Limbic-Auditory Interactions of Tinnitus: An Evaluation Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Gunbey H. P., Gunbey E., Aslan K., Bulut T., Unal A., Incesu L.

CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.27, no.2, pp.221-230, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00062-015-0473-0
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.221-230
  • Keywords: Tinnitus, MRI, DTI, SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS, BRAIN, MATTER, ANISOTROPY, MRI, STIMULATION, HIPPOCAMPUS, PERCEPTION, PATHWAY, REGIONS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Tinnitus is defined as an imaginary subjective perception in the absence of an external sound. Convergent evidence proposes that tinnitus perception includes auditory, attentional and emotional components. The aim of this study was to investigate the thalamic, auditory and limbic interactions associated with tinnitus-related distress by Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI).