Diffusion tensor imaging shows structural remodeling of stroke mirror region: Results from a pilot study

European Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 370-376

  Granziera, Cristina ^a,c   Ay, Hakan ^a   Koniak, Susan P ^b   Krueger, Gunnar ^d   Sorensen, A Gregory ^a,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Siemens Schweiz AG   (Switzerland)

^e Siemens Healthcare North America ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contralesional hemisphere; Diffusion tensor imaging; Plasticity; Stroke recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GRAY MATTER; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; STROKE PATIENT; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861205274     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336062     Document Type: Article

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