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How are different neural networks related to consciousness?
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Annals of neurology [Ann Neurol] 2015 Oct; Vol. 78 (4), pp. 594-605. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 20. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objective: We aimed to investigate the roles of different resting-state networks in predicting both the actual level of consciousness and its recovery in brain injury patients.<br />Methods: We investigated resting-state functional connectivity within different networks in patients with varying levels of consciousness: unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS; n = 56), minimally conscious state (MCS; n = 29), and patients with brain lesions but full consciousness (BL; n = 48). Considering the actual level of consciousness, we compared the strength of network connectivity among the patient groups. We then checked the presence of connections between specific regions in individual patients and calculated the frequency of this in the different patient groups. Considering the recovery of consciousness, we split the UWS group into 2 subgroups according to recovery: those who emerged from UWS (UWS-E) and those who remained in UWS (UWS-R). The above analyses were repeated on these 2 subgroups.<br />Results: Functional connectivity strength in salience network (SN), especially connectivity between the supragenual anterior cingulate cortex (SACC) and left anterior insula (LAI), was reduced in the unconscious state (UWS) compared to the conscious state (MCS and BL). Moreover, at the individual level, SACC-LAI connectivity was more present in MCS than in UWS. Default-mode network (DMN) connectivity strength, especially between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and left lateral parietal cortex (LLPC), was reduced in UWS-R compared with UWS-E. Furthermore, PCC-LLPC connectivity was more present in UWS-E than in UWS-R.<br />Interpretation: Our findings show that SN (SACC-LAI) connectivity correlates with behavioral signs of consciousness, whereas DMN (PCC-LLPC) connectivity instead predicts recovery of consciousness.<br /> (© 2015 American Neurological Association.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Brain pathology
Brain physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Net pathology
Rest physiology
Brain Injuries diagnosis
Brain Injuries physiopathology
Consciousness physiology
Nerve Net physiopathology
Persistent Vegetative State diagnosis
Persistent Vegetative State physiopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1531-8249
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26290126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.24479