Upper limb motor rehabilitation impacts white matter microstructure in multiple sclerosis

NeuroImage

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-116

  Bonzano, Laura ^a   Tacchino, Andrea ^b   Brichetto, Giampaolo ^b   Roccatagliata, Luca ^a   Dessypris, Adriano ^a   Feraco, Paola ^a   Lopes De Carvalho, Maria L ^c   Battaglia, Mario A ^d   Mancardi, Giovanni L ^a   Bove, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Italian Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis (FISM)   (Italy)

^c Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Motor rehabilitation; Multiple sclerosis; Upper limb; Voluntary movements; White matter

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; MOTOR REHABILITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; UPPER LIMB; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84893544622     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.12.025     Document Type: Article

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