Abstract

Objective

The changes in resting-state functional networks and their correlations with clinical traits remain to be clarified in migraine. Here we aim to investigate the brain spatio-temporal dynamics of resting-state networks and their possible correlations with the clinical traits in migraine.

Methods

Twenty Four migraine patients without aura and 26 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. Each included subject underwent a resting-state EEG and echo planar imaging examination. The disability of migraine patients was evaluated by Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS). After data acquisition, EEG microstates (Ms) combining functional connectivity (FC) analysis based on Schafer 400-seven network atlas were performed. Then, the correlation between obtained parameters and clinical traits was investigated.

Results

Compared with HC group, the brain temporal dynamics depicted by microstates showed significantly increased activity in functional networks involving MsB and decreased activity in functional networks involving MsD; The spatial dynamics were featured by decreased intra-network FC within the executive control network( ECN) and inter-network FC between dorsal attention network (DAN) and ECN (P < 0.05); Moreover, correlation analysis showed that the MIDAS score was positively correlated with the coverage and duration of MsC, and negatively correlated with the occurrence of MsA; The FC within default mode network (DMN), and the inter-FC of ECN- visual network (VN), ECN- limbic network, VN-limbic network was negatively correlated with MIDAS. However, the FC of DMN-ECN was positively correlated with MIDAS; Furthermore, significant interactions between the temporal and spatial dynamics were also obtained.

Conclusions

Our study confirmed the notion that altered spatio-temporal dynamics exist in migraine patients during resting-state. And the temporal dynamics, the spatial changes and the clinical traits such as migraine disability interact with each other. The spatio-temporal dynamics obtained from EEG microstate and fMRI FC analyses may be potential biomarkers for migraine and with a huge potential to change future clinical practice in migraine.

Details

Title
Spatio-temporal dynamics of resting-state brain networks are associated with migraine disability
Author
Zhou, Yan 1 ; Gong, Liusheng 2 ; Yang, Yushu 3 ; Tan, Linjie 3 ; Ruan, Lili 3 ; Chen, Xiu 3 ; Luo, Hua 3 ; Ruan, Jianghai 3 

 Jianyang People’s Hospital, Department of Neurology, Jianyang, China; The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Neurology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8); Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
 Jianyang People’s Hospital, Department of Neurology, Jianyang, China (GRID:grid.488387.8); The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Neurology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
 The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Neurology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8); Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
Pages
13
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Dec 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
11292369
e-ISSN
11292377
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2777940990
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.