Corticospinal tract restoration: Combined study of diffusion tensor tractography, functional MRI, and transcranial magnetic stimulation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 901-904

  Jang, Sung Ho ^a   Ahn, Young Hwan ^b   Kim, Seong Ho ^a   Chang, Chul Hoon ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor imaging; Functional MRI; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MAGNETISM; RESTORATION; TENSORS;

CORTICOSPINAL TRACTS; DIFFUSION-TENSOR TRACTOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MRI; HAEMORRAGE; INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMATOMA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 36649030652     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e31804089a6     Document Type: Article

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