title: Diffusion tensor imaging and neuropsychologic assessment in aphasic stroke.
abstract: With the recent advances in neuroimaging it has become possible to characterize the cerebral reorganization that occurs in response to therapy and the conditions under which this reorganization occurs. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a neuroimaging technique that allows us to visualize white matter tracts and potential changes associated with different treatments. To date, only few data on structural neuroplasticity related to the recovery of poststroke aphasia were reported. We describe a case of aphasic stroke patient, who was studied before and after the intense rehabilitative treatment by using neuropsychologic evaluation and DTI examination, to assess the integrity of the arcuate fasciculus related to motor, language, and cognitive recovery.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nunnari
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Lilla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Placido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramanti
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: silvimarino@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marino
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001111:Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology*; D003071:Cognition; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D066127:White Matter / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Aphasia; diffusion tensor imaging; neuropsychological evaluation; rehabilitation; stroke