Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
406-03-008 / 271-01-052 ISMRM Abstract

Disrupted Brainstem Functional Architecture in Aging and in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Primary: Neuro - Parkinson's Disease
Secondary: Neuro - Aging
406-03-008 · fMRI: Applications in Neurology · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–5:50 PM · Auditorium 2
271-01-052 · ISMRM AMPC Selected Posters · Sunday, 10 May, 7:00 AM–2:00 PM · Traditional Posters
Keywords: Aging Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Brainstem connectivity 7-Tesla resting state fMRI Synucleinopathy
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Lin Hua1, Kavita Singh1,2, María Guadalupe García-Gomar1,3, Firdaus Fabrice Hannanu1, Koley Subhranil1, Ambra Stefani1,4,5, Stephan Grimaldi1,6, Aleksandar Videnovic5,7, Marta Bianciardi 1,7
1Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Department of Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
3Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico
4Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
5Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
6Department of Neurology and Movement Disorders, APHM, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
7Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States of America
Presenting Author: Marta Bianciardi

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