Differences between ages and onset in functional network changes associated with reading Braille
1 December 2021
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Braille, early blind, fMRI, functional connectivity, late blind, voxel-based morphometry
Visual impairment affects learning ability, speed and accuracy required for reading, writing and learning memory in terms of educational performance. Braille training requires decoding of simple dots into meaningful words and sentences. The objectives of this study were to evaluate...
Saccadic eye movements in young-onset Parkinson’s disease
5 August 2020
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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BOLD, Saccadic eye movements, fMRI, young onset Parkinson’s disease
The objective of this study was to understand control of saccadic eye movements in patients with young onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) where onset of disease symptoms appears early in life (<40 years of age). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was...
