PMID- 25146174 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150223 LR - 20211021 IS - 1940-087X (Electronic) IS - 1940-087X (Linking) IP - 90 DP - 2014 Aug 5 TI - Network analysis of the default mode network using functional connectivity MRI in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. PG - e51442 LID - 10.3791/51442 [doi] LID - 51442 AB - Functional connectivity MRI (fcMRI) is an fMRI method that examines the connectivity of different brain areas based on the correlation of BOLD signal fluctuations over time. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of adult epilepsy and involves multiple brain networks. The default mode network (DMN) is involved in conscious, resting state cognition and is thought to be affected in TLE where seizures cause impairment of consciousness. The DMN in epilepsy was examined using seed based fcMRI. The anterior and posterior hubs of the DMN were used as seeds in this analysis. The results show a disconnection between the anterior and posterior hubs of the DMN in TLE during the basal state. In addition, increased DMN connectivity to other brain regions in left TLE along with decreased connectivity in right TLE is revealed. The analysis demonstrates how seed-based fcMRI can be used to probe cerebral networks in brain disorders such as TLE. FAU - Haneef, Zulfi AU - Haneef Z AD - Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine; Neurology Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center; Zulfi.Haneef@bcm.edu. FAU - Lenartowicz, Agatha AU - Lenartowicz A AD - Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles. FAU - Yeh, Hsiang J AU - Yeh HJ AD - Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles. FAU - Engel, Jerome Jr AU - Engel J Jr AD - Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles. FAU - Stern, John M AU - Stern JM AD - Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles. LA - eng GR - K23 NS044936/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 NS002808/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS033310/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 NS042372/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Video-Audio Media DEP - 20140805 PL - United States TA - J Vis Exp JT - Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE JID - 101313252 SB - IM MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe/pathology/*physiopathology MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods MH - Nerve Net/pathology/*physiopathology PMC - PMC4448548 EDAT- 2014/08/26 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/24 06:00 PMCR- 2015/08/05 CRDT- 2014/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/08/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 51442 [pii] AID - 10.3791/51442 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Vis Exp. 2014 Aug 5;(90):e51442. doi: 10.3791/51442.