Degeneration speed of corticospinal tract in patients with cerebral infarct

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-277

  Kim, Dong Gyu ^a   Ahn, Young Hwan ^b   Byun, Woo Mok ^a   Kim, Tae Gun ^a   Yang, Dong Suk ^a   Ahn, Sang Ho ^a   Cho, Yoon Woo ^a   Jang, Sung Ho ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Degeneration; Diffusion tensor imaging; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NERVE DEGENERATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

EID: 35948960284     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2007-22404     Document Type: Article

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