Altered brain connectivity in sagittal craniosynostosis.
Beckett JS, Brooks ED, Lacadie C, Wyk B, Jou RJ, Steinbacher DM, Constable RT, Pelphrey KA, Persing JA. Altered brain connectivity in sagittal craniosynostosis. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2014, 13: 690-8. PMID: 24745341, DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.peds13516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain MappingCerebral CortexChildCraniosynostosesDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedParietal LobeTemporal LobeConceptsDiffusion tensor imagingPosterior cingulate cortexCingulate cortexSagittal nonsyndromic craniosynostosisPrefrontal cortexRight posterior cingulate cortexBrodmann area 8Functional connectivity differencesRight middle frontal gyrusWhite matter alterationsAnterior cingulate cortexBrodmann area 7Left ventromedial prefrontal cortexAltered brain connectivityResting-state functional connectivity MRI dataMiddle frontal gyrusRight supramarginal gyrusDefault mode networkIntrinsic connectivity analysesSignificant group differencesAdolescent patientsAltered connectivityNeurocognitive morbidityHigh prevalenceRight parahippocampus