Abstract
Bell's palsy (BP) is a common peripheral idiopathic disease affecting the facial nerve (CN VII) causing inability to move facial muscles on the affected side. We investigated BP's effects on the resting state default mode network (DMN) connectivity. Functional MRI was applied to 20 healthy volunteers and 31 BP patients at different stages with resting state. Patient's stages were defined based on disease duration and House-Brackmann Score. Dual regression approach was used for ICA based functional connectivity analysis to investigate DMN connectivity changes during different disease stages. All right sided BP patients' brain maps were flipped so that right brain hemisphere represents lesion side of the brain. It was found in this study that BP induced different brain connectivity changes within DMN varied between different stages.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 7th Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference, CIBEC 2014 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 51-54 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479944125 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2015 |
Event | 7th Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference, CIBEC 2014 - Giza, Egypt Duration: 11 Dec 2014 → 13 Dec 2014 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the 7th Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference, CIBEC 2014 |
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Conference
Conference | 7th Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference, CIBEC 2014 |
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Country/Territory | Egypt |
City | Giza |
Period | 11/12/14 → 13/12/14 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 IEEE.
Keywords
- Bell's palsy
- default mode network
- fMRI
- functional connectivity