Alterations in microarchitecture and network integrity in diffusion tensor images of children with marginal intelligence or intellectual disabilities.

Purpose: To investigate damage to fiber bundles and brain networks in children with marginal intelligence (MI) or intellectual disability (ID) by using Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) sequences. Methods: Thirty healthy children, 25 with MI, 35 with ID, and 32 with both ID and attention deficit hypera...

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Publicado en:Neuroradiology Vol. 67; no. 7; pp. 1837 - 1848
Autores principales: Liu, Zhenghua, Wang, Ya, Yao, Ruowei, Li, Jiani
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jul2025
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          Liu, Zhenghua
          Wang, Ya
          Yao, Ruowei
          Li, Jiani
        affil: The Radiology Department, The Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, DongGuan City, China
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          Brain Abnormalities
          Neural Pathways Physiopathology
          Intelligence In Infancy and Childhood
          Persons with Intellectual Disabilities In Infancy and Childhood
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Child
          Case Control Studies
          Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
          Intelligence Tests
          DSM
          Multiple Linear Regression
          Models, Statistical
          Data Analysis Software
          Chi Square Test
          Analysis of Variance
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Unpaired T-Tests
          Analysis of Covariance
          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
          Gray Matter
          White Matter
          Cerebrospinal Fluid
          Functional Connectivity
          Children with Disabilities
          Child: 6-12 years
          Male
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      ab: Purpose: To investigate damage to fiber bundles and brain networks in children with marginal intelligence (MI) or intellectual disability (ID) by using Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) sequences. Methods: Thirty healthy children, 25 with MI, 35 with ID, and 32 with both ID and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) underwent 3.0 T MRI scans, including DTI sequences. Analysis of the DTI data yielded correlation tractography, network measures, and graph visualizations. Results: Children with MI, ID or both ID and ADHD have damage in the bilateral arcuate fasciculi, bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculi and thalamic radiations, corpus callosum's body, and right corticostriatal tracts. Furthermore, both the MI and ID-ADHD groups were affected in the right parietal aslant tract, bilateral corticospinal tracts, and bilateral medial lemnisci, which were not affected in patients with ID alone. The MI, ID and ID-ADHD groups exhibited a significantly lower density, global efficiency, and rich club coefficient than the controls. Patients with MI, ID, or both ID and ADHD had no nodes in the bilateral middle and inferior frontal gyri. Moreover, individuals with ID, alone or combined with ADHD, also lacked nodes in the bilateral temporal lobes. Conclusion: Children with MI, ID, or comorbid ID and ADHD exhibited significant morphological abnormalities in fiber tracts, substantial reductions in fiber bundle volumes, and disrupted neural network connectivity. Furthermore, graph visualizations of the connectome reveal a progressive increase in the defect of hub nodes, worsening from MI to ID, whether alone or in conjunction with ADHD, when compared to normal controls.
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