Motor skill learning is associated with diffusion characteristics of white matter in individuals with chronic stroke

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 151-160

  Borich, Michael R ^a   Brown, Katlyn E ^a   Boyd, Lara A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Diffusion tensor imaging; Motor behavior; Posterior limb of the internal capsule; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANISOTROPY; CAPSULA INTERNA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; ANISOTROPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROIMAGING; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84902662293     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e3182a3d353     Document Type: Article

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