Aberrant pyramidal tract in a patient with coronaradiata infarct a diffusion tensor tractography study

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1027-1030

  Hong, Ji Heon ^a   Jang, Sung Ho ^b  

^a Yeungnam College of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aberrant pyramidal tract; Diffusion tensor tractography; Motor recovery; cerebral infarct; Pyramidal tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONVALESCENCE; CORONA RADIATA (BRAIN); DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

EID: 79959294311     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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