Motor recovery via the peri-infarct area in patients with corona radiata infarct

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-108

  Kwon, Yong Hyun ^a   Lee, Chu Hee ^a   Ahn, Sang Ho ^a   Lee, Mi Young ^a   Yang, Dong Suk ^a   Byun, Woo Mok ^a   Park, Ji Won ^b   Jang, Sung Ho ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corona radiata; Diffusion tensor image; Motor recovery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMIPARESIS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FIBER; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 34447633523     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2007-22205     Document Type: Article

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