Prediction of motor recovery using diffusion tensor tractography in supratentorial stroke patients with severe motor involvement

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 570-576

  Kim, Kang Hee ^a   Kim, Yun Hee ^a   Kim, Min Su ^b   Park, Chang Hyun ^a   Lee, Ahee ^a   Chang, Won Hyuk ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor tractography; FACT algorithm; Fractional anisotropy; Motor recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940529805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2015.39.4.570     Document Type: Article

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