Age- and time-dependent effects on functional outcome and cortical activation pattern in patients with median nerve injury: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Fornander, Lotta ^a,b,c   Nyman, Torbjörn ^c   Hansson, Thomas ^c   Ragnehed, Mattias ^d   Brismar, Tom ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Hand injury; Median nerve; Neuronal plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND INJURY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TACTILE STIMULATION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954414049     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.JNS09698     Document Type: Article

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