
AbstractAimsIdiopathic Normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by gait disturbance, dementia, and urinary dysfunction. The neural network mechanisms underlying this phenomenon is currently unknown.MethodsTo investigate the resting‐state functional connectivity (rs‐FC) abnormalities of iNPH‐related brain connectivity from static and dynamic perspectives and the correlation of these abnormalities with clinical symptoms before and 3‐month after shunt. We investigated both static and dynamic functional network connectivity (sFNC and dFNC, respectively) in 33 iNPH patients and 23 healthy controls (HCs).ResultsThe sFNC and dFNC of networks were generally decreased in iNPH patients. The reduction in sFNC within the default mode network (DMN) and between the somatomotor network (SMN) and visual network (VN) were related to symptoms. The temporal properties of dFNC and its temporal variability in state‐4 were sensitive to the identification of iNPH and were correlated with symptoms. The temporal variability in the dorsal attention network (DAN) increased, and the average instantaneous FC was altered among networks in iNPH. These features were partially associated with clinical symptoms.ConclusionThe dFNC may be a more sensitive biomarker for altered network function in iNPH, providing us with extra information on the mechanisms of iNPH.
Brain Mapping, Movement Disorders, Humans, Brain, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Original Articles, Head, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
Brain Mapping, Movement Disorders, Humans, Brain, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Original Articles, Head, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
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