Unsuspected plasticity of single neurons after connection of the corticospinal tract with peripheral nerves in spinal cord lesions

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Brunelli, Giorgio ^a   Von Wild, Klaus ^b  

^a Foundation for Research on Spinal Cord Lesions   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive neuronal plasticity; Compensation; Nerve graft; Neural connection; Paraplegia; Restoration of ambulation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REINNERVATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 70349752700     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.1.1     Document Type: Review

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