Diffusion tensor imaging demonstrates focal lesions of the corticospinal tract in hemiparetic patients with cerebral palsy

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 420, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-38

  Son, Su Min ^a   Ahn, Young Hwan ^b   Sakong, Joon ^c   Moon, Han Ku ^c   Ahn, Sang Ho ^c   Lee, Ho ^a   Yu, In Kyu ^a   Shin, Youn Jeong ^a   Jang, Sung Ho ^c  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor imaging; Motor recovery

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; PARESIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 34248639323     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.04.054     Document Type: Article

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