Research Article

Motor Control Deficits in Facial Synkinesis Patients: Neuroimaging Evidences of Cerebral Cortex Involvement

Table 3

Differences in ALFF between facial synkinesis patients and healthy controls in 5 frequency bands.

Brain regionsCluster sizeCluster centroid(MNI) value

Slow-2 band
 Facial synkinesis < healthy controls
  Insula_R3248-63-3.4274
  Temporal_Pole_Sup_R303018-27-2.6361
  Cingulate_Ant_R309420-3.3372
  Postcentral_R2751-2748-3.3814
  Cerebelum_Crus1_R2539-87-33-4.0931
  Temporal_Mid_R2260-3-18-2.4222
  Frontal_Sup_Medial_R2163642-2.899
  Temporal_Pole_Mid_R19489-30-2.8583
  Frontal_Sup_L16-213636-2.6557
  Cingulate_Ant_L12-63018-3.1261

Slow-3 band
 Facial synkinesis > healthy controls
  Thalamus_L82-18-27-32.8462
  Hippocampus_L48-21-24-94.9978
  Cerebelum_10_L30-21-33-454.8498
  Thalamus_R1112-2432.8505
 Facial synkinesis < healthy controls
  Frontal_Med_Orbital_R421248-9-2.7222
  Cingulate_Ant_L22-33627-3.8034
  Cerebelum_Crus1_R2239-87-33-3.2934
  Temporal_Mid_R1060-3-21-3.3251
  Postcentral_R1066-1515-3.1111
  Cerebelum_Crus2_R1039-75-51-2.7581

Slow-4 band
 Facial synkinesis > healthy controls
  Insula_L36-2712-212.5823
  Hippocampus_L16-21-24-93.222
  Cerebelum_9_R1512-48-544.2794
  Temporal_Pole_Sup_R15309-244.137
  Frontal_Sup_Medial_L12-96693.6189
  Hippocampus_L10-18-12-123.9069
  Frontal_Sup_2_R102436422.7278
 Facial synkinesis < healthy controls
  Frontal_Med_Orbital_R101242-6-2.3628

Slow-5 band
 Facial synkinesis > healthy controls
  Insula_L43-331593.353
  Frontal_Sup_2_R12279662.9628
  Cingulate_Ant_L12-333-92.8405
  Temporal_Inf_L11-426-423.2313
  Hippocampus_L11-21-24-92.6231
  Frontal_Sup_2_R102439422.3045
 Facial synkinesis < healthy controls
  Hippocampus_R1533-12-15-2.9439

Slow-6 band
 Facial synkinesis > healthy controls
  Insula_L61-39603.8307
  Postcentral_R3757-21453.3997
  Temporal_Pole_Mid_L28-219-362.6843
  Cingulate_Ant_L27-339183.3037
  Temporal_Inf_L22-426-423.6417
  Frontal_Inf_Triangle_L10-483933.9693
 Facial synkinesis < healthy controls
  Cerebelum_9_L24-9-54-51-2.8445
  Hippocampus_R1530-21-15-3.0374