Dong Ah Lee1, Ho-Joon Lee2, Kang Min Park3. 1. Departments of Neurology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae-ro 875, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 48108, Korea. 2. Departments of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. 3. Departments of Neurology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae-ro 875, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 48108, Korea. smilepkm@hanmail.net.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the alterations of thalamic nuclei volumes and the intrinsic thalamic network in patients with cluster headache and healthy controls. METHODS: We retrospectively enrolled 24 patients with episodic cluster headache and 24 healthy controls. We calculated the thalamic nuclei volumes in the patients with cluster headache and healthy controls based on three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging with automated segmentation using the FreeSurfer program. We also investigated the intrinsic thalamic network using structural co-variance analysis based on the thalamic nuclei volumes and graph theory under the BRAPH program. We compared the thalamic nuclei volumes and intrinsic thalamic networks in patients with cluster headaches and healthy controls. RESULTS: The right and left whole thalamic volumes did not differ in the patients with cluster headaches and healthy controls (0.4199 vs. 0.4069%, p = 0.2008; 0.4386 vs. 0.4273%, p = 0.3437; respectively). However, there were significant alterations of right and left medial geniculate nuclei volumes in the patients with cluster headaches and the healthy controls. The right and left medial geniculate nuclei volumes of the patients with cluster headaches were greater than those of the healthy controls (0.0088 vs. 0.0075%, p < 0.0001; 0.0086 vs. 0.0072%, p < 0.0001; respectively). The intrinsic thalamic networks of the groups were not different. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates significant alterations in the bilateral medial geniculate nuclei volumes in patients with cluster headache compared to healthy controls. These alterations may be related to the pathophysiology of cluster headache. However, there are no changes in the intrinsic thalamic network in patients with cluster headache.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the alterations of thalamic nuclei volumes and the intrinsic thalamic network in patients with cluster headache and healthy controls. METHODS: We retrospectively enrolled 24 patients with episodic cluster headache and 24 healthy controls. We calculated the thalamic nuclei volumes in the patients with cluster headache and healthy controls based on three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging with automated segmentation using the FreeSurfer program. We also investigated the intrinsic thalamic network using structural co-variance analysis based on the thalamic nuclei volumes and graph theory under the BRAPH program. We compared the thalamic nuclei volumes and intrinsic thalamic networks in patients with cluster headaches and healthy controls. RESULTS: The right and left whole thalamic volumes did not differ in the patients with cluster headaches and healthy controls (0.4199 vs. 0.4069%, p = 0.2008; 0.4386 vs. 0.4273%, p = 0.3437; respectively). However, there were significant alterations of right and left medial geniculate nuclei volumes in the patients with cluster headaches and the healthy controls. The right and left medial geniculate nuclei volumes of the patients with cluster headaches were greater than those of the healthy controls (0.0088 vs. 0.0075%, p < 0.0001; 0.0086 vs. 0.0072%, p < 0.0001; respectively). The intrinsic thalamic networks of the groups were not different. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates significant alterations in the bilateral medial geniculate nuclei volumes in patients with cluster headache compared to healthy controls. These alterations may be related to the pathophysiology of cluster headache. However, there are no changes in the intrinsic thalamic network in patients with cluster headache.
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