Global White Matter Damage in Focal Brainstem Injury Patients With Disorders of Consciousness: A Diffusion Tensor Tractography Study
This study highlights the impact of focal brainstem injury on global brain structural connectivity in DoC patients. Despite significant reductions in streamline counts, the preservation of FA suggests maintained microstructural integrity in surviving fibers.
Authors
- Jianfeng Liang
- Sipeng Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-9541)
- Huazhang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1583-4654)
- Nan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0019-2711)
- Jizong Zhao
- Tianqing Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-9464)
- Miao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-6809)
- Yitong Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-5410)
- He Qiheng
- Zaixu Cui
- Zongsheng Xu
- Yi Yang
- Hongchuan Niu
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Tian Tan Hospital (CN)
- National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (CN)
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CN)
- Peking University International Hospital (CN)
- Center for Life Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70476
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China