• Acta physiologica · Jun 2016

    Longitudinal evaluation of functional connectivity variation of the monkey sensorimotor network induced by spinal cord injury.

    • J S Rao, Z Liu, C Zhao, R H Wei, W Zhao, Z Y Yang, and X G Li.
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
    • Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2016 Jun 1; 217 (2): 164-73.

    AimGiven the unclear pattern of cerebral function reorganization induced by spinal cord injury (SCI), this study aimed to longitudinally evaluate the changes in resting-state functional connectivity (FC) in the sensorimotor network after SCI and explore their relationship with gait performance.MethodsFour adult female rhesus monkeys were examined using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging during their healthy stage and after hemitransected SCI (4, 8 and 12 weeks after SCI), and the gait characteristics of their hindlimbs were recorded (except 4 weeks after SCI). Twenty sensorimotor-related cortical areas were adopted in the FC analysis to evaluate the functional network reorganization. Correlation analyses were then used to explore the relationship between functional network variations and gait characteristic changes.ResultsCompared with that during the healthy stage, the FC strength during post-SCI period was significantly increased in multiple areas of the motor control network, including the primary sensorimotor cortex, supplementary motor area (SMA) and putamen (Pu). However, the FC strength was remarkably reduced in the thalamus and parieto-occipital association cortex of the sensory network 8 weeks after SCI. Most FC intensities gradually approached the normal level 12 weeks after the SCI. Correlation analyses revealed that the enhanced FC strength between Pu and SMA in the left hemisphere, which regulates motor functions of the right side, was negatively correlated with the gait height of the right hindlimb.ConclusionThe cerebral functional network presents an adjust-recover pattern after SCI, which may help us further understand the cerebral function reorganization after SCI.© 2015 Scandinavian Physiological Society. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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