Cognitive and functional connectivity alterations in Friedreich's ataxia

Sirio Cocozza, Teresa Costabile, Enrico Tedeschi, Filomena Abate, Camilla Russo, Agnese Liguori, Walter Del Vecchio, Francesca Paciello, Mario Quarantelli, Alessandro Filla, Arturo Brunetti, Francesco Saccà; Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology doi:10.1002/acn3.555

The aim of this study was to perform the first resting‐state functional MRI (RS‐fMRI) analysis in Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) patients to assess possible brain functional connectivity (FC) differences in these patients, and test their correlations with neuropsychological performances.

 Cognitive and functional connectivity alterations in Friedreich's ataxia