2023
Cross-hemicord spinal fiber reorganization associates with cortical sensory and motor network expansion in the rat model of hemicontusion cervical spinal cord injury
Mihailovic J, Sanganahalli B, Hyder F, Chitturi J, Elkabes S, Heary R, Kannurpatti S. Cross-hemicord spinal fiber reorganization associates with cortical sensory and motor network expansion in the rat model of hemicontusion cervical spinal cord injury. Neuroscience Letters 2023, 820: 137607. PMID: 38141752, PMCID: PMC10797561, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryDiffusion tensor imagingCord injurySpinal cordCervical spinal cordState functional connectivitySpinal cord samplesSpinal cord diffusion tensor imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain functional MRIInjury epicenterSpinal reorganizationPost-SCINeuroplastic changesCord samplesCortical sensoryRat modelTraumatic injuryMD changeMotor networkNervous systemResonance imagingSingle-subject levelFunctional MRI
2022
Lateralized Supraspinal Functional Connectivity Correlate with Pain and Motor Dysfunction in Rat Hemicontusion Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Sanganahalli B, Pavuluri S, Chitturi J, Herman P, Elkabes S, Heary R, Hyder F, Kannurpatti S. Lateralized Supraspinal Functional Connectivity Correlate with Pain and Motor Dysfunction in Rat Hemicontusion Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Neurotrauma Reports 2022, 3: 421-432. PMID: 36337081, PMCID: PMC9622206, DOI: 10.1089/neur.2022.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotor dysfunctionMotor networkCervical spinal cord injuryMotor functional recoverySpinal cord injuryFunctional connectivity correlatesSensory-motor integrationSupraspinal changesCervical SCIDeafferented sideSCI patientsUnaffected hemisphereFunctional recoverySupraspinal regionsClinical evidenceNociceptive activityCord injurySpinal cordLeft predominanceMaladaptive reorganizationRat modelPainConnectivity correlatesLarger painState fMRI
2021
Supraspinal Sensorimotor and Pain-Related Reorganization after a Hemicontusion Rat Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Sanganahalli BG, Chitturi J, Herman P, Elkabes S, Heary R, Hyder F, Kannurpatti SS. Supraspinal Sensorimotor and Pain-Related Reorganization after a Hemicontusion Rat Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2021, 38: 3393-3405. PMID: 34714150, PMCID: PMC8713267, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2021.0190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPre-frontal cortexNociceptive regionsCord injuryPresence of painSecondary somatosensory cortexFunctional connectivity densityElectrical forepaw stimulationFemale adult ratsTranslational animal modelsMost cortical regionsMagnetic resonance imagingDiscernable lesionsIpsilesional forelimbKdyn forceRSFC decreasesRsFC increasesSupraspinal changesMotor recoveryThermal hyperalgesiaT2 lesionsPain behavior
2020
Association Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Spinal Morphometry and Sensorimotor Behavior in a Hemicontusion Model of Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Chitturi J, Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Hyder F, Ni L, Elkabes S, Heary R, Kannurpatti SS. Association Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Spinal Morphometry and Sensorimotor Behavior in a Hemicontusion Model of Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Brain Connectivity 2020, 10: 479-489. PMID: 32981350, PMCID: PMC7698856, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2020.0812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological outcomeFunctional connectivity changesSpinal cordMagnetic resonance imagingComplete neural axisNeural axisCervical SCIMorphometric changesIncomplete cervical spinal cord injuryC4/C5 levelResonance imagingCervical spinal cord injurySpinal cord injury patientsFunctional connectivityConnectivity changesCord injury patientsT2-weighted lesionsCervical spinal cordSpinal cord injuryYoung adult ratsFunctional connectivity assessmentC5 levelSCI ratsInjury patientsSham rats