title: Change of the anterior corticospinal tract on the normal side of the brain in chronic stroke patients: Diffusion tensor imaging study.
abstract: We investigated change of the anterior corticospinal tract (CST) on the normal side of the brain in stroke patients, using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). We recruited 32 stroke patients and 24 control subjects. Motricity Index and DTT for the whole and anterior CSTs were evaluated. According to findings, the fiber number of the anterior CST on the normal side of the brain of stroke patients was related to poor motor function of the affected extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University , Daegu , Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Hyeok Gyu
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Anterior corticospinal tract; diffusion tensor imaging; hemiparesis; motor function; stroke