Brain Reorganization in Patients with Brachial Plexus Injury: A Longitudinal Functional MRI Study

The aim of this study is to assess plastic changes of the sensorimotor cortex (SMC) in patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury (BPI) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Twenty patients with traumatic BPI underwent fMRI using blood oxygen level-dependent technique with echo-pl...

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Main Authors: Takeharu Yoshikawa, Naoto Hayashi, Yasuhito Tajiri, Yoshirou Satake, Kuni Ohtomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/501751