Mapping Remote Subcortical Ramifications of Injury after Ischemic Strokes

Background. The extent of brain damage in chronic stroke patients is traditionally defined as the necrotic tissue observed on magnetic resonance image (MRI). However, patients often exhibit symptoms suggesting that functional impairment may affect areas beyond the cortical necrotic lesion, for examp...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Bonilha, Travis Nesland, Chris Rorden, Paul Fillmore, Ruwan P. Ratnayake, Julius Fridriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215380