Functional role of the corticoreticular pathway in chronic stroke patients

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1099-1104

  Jang, Sung Ho ^a   Chang, Chul Hoon ^a   Lee, Jun ^a   Kim, Chung Sun ^b   Seo, Jeong Pyo ^a   Yeo, Sang Seok ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticoreticular pathway; Corticoreticulospinal tract; Diffusion tensor imaging; Stroke; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICORETICULAR PATHWAY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYSTEM; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HEMIPARESIS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84876296039     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000269     Document Type: Article

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