Increased functional connectivity coupling with supplementary motor area in blepharospasm at rest.

Journal: Brain research
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the abnormalities of brain function in blepharospasm (BSP) and to illustrate its neural mechanisms by assuming supplementary motor area (SMA) as the entry point.

Authors

  • Yang Liu
    Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
  • Lu Yang
    Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Haohao Yan
    Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China.
  • Changqiang Feng
    Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
  • Wenyan Jiang
    Department of Intensive Care Unit, Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
  • Wenmei Li
    College of Telecommunication and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China; School of Geographic and Biologic Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China. Electronic address: liwm@njupt.edu.cn.
  • Yiwu Lei
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
  • Lulu Pang
    Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
  • Meilan Liang
    Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
  • Wenbin Guo
    Department of Psychiatry of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China; Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China; National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: guowenbin76@163.com.
  • Shuguang Luo
    Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China. Electronic address: luoshuguang@stu.gxmu.edu.cn.