Alterations of the default mode network and cognitive impairments in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease February 7, 2018 Xianwei Hu, Haibao Wang, Youhui Tu et al.
Background and objectives: Cognitive impairment is a common extrapulmonary comorbidity in COPD patients. The default mode network (DMN) plays a critical role in maintaining the normal activities of humans, and its function can be evaluated by resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlations between cognition and function changes of...
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s146870 (opens in new tab)
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Default mode network
Lung
Humans
Magnetic resonance imaging
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