Brain iron deposition in primary insomnia-An in vivo susceptibility-weighted imaging study.

Lin ChenXin WeiChen Liu Chuan-Ming LiZhenhua Zhou

Published in: Brain and behavior (2018)

The PI patients exhibited significant cognitive impairment and increased iron deposition in several brain regions. The iron concentration of the left hippocampus is a biomarker of cognitive impairment and may play an important role in the pathophysiological mechanism.

Keyphrases

cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
resting state
ejection fraction
iron deficiency
cerebral ischemia
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
brain injury
patient reported