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In this study,we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate longitudinal changes in brain activation during a verbal working memory (VWM) task performed by patients who had experienced a transient ischemic attack (TIA).Twenty-five fi
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Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;Department
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In this study,we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate longitudinal changes in brain activation during a verbal working memory (VWM) task performed by patients who had experienced a transient ischemic attack (TIA).Twenty-five first-ever TIA patients without visible lesions in conventional MRI and 25 healthy volunteers were enrolled.VWM task-related fMRI was conducted 1 week and 3 months post-TIA.The brain activity evoked by the task and changes over time were assessed.We found that,compared with controls,patients exhibited an increased activation in the bilateral inferior frontal gyrus (IFG),right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC),insula,inferior parietal lobe (IPL),and cerebellum during the task performed 1 week post-TIA.But only the right IFG still exhibited an increased activation at 3 months post-TIA.A direct comparison of fMRI data between 1 week and 3 months post-TIA showed greater activation in the bilateral middle temporal gyrus,right DLPFC,IPL,cerebellum,and left IFG in patients at 1 week post-TIA.We conclude that brain activity patterns induced by a VWM task remain dynamic for a period of time after a TIA,despite the cessation of clinical symptoms.Normalization of the VWM activation pattern may be progressively achieved after transient episodes of ischemia in TIA patients.
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