Assessing structure and function of the afferent visual pathway in multiple sclerosis and associated optic neuritis

M Kolappan, APD Henderson, TM Jenkins… - Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The afferent visual pathway is commonly affected in MS. Assessment of the afferent visual
pathway using clinical, imaging and electrophysiological methods not only provides insights …

Functional brain reorganization in multiple sclerosis: evidence from fMRI studies

P Pantano, C Mainero, F Caramia - Journal of Neuroimaging, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the severity of clinical signs is not closely related to
indices of structural brain damage provided by conventional magnetic resonance MR …

Diffusion tensor tractography reveals disrupted topological efficiency in white matter structural networks in multiple sclerosis

N Shu, Y Liu, K Li, Y Duan, J Wang, C Yu… - Cerebral …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Little is currently known about the alterations in the topological organization of the white
matter (WM) structural networks in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the present study …

Photoreactivity of the occipital cortex measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging–blood oxygenation level dependent in migraine patients and healthy …

H Martín, MS Del Río, CL De Silanes… - … : The Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background.—The brain of migraineurs is hyperexcitable, particularly the occipital cortex,
which is probably hypersensitive to light. Photophobia or hypersensitivity to light may be …

Brain activation patterns associated with working memory in relapsing-remitting MS

HA Wishart, AJ Saykin, BC McDonald, AC Mamourian… - Neurology, 2004 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) show changes in brain activation patterns
during visual and motor tasks that include decreases in the typical local network for a …

Recovery from optic neuritis: an ROI-based analysis of LGN and visual cortical areas

K Korsholm, KH Madsen, JL Frederiksen, A Skimminge… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Optic neuritis (ON) is the first clinical manifestation in∼ 20% of patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS). The inflammation and demyelination of the optic nerve are characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Neurovascular coupling during visual stimulation in multiple sclerosis: a MEG-fMRI study

R Stickland, M Allen, L Magazzini, KD Singh, RG Wise… - Neuroscience, 2019 - Elsevier
The process of neurovascular coupling ensures that increases in neuronal activity are fed by
increases in cerebral blood flow. Evidence suggests that neurovascular coupling may be …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebral blood flow changes in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica and their correlations with clinical disability

X Zhang, X Guo, N Zhang, H Cai, J Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Distinguishing relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and neuromyelitis optica
(NMO) is clinically important because they differ in prognosis and treatment. This study …

[HTML][HTML] The neurovascular basis of processing speed differences in humans: a model-systems approach using multiple sclerosis

DK Sivakolundu, KL West, M Zuppichini, MP Turner… - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
Behavioral studies investigating fundamental cognitive abilities provide evidence that
processing speed accounts for large proportions of performance variability between …

[HTML][HTML] Functional imaging of cerebral perfusion

A Krainik, M Villien, I Troprès, A Attyé, L Lamalle… - Diagnostic and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The functional imaging of perfusion enables the study of its properties such as the
vasoreactivity to circulating gases, the autoregulation and the neurovascular coupling …