Mesencephalic corticospinal atrophy predicts baseline deficit but not response to unilateral or bilateral arm training in chronic stroke

OBJECTIVE: Stroke survivors with motor deficits often have pyramidal tract atrophy caused by degeneration of corticospinal fibers. The authors hypothesized that the degree of atrophy correlates with severity of motor impairment in patients with chronic stroke and predicts the response to rehabilitat...

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Main Authors: Globas, Christoph (Author), Lam, Judith (Author), Zhang, Weihong (Author), Imanbayev, Anuar (Author), Hertler, Benjamin (Author), Becker, Clemens (Author), Whitall, Jill (Author), McCombe-Waller, Sandy (Author), Mori, Susumu (Author), Hanley, Daniel F. (Author), Luft, Andreas R. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2011-01.
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