2020
Myelination- and immune-mediated MR-based brain network correlates
Cerina M, Muthuraman M, Gallus M, Koirala N, Dik A, Wachsmuth L, Hundehege P, Schiffler P, Tenberge J, Fleischer V, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Narayanan V, Krämer J, Faber C, Budde T, Groppa S, Meuth S. Myelination- and immune-mediated MR-based brain network correlates. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2020, 17: 186. PMID: 32532336, PMCID: PMC7293122, DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-01827-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCentral nervous systemCorpus callosumBrain network characteristicsCuprizone dietAnxiety-like behaviorFractional anisotropy valuesDiffusion tensor imagingBackgroundMultiple sclerosisConsistent demyelinationMyelin dynamicsKey anatomical regionsCuprizone modelMyelin lossNeuropsychiatric symptomsAutoimmune diseasesFunctional impairmentNeurodegenerative processesHistopathological basisCortical areasMRI metricsDemyelinationDisease processNervous systemFA reduction
2019
Gray matter integrity predicts white matter network reorganization in multiple sclerosis
Radetz A, Koirala N, Krämer J, Johnen A, Fleischer V, Gonzalez‐Escamilla G, Cerina M, Muthuraman M, Meuth S, Groppa S. Gray matter integrity predicts white matter network reorganization in multiple sclerosis. Human Brain Mapping 2019, 41: 917-927. PMID: 32026599, PMCID: PMC7268008, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep gray matter volumesGray matter volumeMultiple sclerosisGray matter integrityMatter volumeWhite matter networksEarly relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisTime pointsGray matter atrophyDeep gray matter structuresCognitive performanceMiddle temporal cortexGray matter structuresGray matter regionsDisability progressionBrain stemMatter damageSignificant atrophyMatter atrophyDeep gray matter regionsCortical thicknessTemporal cortexTissue damageAtrophySelective Brain Network and Cellular Responses Upon Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Ciolac D, Luessi F, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Koirala N, Riedel C, Fleischer V, Bittner S, Krämer J, Meuth S, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Selective Brain Network and Cellular Responses Upon Dimethyl Fumarate Immunomodulation in Multiple Sclerosis. Frontiers In Immunology 2019, 10: 1779. PMID: 31417557, PMCID: PMC6682686, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical atrophyDisease activityMultiple sclerosisDMF groupDeep GM volumesDimethyl fumarate treatmentT-cell depletionDisease-modifying drugsWhite matter damageImmune cell dynamicsDMF therapyNAT patientsStrong CD8Lymphocyte subsetsDisease durationDisease courseMS patientsCell depletionMatter damageLess atrophyFumarate treatmentTreatment paradigmBrain network responsesLesion volumeTherapy responseLarge-scale network architecture and associated structural cortico-subcortical abnormalities in patients with sleep/awake-related seizures
Chiosa V, Ciolac D, Groppa S, Koirala N, Pintea B, Vataman A, Winter Y, Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Large-scale network architecture and associated structural cortico-subcortical abnormalities in patients with sleep/awake-related seizures. Sleep 2019, 42: zsz006. PMID: 30753617, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAwake seizuresSleep seizuresHealthy controlsAwake stateSex-matched healthy controlsRight middle temporal cortexDifferent epilepsy typesVolume of hippocampusBrain networksMiddle temporal cortexEpilepsy typePathophysiological alterationsSubcortical abnormalitiesPatientsTemporal cortexSeizuresSubcortical regionsSuperior temporalBilateral insulaOrbitofrontal cortexSleepParietal regionsAbnormalitiesRight hemisphereStructural correlates
2017
Breakdown of Thalamo-Cortical Connectivity Precedes Spike Generation in Focal Epilepsies
Chiosa V, Groppa S, Ciolac D, Koirala N, Mişina L, Winter Y, Moldovanu M, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Breakdown of Thalamo-Cortical Connectivity Precedes Spike Generation in Focal Epilepsies. Brain Connectivity 2017, 7: 309-320. PMID: 28494616, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2017.0487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal lobeVentral anterior nucleusThalamo-cortical connectivityFuture therapeutic approachesSpike generationFocal epileptic seizuresMedial dorsalThalamic volumeFocal epilepsyAnterior nucleusFrontal cortexTherapeutic approachesEpileptic seizuresCerebral networksCortical integrityThalamusEEG recordingsWidespread areasDistinct patternsLobeEpileptogenesisPatientsEpilepsySeizuresCortex
2016
Network Effects and Pathways in Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease**Koirala N, Fleischer V, Muthuraman M, Groppa S, are with the Johannes Gutenberg university hospital, 55131, Mainz and Granert O, Deuschl G is with University clinic Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Kiel, Germany;
Koirala N, Fleischer V, Granert O, Deuschl G, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Network Effects and Pathways in Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease**Koirala N, Fleischer V, Muthuraman M, Groppa S, are with the Johannes Gutenberg university hospital, 55131, Mainz and Granert O, Deuschl G is with University clinic Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Kiel, Germany;. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2016, 2016: 5533-5536. PMID: 28269510, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7591980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaDeep brain stimulationSTN-DBSParkinson's diseaseDiffusion tensor imagingBrain stimulationProbabilistic tractographyActive DBS contactsPostoperative clinical outcomesPrimary motor cortexStandard therapeutic optionIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseCortico-spinal tractSubcortical seedsClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsDBS contactsMotor cortexDBS treatmentUniversity HospitalSubthalamic nucleusMotor areaPremotor regionsStimulation siteTensor imagingIncreased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis
Fleischer V, Gröger A, Koirala N, Droby A, Muthuraman M, Kolber P, Reuter E, Meuth S, Zipp F, Groppa S. Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2016, 23: 432-441. PMID: 27246143, DOI: 10.1177/1352458516651503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMagnetic resonance imagingWhite matterClinical declineClinical impairmentRelapsing-remitting MS patientsEarly multiple sclerosisVoxel-based morphometryTemporo-parietal regionsNeuronal injuryConnectivity patternsMS patientsRemission phaseDisease stageDisease onsetHealthy controlsFunctional declineNervous systemGray matter networksResonance imagingProbabilistic tractographySclerosisStructural connectivityDisease