Structural integrity of the contralesional hemisphere predicts cognitive impairment in ischemic stroke at three months.

Structural integrity of the contralesional hemisphere predicts cognitive impairment in ischemic stroke at three months.

After stroke, white matter integrity can be affected both locally and distally to the primary lesion location. It has been shown that tract disruption in mirror's regions of the contralateral hemisphere is associated with degree of functional impairment. Fourteen patients suffering right hemisp...

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Main Authors: Rosalia Dacosta-Aguayo, Manuel Graña, Marina Fernández-Andújar, Elena López-Cancio, Cynthia Cáceres, Núria Bargalló, Maite Barrios, Immaculada Clemente, Pere Toran Monserrat, Maite Alzamora Sas, Antoni Dávalos, Tibor Auer, Maria Mataró
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3901679?pdf=render

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