2018
Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson’s and mimicked tremors
Muthuraman M, Raethjen J, Koirala N, Anwar A, Mideksa K, Elble R, Groppa S, Deuschl G. Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson’s and mimicked tremors. Brain 2018, 141: 1770-1781. PMID: 29701820, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential tremorSensorimotor cortexCerebral cortexHealthy controlsPremotor cortexParkinson's diseaseVoluntary rhythmic movementsPrimary sensorimotor cortexSex-matched groupPrimary sensorimotor regionsEEG-EMG coherenceMotor performance measuresParkinson's tremorEMG oscillationsCortical efferentsSensorimotor regionsCerebellar involvementTremor severityFunctional MRICortexCerebellumDiseaseAdditional studiesTremorMulti-channel EMG
2016
Increased 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDemyelinating DiseasesDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleGray MatterHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNerve NetWhite MatterYoung AdultConceptsMultiple 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
2015
Testing the effects of pre-processing on voxel based morphometry analysis
Chaitanya C, Koirala N, Mideksa K, Anwar A, Schmidt G, Deuschl G, Groppa S, Muthuraman M. Testing the effects of pre-processing on voxel based morphometry analysis. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2015, 2015: 4302-4305. PMID: 26737246, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7319346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesGray MatterHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingConceptsGray matter volumeGray matter differencesDifferent time pointsTime pointsMagnetic resonance imagesBotulinum toxin injectionEvidence-based therapiesStructural grey matter differencesVoxel-wise comparisonBase therapyToxin injectionCross-sectional data analysisBotulinum toxinMatter volumeRespective musclesMorphometry analysisLongitudinal data analysisPatientsLongitudinal analysisResonance imagesInjectionBrainTreatmentSecond aimStatistical analysis