《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2022, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 90-94.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2022.01.013

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Brain functional connectivity in lower limb amputees

LIU Shaowen1,2,WEI Conghui1,2,SHAN Xinying2(),ZHANG Yan1()   

  1. 1. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-age Disability, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing 100176, China
  • Received:2021-09-03 Revised:2021-11-09 Published:2022-01-25 Online:2022-02-11
  • Contact: SHAN Xinying,ZHANG Yan E-mail:shxy010411@163.com;doctorzhangyan@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Key R & D Program of China(2020YFC2005801)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the changes of functional brain connectivity over multiple frequency bands in resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) for lower limb amputation patients. Methods Resting-state EEG was collected from 18 lower limb amputees and 22 healthy controls from November, 2020 to June, 2021. Functional connectivity matrix was constructed with phase-locked values (PLV), and compared between groups. Results The functional connectivity was weaker in the amputees than in the controls on α band (t = 3.433, P = 0.001) and β band (t = 3.806, P = 0.001), and there was no significant difference on δ band (t = 1.429, P = 0.161) and θ band (t = 1.211, P = 0.233). Conclusion EEG functional connectivity weakens in lower limb amputees in on the α and β band, which results in neuroplasticity of multiple brain regions, not only for limb-respond cortex, but also for frontal, temporal and occipital cortices.

Key words: lower limb, amputation, resting-state electroencephalography, functional connectivity, phase-locked values

CLC Number: