2022
Structural brain network topological alterations in stuttering adults
Gracco V, Sares A, Koirala N. Structural brain network topological alterations in stuttering adults. Brain Communications 2022, 4: fcac058. PMID: 35368614, PMCID: PMC8971894, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNetwork alterationsStructural network alterationsPersistent developmental stutteringWide-spread decreasesStructural connectivity differencesNetwork-based statisticsFrontal brain regionsStructural connectomeBrain network propertiesBasal gangliaNeurodevelopmental effectsTopological alterationsSensorimotor networkDevelopmental stutteringPersistent stutteringSensorimotor integrationBrain regionsConnectivity differencesMemory-related functionsWhole-brain structural connectomesAdultsGraph theoretical measuresSpeech disordersSpeech fluencyEffect size
2019
Alterations in White Matter Network and Microstructural Integrity Differentiate Parkinson’s Disease Patients and Healthy Subjects
Koirala N, Anwar A, Ciolac D, Glaser M, Pintea B, Deuschl G, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Alterations in White Matter Network and Microstructural Integrity Differentiate Parkinson’s Disease Patients and Healthy Subjects. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2019, 11: 191. PMID: 31404311, PMCID: PMC6676803, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD patientsHealthy subject groupParkinson's diseaseNetwork-based statisticsDisease patientsHealthy controlsHealthy subjectsWhite matterMiddle-aged healthy controlsNetwork alterationsProbabilistic tractography analysisParkinson's disease patientsWhite matter changesSubject groupsWhite matter microstructural integrityElderly healthy controlsDistinct brain areasPD pathophysiologyWhite matter networksCorticospinal tractCorpus callosumCorona radiataMatter changesPatientsBrain areas