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Evidence of cortical reorganization in hemiparetic patients

Journal Article · · Stroke; (USA)
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  1. Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
We studied the mechanisms underlying the recovery of motor function of the hand using a bidimensional xenon-133 inhalation technique to measure regional cerebral blood flow at rest and during the performance of a motor task (test condition). The regional cerebral blood flow patterns under rest and test conditions were compared in normal control and in stroke patients with either a cortico-subcortical or a deep-seated lesion. Functional recovery appears to depend upon cortical reorganization involving both hemispheres, particularly in both parietal regions in the subgroup of patients with cortico-subcortical lesions.
OSTI ID:
5546266
Journal Information:
Stroke; (USA), Journal Name: Stroke; (USA) Vol. 20:8; ISSN SJCCA; ISSN 0039-2499
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English