PMID- 29517685 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180319 LR - 20210109 IS - 1536-5964 (Electronic) IS - 0025-7974 (Print) IS - 0025-7974 (Linking) VI - 97 IP - 10 DP - 2018 Mar TI - The altered Granger causality connection among pain-related brain networks in migraine. PG - e0102 LID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000010102 [doi] LID - e0102 AB - Numerous fMRI studies have confirmed functional abnormalities in resting-state brain networks in migraine patients. However, few studies focusing on causal relationships of pain-related brain networks in migraine have been conducted. This study aims to explore the difference of Granger causality connection among pain-related brain networks in migraine without aura (MWoA) patients.Twenty two MWoA patients and 17 matched healthy subjects were recruited to undergo resting-state fMRI scanning. Independent component analysis was used to extract pain-related brain networks, and Granger causality analysis to characterize the difference of Granger causality connection among pain-related brain networks was employed.Seven pain-related brain networks were identified, and MwoA patients showed more complex Granger causality connections in comparison with healthy subjects. Two-sample t test results displayed that there was the significant difference between right-frontoparietal network (RFPN) and executive control network (ECN).This study indicates that the specific intrinsic brain Granger causality connectivity among pain-related networks in MwoA patients are affected after long-term migraine attacks. FAU - Ning, Yanzhe AU - Ning Y AD - Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongfang Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Gulou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Beijing. FAU - Zheng, Ruwen AU - Zheng R FAU - Li, Kuangshi AU - Li K FAU - Zhang, Yong AU - Zhang Y FAU - Lyu, Diyang AU - Lyu D FAU - Jia, Hongxiao AU - Jia H FAU - Ren, Yi AU - Ren Y FAU - Zou, Yihuai AU - Zou Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Medicine (Baltimore) JT - Medicine JID - 2985248R SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Brain/diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Brain Mapping/methods MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods MH - Male MH - Migraine without Aura/complications/diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Nerve Net/diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Pain/diagnostic imaging/*etiology/physiopathology MH - Rest/physiology PMC - PMC5882438 COIS- The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. EDAT- 2018/03/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/20 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/09 CRDT- 2018/03/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00005792-201803090-00030 [pii] AID - MD-D-17-06445 [pii] AID - 10.1097/MD.0000000000010102 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Mar;97(10):e0102. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010102.