Altered baseline brain activity in children with ADHD revealed by resting-state functional MRI.
In children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), functional neuroimaging studies have revealed abnormalities in various brain regions, including prefrontal-striatal circuit, cerebellum, and brainstem. In the current study, we used a new marker of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), amplitude of low-frequency (0.01-0.08Hz) fluctuation (ALFF) to investigate the baseline brain function of this disorder. Thirteen boys with ADHD (13.0+/-1.4 years) were examined by resting-state fMRI and compared with age-matched controls. As a result, we found that patients with ADHD had decreased ALFF in the right inferior frontal cortex, [corrected] and bilateral cerebellum and the vermis as well as increased ALFF in the right anterior cingulated cortex, left sensorimotor cortex, and bilateral brainstem. This resting-state fMRI study suggests that the changed spontaneous neuronal activity of these regions may be implicated in the underlying pathophysiology in children with ADHD.
Zang
Yu-Feng
YF
National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. zangyf@263.net
He
Yong
Y
Zhu
Chao-Zhe
CZ
Cao
Qing-Jiu
QJ
Sui
Man-Qiu
MQ
Liang
Meng
M
Tian
Li-Xia
LX
Jiang
Tian-Zi
TZ
Wang
Yu-Feng
YF
D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D019416:Head Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012146:Rest
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