PMID- 33546628 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210419 LR - 20210419 IS - 1471-2377 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2377 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Feb 5 TI - Abnormal regional homogeneity and its relationship with symptom severity in cervical dystonia: a rest state fMRI study. PG - 55 LID - 10.1186/s12883-021-02079-x [doi] LID - 55 AB - BACKGROUND: Although several brain networks play important roles in cervical dystonia (CD) patients, regional homogeneity (ReHo) changes in CD patients have not been clarified. We investigated to explore ReHo in CD patients at rest and analyzed its correlations with symptom severity as measured by Tsui scale. METHODS: A total of 19 CD patients and 21 gender-, age-, and education-matched healthy controls underwent fMRI scans at rest state. Data were analyzed by ReHo method. RESULTS: Patients showed increased ReHo in the right cerebellum crus I and decreased ReHo in the right superior medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC). Moreover, the right precentral gyrus, right insula, and bilateral middle cingulate gyrus also showed increased ReHo values. A significantly positive correlation was observed between ReHo value in the right cerebellum crus I and symptom severity (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our investigation suggested abnormal ReHo existed in brain regions of the "pain matrix" and salience network (the right insula and bilateral middle cingulate gyrus), the motor network (the right precentral gyrus), the cerebellum and MPFC and further highlighted the significance of these networks in the pathology of CD. FAU - Wei, Shubao AU - Wei S AD - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Lu, Chunhui AU - Lu C AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Chen, Xiuqiong AU - Chen X AD - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Yang, Lu AU - Yang L AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Wei, Jing AU - Wei J AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Jiang, Wenyan AU - Jiang W AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Liu, Yang AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Li, Hui Hui AU - Li HH AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Qin, Yuhong AU - Qin Y AD - Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Lei, Yiwu AU - Lei Y AD - Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Qin, Chao AU - Qin C AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. FAU - Hu, Caiyou AU - Hu C AD - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jiangbin Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. cyhu.hua@163.com. FAU - Luo, Shuguang AU - Luo S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4082-6136 AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. luoshuguang@stu.gxmu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - S201415-05/Guangxi Appropriate Technology for Medical and Health Research and Development Project/ GR - 81460203/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210205 PL - England TA - BMC Neurol JT - BMC neurology JID - 100968555 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Brain/*diagnostic imaging/*pathology MH - Brain Mapping/methods MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Torticollis/*diagnostic imaging/*pathology PMC - PMC7863325 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cervical dystonia OT - Default mode network OT - Regional homogeneity OT - Resting-state functional magnetic resonance COIS- None. EDAT- 2021/02/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/20 06:00 PMCR- 2021/02/05 CRDT- 2021/02/06 05:27 PHST- 2020/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/06 05:27 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12883-021-02079-x [pii] AID - 2079 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12883-021-02079-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Neurol. 2021 Feb 5;21(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02079-x.