Relationships between functional and structural corticospinal tract integrity and walking post stroke.

Journal article

OBJECTIVE: Studies on upper limb recovery following stroke have highlighted the importance of the structural and functional integrity of the corticospinal tract (CST) in determining clinical outcomes. However, such relationships have not been fully explored for the lower limb. We aimed to test whether variation in walking impairment was associated with variation in the structural or functional integrity of the CST. METHODS: Transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to stimulate each motor co...

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Authors: Jayaram, G; Stagg, C; Esser, P; Kischka, U; Stinear, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
• Volume: 123
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 2422-2428
• Publication date: 2012-12-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.04.026
• EISSN: 1872-8952
• ISSN: 1388-2457
• Language: English
• Keywords: Locomotion; Motor Cortex; Male; Walking; Electromyography; Recovery of Function; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Aged; Stroke; Pyramidal Tracts; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Female; Middle Aged