†These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editor: Soh Hidaka
Optic neuritis (ON) is a general term for inflammation of any part of the optic
nerve resulting from demyelination or infection. The number of patients with
MOG-lgG antibody-related optic neuritis is increasing recently. Our study uses
the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) method to compare
the activity of specific brain regions in MOG-lgG ON patients and healthy
controls (HCs). We selected a total of 21 MOG-lgG ON patients and 21 HCs were
included in the study. All subjects underwent resting-state functional magnetic
resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). The independent-samples t-test was used to
compare demographic data and average fALFF values between groups. The specificity
and sensitivity of fALFF values for distinguishing between MOG-lgG ON patients
and HCs were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.
Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between fALFF
values and clinical characteristics in MOG-lgG ON patients. Our results showed
that fALFF values of the right cerebellum and left middle cingulum were lower
whereas those of bilateral inferior temporal lobes, right gyrus rectus, and the
left superior and right middle frontal lobes of MOG-lgG ON patients were higher
than those of HCs (P
