Motor function reorganization in a patient with a brainstem lesion: DTT, fMRI and TMS study

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-171

  Jang, Sung Ho ^a   Hong, Ji Heon ^a   Ahn, Sang Ho ^a   Son, Soo Min ^a   Cho, Yoon Woo ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor MRI; Functional MRI; Motor recovery; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICAL REORGANIZATION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMIPARESIS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE TRACT; PONS; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; THALAMUS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OXYGEN; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950295795     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2010-0550     Document Type: Article

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