Corticospinal tract integrity and motor function following neonatal stroke: A case study

BMC Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gordon, Anne L ^a,b   Wood, Amanda ^b,d   Tournier, Jacques D ^c,e   Hunt, Rod W ^b,c,f  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^f ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Functional imaging; Motor outcome; Plasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTING HAND ASSESSMENT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRUININKS OSERETSKY TEST OF MOTOR PROFICIENCY 2; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL ABILITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEONATAL STROKE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN DISEASE; PEDIATRIC STROKE OUTCOME MEASURE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CHILD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; STROKE;

EID: 84863519937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-53     Document Type: Article

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