Aberrant spontaneous brain activity in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy with and without optic neuropathy: a resting-state functional MRI study.

Ping LiuBan LuoYing FengLang ChenYa-Li ZhaoQiu-Xia WangSi-Pei LiangHong-Yu WuGang YuanGui-Hua JiangJing Zhang

Published in: European radiology (2023)

• Dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON) affects brain activity, which contributes in the understanding of its visual dysfunction. • Regional homogeneity values differ between thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy with and without DON in various brain regions. • Regional homogeneity values can be used as a biomarker in the differential diagnosis of DON.

Keyphrases

resting state
functional connectivity
magnetic resonance imaging
oxidative stress
computed tomography
multiple sclerosis
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging