAS及情绪指标之间的Pearson相关性。与HCs相比,TN患者双侧IC与右侧颞上回、左侧中央前回盖、左侧丘脑、左侧缘上回和左侧顶上小叶之间的sFC显著降低,IC与小脑蚓部之间的dFC降低。相关性分析显示,IC-丘脑sFC与VAS以及IC-蚓部dFC与疼痛持续时间之间呈负相关。我们的研究结果揭示了与痛觉和调节相关的脑区在TN中显示出异常的sFC和dFC变化,表明它们在TN潜在神经机制中起关键作用。

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