Evidence of cortical reorganization in hemiparetic patients.
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.
Service de Revalidation neurologique, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes