Decreased Resting Functional Connectivity after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat
Mishra AM, Bai X, Sanganahalli BG, Waxman SG, Shatillo O, Grohn O, Hyder F, Pitkänen A, Blumenfeld H. Decreased Resting Functional Connectivity after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e95280. PMID: 24748279, PMCID: PMC3991600, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryContralateral parietal cortexSham-operated animalsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingParietal cortexFunctional connectivityFunctional imagingBrain injuryAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsLateral fluid percussion injuryExperimental traumatic brain injuryMale Sprague-Dawley ratsFluid percussion injuryPost-traumatic epileptogenesisSeizure-susceptibility testState BOLD-fMRISide of injuryAbnormal functional connectivitySham-operated ratsSprague-Dawley ratsMagnetic resonance imagingSeizure susceptibilitySkull electrodesEpileptiform dischargesFunctional imaging data