Altered Functional Connectivity within and between Brain Modules in Absence Epilepsy: A Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Functional connectivity has been correlated with a patient’s level of consciousness and has been found to be altered in several neuropsychiatric disorders. Absence epilepsy patients, who experience a loss of consciousness, are assumed to suffer from alterations in thalamocortical networks; however,...

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Main Authors: Cui-Ping Xu, Shou-Wen Zhang, Tie Fang, Ma Manxiu, Qian Chencan, Chen Huafu, Hong-Wei Zhu, Yong-Jie Li, Liu Zuxiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/734893