2017
Altered Functional Connectivity in Sickle Cell Disease Exists at Rest and During Acute Pain Challenge
Zempsky W, Stevens M, Santanelli J, Gaynor A, Khadka S. Altered Functional Connectivity in Sickle Cell Disease Exists at Rest and During Acute Pain Challenge. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2017, 33: 1060-1070. PMID: 28272117, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseChronic pain disordersPain challengePain disordersCell diseaseSomatosensory networkBrain regionsAltered functional connectivityFunctional connectivity abnormalitiesSubcortical brain regionsLower functional integrationDefault mode networkCentral sensitizationRed blood cellsNociceptive informationPain sensitizationChronic painPain responseParietal lobe regionsPressure algometerPainful stimuliNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesSCD controlsConnectivity abnormalitiesSalience network
2012
Multiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury
Stevens MC, Lovejoy D, Kim J, Oakes H, Kureshi I, Witt ST. Multiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2012, 6: 293-318. PMID: 22555821, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9157-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryMild traumatic brain injuryMild TBI patientsFunctional connectivity abnormalitiesTBI patientsBrain injuryConnectivity abnormalitiesFunctional connectivitySevere traumatic brain injuryWhite matter microstructural damagePostconcussive symptom severityWhole-brain functional connectivityFunctional connectivity deficitsCompensatory neural processesBrain networksBrain functional connectivityHealthy control participantsVoxelwise group comparisonsIntracerebral injuryNeurobiological sequelaeConnectivity deficitsAnterior cingulateBrain regionsSymptom severityAnatomical connectivity