The relation between motor function of stroke patients and diffusion tensor imaging findings for the corticospinal tract
The relation between motor function of stroke patients and diffusion tensor imaging findings for the corticospinal tract
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neulet.2014.04.044
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发表时间:
2014-06-20
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Kwon, Hyeok Gyu
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作者:
Jang, Sung Ho;Kim, Kyoung;Kwon, Hyeok Gyu
Although the corticospinal tract (CST) is a major neural tract for motor function, the detailed role of the CST has not been clearly elucidated. We investigated relations between motor function of patients with chronic hemiparetic stroke and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) findings for the CST. We recruited 82 consecutive chronic stroke patients. Medical Research Council, Modified Brunnstrom Classification, and Functional Ambulatory Category were used in measurement of the affected side. All motor functions showed positive correlations with fractional anisotropy (FA) and fiber number (FN) ratios (p