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ArticleBMC medical imaging2025

Functional connectivity across multi-frequency bands in patients with tension-type headache: a resting-state fMRI retrospective study.

Jili Wang, Hongjie Shen, Qinyan Xu, Shuxian Zhang, Tian Li, Yun Zheng

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Jili WangImaging Department, Shouguang People's Hospital, Shouguang, 262700, China.
Hongjie ShenNeurology Department, Shouguang People's Hospital, Shouguang, 262700, China.
Qinyan XuImaging Department, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, 261000, China.
Shuxian ZhangImaging Department, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, 261000, China.
Tian LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease-Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Integrative Medicine of Acute Abdominal Diseases, Tianjin Nankai HospitalTianjin Medical University, 8 Changjiang Avenue, Tianjin, 300100, China.
Yun ZhengUltrasonic Department, Weifang People's Hospital, 151 Guangwen Avenue, Weifang, 261000, China. rmyyzhengyun@sdsmu.edu.cn.

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Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2017MH110Research project plan of Health Commission of Weifang WJKYJT-2024-092
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Abstract

objectivesTension-type headache (TTH) is the most common nervous system disorder worldwide. This study aimed to examine abnormal network-level brain functional connectivity (FC) alterations in patients with TTH across multi-frequency bands.

methodsThe study enrolled 63 subjects, comprising 32 patients with TTH and 31 healthy controls (HC). According to our team's previous research, the brain regions with abnormal ReHo in the conventional frequency band (0.01-0.08 Hz) and the slow-5 band (0.01-0.027 Hz) were chosen as seed regions of interest (ROIs). Subsequently, the FC between ROIs and the entire brain analysis across various frequency bands was calculated to evaluate network-level alterations, and differences between the TTH and HC were analyzed. Pearson's correlation analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between significantly altered FC values in two frequency bands and visual analog score (VAS) in TTH patients.

resultsIn the slow-5 band (0.01-0.027 Hz), FC between right medial superior frontal gyrus and right medial temporal pole/right inferior temporal gyrus as well as right middle frontal gyrus and left supramarginal gyrus of TTH patients exhibited significantly higher, compared to the HC group, while FC between right middle frontal gyrus and right lateral occipital cortex reduced. For the correlation results, there was no correlation between abnormal brain regions of FC and VAS score.

conclusionsChanges in FC within brain regions associated with TTH are linked to pain processing. And the altered FC in TTH patients were frequency dependent. These initial observations could enhance our understanding of TTH's pathophysiological mechanism and offer insights for its future diagnosis and treatment.

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BrainMagnetic Resonance ImagingNerve NetTension-Type HeadacheAdultBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultFrequency band specificityFunctional connectivityResting-state functional MRITension-type headache

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PMID40312692
PMCPMC12046950

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