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Robert S, Granovetter MC, Patterson C, Behrmann M. Hemispheric functional organization, as revealed by naturalistic neuroimaging, in pediatric epilepsy patients with cortical resections. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2317458121. [PMID: 38950362 PMCID: PMC11252739 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317458121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Functional changes in the pediatric brain following neural injuries attest to remarkable feats of plasticity. Investigations of the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie this plasticity have largely focused on activation in the penumbra of the lesion or in contralesional, homotopic regions. Here, we adopt a whole-brain approach to evaluate the plasticity of the cortex in patients with large unilateral cortical resections due to drug-resistant childhood epilepsy. We compared the functional connectivity (FC) in patients' preserved hemisphere with the corresponding hemisphere of matched controls as they viewed and listened to a movie excerpt in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. The preserved hemisphere was segmented into 180 and 200 parcels using two different anatomical atlases. We calculated all pairwise multivariate statistical dependencies between parcels, or parcel edges, and between 22 and 7 larger-scale functional networks, or network edges, aggregated from the smaller parcel edges. Both the left and right hemisphere-preserved patient groups had widespread reductions in FC relative to matched controls, particularly for within-network edges. A case series analysis further uncovered subclusters of patients with distinctive edgewise changes relative to controls, illustrating individual postoperative connectivity profiles. The large-scale differences in networks of the preserved hemisphere potentially reflect plasticity in the service of maintained and/or retained cognitive function.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophia Robert
- Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213
- The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213
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- Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213
- The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213
- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15213
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15213
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- Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213
- The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA15213
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA15219
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Chakraborty P, Saha S, Deco G, Banerjee A, Roy D. Structural-and-dynamical similarity predicts compensatory brain areas driving the post-lesion functional recovery mechanism. Cereb Cortex Commun 2023; 4:tgad012. [PMID: 37559936 PMCID: PMC10409568 DOI: 10.1093/texcom/tgad012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
Abstract
The focal lesion alters the excitation-inhibition (E-I) balance and healthy functional connectivity patterns, which may recover over time. One possible mechanism for the brain to counter the insult is global reshaping functional connectivity alterations. However, the operational principles by which this can be achieved remain unknown. We propose a novel equivalence principle based on structural and dynamic similarity analysis to predict whether specific compensatory areas initiate lost E-I regulation after lesion. We hypothesize that similar structural areas (SSAs) and dynamically similar areas (DSAs) corresponding to a lesioned site are the crucial dynamical units to restore lost homeostatic balance within the surviving cortical brain regions. SSAs and DSAs are independent measures, one based on structural similarity properties measured by Jaccard Index and the other based on post-lesion recovery time. We unravel the relationship between SSA and DSA by simulating a whole brain mean field model deployed on top of a virtually lesioned structural connectome from human neuroimaging data to characterize global brain dynamics and functional connectivity at the level of individual subjects. Our results suggest that wiring proximity and similarity are the 2 major guiding principles of compensation-related utilization of hemisphere in the post-lesion functional connectivity re-organization process.
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- Priyanka Chakraborty
- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Manesar, Haryana 122051, India
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Manesar, Haryana 122051, India
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- Center for Brain and Cognition, Computational Neuroscience Group, Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de la Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
- School of Psychological Sciences, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Manesar, Haryana 122051, India
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- Cognitive Brain Dynamics Lab, National Brain Research Centre, NH-8, Manesar, Haryana 122051, India
- School of AIDE, Center for Brain Research and Applications, IIT Jodhpur, NH-62, Surpura Bypass Rd, Karwar, Rajasthan 342030, India
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Jia P, Wang J, Ren X, He J, Wang S, Xing Y, Chen D, Zhang X, Zhou S, Liu X, Yu S, Li Z, Jiang C, Zang W, Chen X, Wang J. An enriched environment improves long-term functional outcomes in mice after intracerebral hemorrhage by mechanisms that involve the Nrf2/BDNF/glutaminase pathway. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2023; 43:694-711. [PMID: 36635875 PMCID: PMC10108193 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221135419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Post-stroke depression exacerbates neurologic deficits and quality of life. Depression after ischemic stroke is known to some extent. However, depression after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is relatively unknown. Increasing evidence shows that exposure to an enriched environment (EE) after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury has neuroprotective effects in animal models, but its impact after ICH is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of EE on long-term functional outcomes in mice subjected to collagenase-induced striatal ICH. Mice were subjected to ICH with the standard environment (SE) or ICH with EE for 6 h/day (8:00 am-2:00 pm). Depressive, anxiety-like behaviors and cognitive tests were evaluated on day 28 with the sucrose preference test, tail suspension test, forced swim test, light-dark transition experiment, morris water maze, and novel object recognition test. Exposure to EE improved neurologic function, attenuated depressive and anxiety-like behaviors, and promoted spatial learning and memory. These changes were associated with increased expression of transcription factor Nrf2 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and inhibited glutaminase activity in the perihematomal tissue. However, EE did not change the above behavioral outcomes in Nrf2-/- mice on day 28. Furthermore, exposure to EE did not increase BDNF expression compared to exposure to SE in Nrf2-/- mice on day 28 after ICH. These findings indicate that EE improves long-term outcomes in sensorimotor, emotional, and cognitive behavior after ICH and that the underlying mechanism involves the Nrf2/BDNF/glutaminase pathway.
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- Peijun Jia
- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
- School of Life Sciences,
Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology,
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou,
China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology,
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou,
China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy,
School of Basic Medical Sciences, , Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou, China
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Plautz EJ, Barbay S, Frost SB, Stowe AM, Dancause N, Zoubina EV, Eisner-Janowicz I, Guggenmos DJ, Nudo RJ. Spared Premotor Areas Undergo Rapid Nonlinear Changes in Functional Organization Following a Focal Ischemic Infarct in Primary Motor Cortex of Squirrel Monkeys. J Neurosci 2023; 43:2021-2032. [PMID: 36788028 PMCID: PMC10027035 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1452-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Recovery of motor function after stroke is accompanied by reorganization of movement representations in spared cortical motor regions. It is widely assumed that map reorganization parallels recovery, suggesting a causal relationship. We examined this assumption by measuring changes in motor representations in eight male and six female squirrel monkeys in the first few weeks after injury, a time when motor recovery is most rapid. Maps of movement representations were derived using intracortical microstimulation techniques in primary motor cortex (M1), ventral premotor cortex (PMv), and dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) in 14 adult squirrel monkeys before and after a focal infarct in the M1 distal forelimb area. Maps were derived at baseline and at either 2 (n = 7) or 3 weeks (n = 7) postinfarct. In PMv the forelimb maps remained unchanged at 2 weeks but contracted significantly (-42.4%) at 3 weeks. In PMd the forelimb maps expanded significantly (+110.6%) at 2 weeks but contracted significantly (-57.4%) at 3 weeks. Motor deficits were equivalent at both time points. These results highlight two features of plasticity after M1 lesions. First, significant contraction of distal forelimb motor maps in both PMv and PMd is evident by 3 weeks. Second, an unpredictable nonlinear pattern of reorganization occurs in the distal forelimb representation in PMd, first expanding at 2 weeks, and then contracting at 3 weeks postinjury. Together with previous results demonstrating reliable map expansions in PMv several weeks to months after M1 injury, the subacute time period may represent a critical window for the timing of therapeutic interventions.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The relationship between motor recovery and motor map reorganization after cortical injury has rarely been examined in acute/subacute periods. In nonhuman primates, premotor maps were examined at 2 and 3 weeks after injury to primary motor cortex. Although maps are known to expand late after injury, the present study demonstrates early map expansion at 2 weeks (dorsal premotor cortex) followed by contraction at 3 weeks (dorsal and ventral premotor cortex). This nonlinear map reorganization during a time of gradual behavioral recovery suggests that the relationship between map plasticity and motor recovery is much more complex than previously thought. It also suggests that rehabilitative motor training may have its most potent effects during this early dynamic phase of map reorganization.
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- Erik J Plautz
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
- Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
- Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
- Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
- Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
- Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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Choi EB, Chang CH, Jang SH. Restoration of injured arcuate fasciculus in the dominant hemisphere following cranioplasty in a stroke patient. J Neuroradiol 2021; 48:468-470. [PMID: 33667551 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2021.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Eun Bi Choi
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 317-1, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, 705-717, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 317-1, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, 705-717, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 317-1, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, 705-717, Republic of Korea.
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Wang Q, Mergia E, Koesling D, Mittmann T. Nitric Oxide/Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Signaling via Guanylyl Cyclase Isoform 1 Mediates Early Changes in Synaptic Transmission and Brain Edema Formation after Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2021; 38:1689-1701. [PMID: 33427032 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often induces structural damage, disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), neurodegeneration, and dysfunctions of surviving neuronal networks. Nitric oxide (NO) signaling has been suggested to affect brain functions after TBI. The NO exhibits most of its biological effects by activation of the primary targets-guanylyl cyclases (NO-GCs), which exists in two isoforms (NO-GC1 and NO-GC2), and the subsequently produced cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). However, the specific function of the NO-NO-GCs-cGMP pathway in the context of brain injury is not fully understood. To investigate the specific role of the isoform NO-GC1 early after brain injuries, we performed an in vivo unilateral controlled cortical impact (CCI) in the somatosensory cortex of knockout mice lacking NO-GC1 and their wild-type (WT) littermates. Morphological and electrophysiological changes of cortical neurons located 500 μm distant from the lesion border were studied early (24 h) after TBI. The CCI-operated WT mice exhibited significant BBB disruption, an impairment of dendritic spine morphology, a reduced pre-synaptic glutamate release, and less neuronal activity in the ipsilateral cortical network. The impaired ipsilateral neuronal excitability was associated with increased A-type K+ currents (IA) in the WT mice early after TBI. Interestingly, NO-GC1 KO mice revealed relatively less BBB rupture and a weaker brain edema formation early after TBI. Further, lack of NO-GC1 also prevented the impaired synaptic transmission and network function that were observed in TBI-treated WT mice. These data suggest that NO-GC1 signaling mediates early brain damage and the strength of ipsilateral cortical network in the early phase after TBI.
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- Qi Wang
- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Cho MK, Jang SH. Peri-infarct reorganization of an injured corticospinal tract in a patient with cerebral infarction. Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:1671-1672. [PMID: 33433499 PMCID: PMC8323668 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.303046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Min Kyeong Cho
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Namku, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Namku, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Heimler B, Amedi A. Are critical periods reversible in the adult brain? Insights on cortical specializations based on sensory deprivation studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 116:494-507. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Li W, Li C, Xiang Y, Ji L, Hu H, Liu Y. Study of the activation in sensorimotor cortex and topological properties of functional brain network following focal vibration on healthy subjects and subacute stroke patients: An EEG study. Brain Res 2019; 1722:146338. [PMID: 31323197 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.146338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Modulation on cerebral cortex and cerebral networks can induce reorganization of the brain, which contributes to rehabilitation. Previous studies have proved that focal vibration (FV) on limb muscles can modulate the activities of sensorimotor cortex in healthy subjects (HS). The objective of this paper is to study the modulatory effects of FV on the sensorimotor cortex and cerebral network in HS and subacute stroke patients (SP). An experiment was designed and conducted, during which FV of 75 Hz was applied over biceps muscle of right limb of 10 HS and 10 SP with right hemiplegia. Electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded in the following phases: before FV, control condition and three sessions of FV. EEG analysis showed a significant decrease in motor-related power desynchronization (MRPD) of contralesional primary sensorimotor cortex (contralesional S1-M1) in the beta2 band (18-21 Hz) for SP during FV sessions, as well as in MRPD of bilateral S1-M1 in the beta1 (13-18 Hz) and the beta2 band for HS. Moreover, MRPD of contralesional S1-M1 was significantly lower than MRPD of ipsilesional S1-M1 during FV. Besides, a significant increase of global efficiency (E) and decrease of characteristic path length (L) were identified in the beta1 band for SP, whereas a significant increase of L was identified for HS. The results indicated that FV could enhance the excitability of contralesional S1-M1 and alter topological properties of functional brain network for SP, which was different in HS. This indication can contribute to understanding the modulatory effects of FV on cerebral cortex and cerebral network.
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- Wei Li
- Division of Intelligent and Biomechanical System, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, China.
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- Division of Intelligent and Biomechanical System, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital and the 6th Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, China
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- Division of Intelligent and Biomechanical System, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shenzhen Nanshan People's Hospital and the 6th Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Haidian, Beijing, China
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Reorganization of Hand Motor Function to the Primary Somatosensory Cortex in a Patient With Primary Motor Cortex Infarct: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Tractography Assessments. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2019; 99:e68-e69. [PMID: 31498158 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000001313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Guggisberg AG, Koch PJ, Hummel FC, Buetefisch CM. Brain networks and their relevance for stroke rehabilitation. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:1098-1124. [PMID: 31082786 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Stroke has long been regarded as focal disease with circumscribed damage leading to neurological deficits. However, advances in methods for assessing the human brain and in statistics have enabled new tools for the examination of the consequences of stroke on brain structure and function. Thereby, it has become evident that stroke has impact on the entire brain and its network properties and can therefore be considered as a network disease. The present review first gives an overview of current methodological opportunities and pitfalls for assessing stroke-induced changes and reorganization in the human brain. We then summarize principles of plasticity after stroke that have emerged from the assessment of networks. Thereby, it is shown that neurological deficits do not only arise from focal tissue damage but also from local and remote changes in white-matter tracts and in neural interactions among wide-spread networks. Similarly, plasticity and clinical improvements are associated with specific compensatory structural and functional patterns of neural network interactions. Innovative treatment approaches have started to target such network patterns to enhance recovery. Network assessments to predict treatment response and to individualize rehabilitation is a promising way to enhance specific treatment effects and overall outcome after stroke.
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- Adrian G Guggisberg
- Division of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1202 Geneva, Switzerland; Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Valais (EPFL Valais), Clinique Romande de Réadaptation, 1951 Sion, Switzerland
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- Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1202 Geneva, Switzerland; Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Valais (EPFL Valais), Clinique Romande de Réadaptation, 1951 Sion, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital Geneva, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Depts of Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Change of an Injured Corticospinal Tract During 3 Weeks' Rehabilitation After Putaminal Hemorrhage. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2019. [PMID: 28650858 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000000787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Balbinot G, Schuch CP. Compensatory Relearning Following Stroke: Cellular and Plasticity Mechanisms in Rodents. Front Neurosci 2019; 12:1023. [PMID: 30766468 PMCID: PMC6365459 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.01023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
von Monakow’s theory of diaschisis states the functional ‘standstill’ of intact brain regions that are remote from a damaged area, often implied in recovery of function. Accordingly, neural plasticity and activity patterns related to recovery are also occurring at the same regions. Recovery relies on plasticity in the periinfarct and homotopic contralesional regions and involves relearning to perform movements. Seeking evidence for a relearning mechanism following stroke, we found that rodents display many features that resemble classical learning and memory mechanisms. Compensatory relearning is likely to be accompanied by gradual shaping of these regions and pathways, with participating neurons progressively adapting cortico-striato-thalamic activity and synaptic strengths at different cortico-thalamic loops – adapting function relayed by the striatum. Motor cortex functional maps are progressively reinforced and shaped by these loops as the striatum searches for different functional actions. Several cortical and striatal cellular mechanisms that influence motor learning may also influence post-stroke compensatory relearning. Future research should focus on how different neuromodulatory systems could act before, during or after rehabilitation to improve stroke recovery.
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- Gustavo Balbinot
- Brain Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Jang SH, Chang CH, Jung YJ, Seo YS. Recovery process of bilaterally injured corticoreticulospinal tracts in a patient with subarachnoid hemorrhage: Case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13401. [PMID: 30557993 PMCID: PMC6320100 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE A few studies using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) have demonstrated recovery of injured corticoreticulospinal tract (CRT) in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage and infarct. However, no study reported on a patient who showed peri-infarct reorganization of an injured CRT following a middle cerebral artery territory infarct. PATIENT CONCERNS A 56-year-old right-handed male patient was diagnosed as spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and underwent clipping for a ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm and right frontal extraventricular drainage for IVH at the department of neurosurgery of a university hospital. After onset, he presented with complete weakness of both legs. DIAGNOSES The patient was diagnosed as spontaneous SAH and IVH. INTERVENTIONS Clinical assessment and DTT were performed at 1, 3, 6, and 20 months after onset. OUTCOMES The weakness of both legs showed slow recovery for 10 months until 11 months after onset (medical research council: 6 months; 3/3 and 11 months; 4/4). As a result, he was able to walk independently on an even floor at 6 months and on stairs at 11 months after onset. The discontinued both CRTs on 1-month DTT were restored to the cerebral cortex on 3-month DTT, and then thickened consecutively on 6-month and 20-month DTTs. LESSONS The recovery process of injured CRTs concurrent with recovery of leg weakness was demonstrated in a patient with SAH using DTT. This study has important implications in terms of regaining gait function by the recovery of bilaterally injured CRTs which was facilitated by the long-term rehabilitation.
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- Sung Ho Jang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Parkkonen E, Laaksonen K, Piitulainen H, Pekkola J, Parkkonen L, Tatlisumak T, Forss N. Strength of ~20-Hz Rebound and Motor Recovery After Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2017; 31:475-486. [PMID: 28164736 DOI: 10.1177/1545968316688795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide, and effective rehabilitation is crucial to regain skills for independent living. Recently, novel therapeutic approaches manipulating the excitatory-inhibitory balance of the motor cortex have been introduced to boost recovery after stroke. However, stroke-induced neurophysiological changes of the motor cortex may vary despite of similar clinical symptoms. Therefore, better understanding of excitability changes after stroke is essential when developing and targeting novel therapeutic approaches. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS We identified recovery-related alterations in motor cortex excitability after stroke using magnetoencephalography. Dynamics (suppression and rebound) of the ~20-Hz motor cortex rhythm were monitored during passive movement of the index finger in 23 stroke patients with upper limb paresis at acute phase, 1 month, and 1 year after stroke. RESULTS After stroke, the strength of the ~20-Hz rebound to stimulation of both impaired and healthy hand was decreased with respect to the controls in the affected (AH) and unaffected (UH) hemispheres, and increased during recovery. Importantly, the rebound strength was lower than that of the controls in the AH and UH also to healthy-hand stimulation despite of intact afferent input. In the AH, the rebound strength to impaired-hand stimulation correlated with hand motor recovery. CONCLUSIONS Motor cortex excitability is increased bilaterally after stroke and decreases concomitantly with recovery. Motor cortex excitability changes are related to both alterations in local excitatory-inhibitory circuits and changes in afferent input. Fluent sensorimotor integration, which is closely coupled with excitability changes, seems to be a key factor for motor recovery.
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- Eeva Parkkonen
- 1 Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland.,2 Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,3 Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland.,2 Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,3 Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland
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- 4 HUS Medical Imaging Center, Radiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland
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- 2 Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,3 Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,5 Department of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.,6 Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland.,2 Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,3 Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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RATIONALE We report on restoration of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), compressed by an intracerebral hematoma and perihematomal edema following a stroke. The restoration of the ARAS was demonstrated by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS In a 60-year-old male, a brain MRI taken at 2 weeks after the surgery showed a hematoma and perihematomal edema in the left posterolateral pons and cerebellum, which were markedly resolved on a brain MRI after 5 weeks. DIAGNOSES Intraventricular hemorrhage. INTERVENTIONS Navigation-guided stereotactic drainage of a hematoma in the left cerebellum, comprehensive rehabilitative therapy, including hypersomnia medication (modafinil), physical therapy, and occupational therapy. OUTCOMES His hypersomnia improved significantly with rehabilitation, with no daytime hypersomnia beginning 3 weeks after the surgery. On 2-week DTT, neither the neural tract of the left lower dorsal or ventral ARAS were reconstructed, but these neural tracts were wellreconstructed on 5-week DTT. LESSONS In conclusion, restoration of nonreconstructed neural tracts of the lower ARAS with the resolution of the hematoma and perihematomal edema was demonstrated in a stroke patient, using DTT.
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Jang SH, Jang WH. Recovery of an injured corticospinal tract by subcortical peri-lesional reorganization in a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:1191-2. [PMID: 27630708 PMCID: PMC4994467 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.187066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Sung Ho Jang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Jaenisch N, Liebmann L, Guenther M, Hübner CA, Frahm C, Witte OW. Reduced tonic inhibition after stroke promotes motor performance and epileptic seizures. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26173. [PMID: 27188341 PMCID: PMC4870642 DOI: 10.1038/srep26173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Stroke survivors often recover from motor deficits, either spontaneously or with the support of rehabilitative training. Since tonic GABAergic inhibition controls network excitability, it may be involved in recovery. Middle cerebral artery occlusion in rodents reduces tonic GABAergic inhibition in the structurally intact motor cortex (M1). Transcript and protein abundance of the extrasynaptic GABAA-receptor complex α4β3δ are concurrently reduced (δ-GABAARs). In vivo and in vitro analyses show that stroke-induced glutamate release activates NMDA receptors, thereby reducing KCC2 transporters and down-regulates δ-GABAARs. Functionally, this is associated with improved motor performance on the RotaRod, a test in which mice are forced to move in a similar manner to rehabilitative training sessions. As an adverse side effect, decreased tonic inhibition facilitates post-stroke epileptic seizures. Our data imply that early and sometimes surprisingly fast recovery following stroke is supported by homeostatic, endogenous plasticity of extrasynaptic GABAA receptors.
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- Nadine Jaenisch
- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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Jang SH, Kwon HG. Recovery of an injured corticospinal tract during the early stage of rehabilitation following pontine infarction. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:519-20. [PMID: 27127496 PMCID: PMC4829022 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.179080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Sung Ho Jang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyungdong, Namku, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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The Effect of Acupuncture on the Motor Function and White Matter Microstructure in Ischemic Stroke Patients. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:164792. [PMID: 26576189 PMCID: PMC4630387 DOI: 10.1155/2015/164792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Evidence shows that ischemic stroke can induce brain structural reorganization. Acupuncture is advised as an adjunct to mainstream rehabilitation after stroke. However, the effectiveness of acupuncture is inconsistent among previous studies. Fourteen ischemic patients were collected and divided into two groups: conventional treatment group (CG) and acupuncture treatment group (AG). The results of a Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and diffusion tensor imaging were collected before and after treatment. The AG exhibited a higher improvement in FMA than the CG. Repeated measures analysis of variance on diffusion data only found a significant main effect for scanning time point in all diffusion indices. In each group, a postpair t-test revealed that diffusion indices values were changed significantly after treatment intervention in the body of the corpus callosum and bilateral corticospinal tracts, the inferior longitudinal fasciculus, the inferior frontooccipital fasciculus, the superior longitudinal fasciculus, the forceps minor, the cingulum gyrus, and the thalamic radiation. However, there was no significant difference in the diffusion indices between the two groups. In conclusion, acupuncture had a better behavioral score than traditional medicine treatment. However, acupuncture did not significantly change WM in the AG compared to the CG as expected within one month after the intervention.
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Buetefisch CM. Role of the Contralesional Hemisphere in Post-Stroke Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function. Front Neurol 2015; 6:214. [PMID: 26528236 PMCID: PMC4607877 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Identification of optimal treatment strategies to improve recovery is limited by the incomplete understanding of the neurobiological principles of recovery. Motor cortex (M1) reorganization of the lesioned hemisphere (ipsilesional M1) plays a major role in post-stroke motor recovery and is a primary target for rehabilitation therapy. Reorganization of M1 in the hemisphere contralateral to the stroke (contralesional M1) may, however, serve as an additional source of cortical reorganization and related recovery. The extent and outcome of such reorganization depends on many factors, including lesion size and time since stroke. In the chronic phase post-stroke, contralesional M1 seems to interfere with motor function of the paretic limb in a subset of patients, possibly through abnormally increased inhibition of lesioned M1 by the contralesional M1. In such patients, decreasing contralesional M1 excitability by cortical stimulation results in improved performance of the paretic limb. However, emerging evidence suggests a potentially supportive role of contralesional M1. After infarction of M1 or its corticospinal projections, there is abnormally increased excitatory neural activity and activation in contralesional M1 that correlates with favorable motor recovery. Decreasing contralesional M1 excitability in these patients may result in deterioration of paretic limb performance. In animal stroke models, reorganizational changes in contralesional M1 depend on the lesion size and rehabilitation treatment and include long-term changes in neurotransmitter systems, dendritic growth, and synapse formation. While there is, therefore, some evidence that activity in contralesional M1 will impact the extent of motor function of the paretic limb in the subacute and chronic phase post-stroke and may serve as a new target for rehabilitation treatment strategies, the precise factors that specifically influence its role in the recovery process remain to be defined.
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- Cathrin M Buetefisch
- Emory University , Atlanta, GA , USA ; Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, GA , USA
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Kwon YM, Jang SH, Lee JW. Predictability of Motor Outcome According to the Time of Motor Evoked Potentials From the Onset of Stroke in Patients With Putaminal Hemorrhage. Ann Rehabil Med 2015; 39:553-9. [PMID: 26361591 PMCID: PMC4564702 DOI: 10.5535/arm.2015.39.4.553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the predictability of motor evoked potentials (MEP) in patients with putaminal hemorrhage (PH) according to the time of MEP from the onset of stroke. METHODS Sixty consecutive patients with PH from January 2006 to November 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Motor function of affected extremities was measured at onset time and at six months after the onset. Patients were classified into two groups according to the time of MEP from the onset of stroke: early MEP group (within 15 days from onset) and late MEP group (16-30 days from onset). Patients were also classified into two groups according to the presence of MEP on the affected abductor pollicis brevis (APB): MEP (+) group-patients (showing MEP in the affected APB) and MEP (-) group-patients (no MEP in the affected APB). Motor outcome was compared between the two early and late MEP groups or between the presence and absence of MEP in the affected APB groups. RESULTS For patients with MEP (+), a larger portion in the late MEP group showed good prognosis compared to the early MEP group (late MEP, 94.4%; early MEP, 80%). In contrast, in patients with MEP (-), a larger portion of patients in the late MEP group showed bad prognosis compared to the early MEP group (late MEP, 80%; early MEP, 71.4%). No significant improvement of MI between MEP (+) and MEP (-) was observed when MEP was performed early or late. CONCLUSION Our results revealed that the predictability of motor outcome might be better if MEP is performed late compared to that when MEP is performed early in patients with PH.
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- Yong Min Kwon
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Yeo SS, Jang SH. A change in injured corticospinal tract originating from the premotor cortex to the primary motor cortex in a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:939-42. [PMID: 25722679 PMCID: PMC4341291 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Many studies have attempted to elucidate the motor recovery mechanism of stroke, but the majority of these studies focus on cerebral infarct and relatively little is known about the motor recovery mechanism of intracerebral hemorrhage. In this study, we report on a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage who displayed a change in injured corticospinal tract originating from the premotor cortex to the primary motor cortex on diffusion tensor imaging. An 86-year-old woman presented with complete paralysis of the right extremities following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in the left frontoparietal cortex. The patient showed motor recovery, to the extent of being able to extend affected fingers against gravity and to walk independently on even ground at 5 months after onset. Diffusion tensor imaging showed that the left corticospinal tract originated from the premotor cortex at 1 month after intracerebral hemorrhage and from the left primary motor cortex and premotor cortex at 5 months after intracerebral hemorrhage. The change of injured corticospinal tract originating from the premotor cortex to the primary motor cortex suggests motor recovery of intracerebral hemorrhage.
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- Sang Seok Yeo
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, Republic of Korea
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There has been an increasing interest in and the use of computer-based cognitive training as a treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The authors' review of current evidence, based partly on a stringent meta-analysis of 6 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in 2013, and an overview of 8 recently published RCTs highlights the inconsistency of findings between trials and across blinded and nonblinded ADHD measures within trials. Based on this, they conclude that more evidence from well-blinded studies is required before cognitive training can be supported as a frontline treatment of core ADHD symptoms.
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Seo JP, Jang SH. Visual recovery demonstrated by functional MRI and diffusion tensor tractography in bilateral occipital lobe infarction. Yeungnam Univ J Med 2014. [DOI: 10.12701/yujm.2014.31.2.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Jeong Pyo Seo
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea
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Rosati G, Rodà A, Avanzini F, Masiero S. On the role of auditory feedback in robot-assisted movement training after stroke: review of the literature. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2013; 2013:586138. [PMID: 24382952 PMCID: PMC3871505 DOI: 10.1155/2013/586138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The goal of this paper is to address a topic that is rarely investigated in the literature of technology-assisted motor rehabilitation, that is, the integration of auditory feedback in the rehabilitation device. After a brief introduction on rehabilitation robotics, the main concepts of auditory feedback are presented, together with relevant approaches, techniques, and technologies available in this domain. Current uses of auditory feedback in the context of technology-assisted rehabilitation are then reviewed. In particular, a comparative quantitative analysis over a large corpus of the recent literature suggests that the potential of auditory feedback in rehabilitation systems is currently and largely underexploited. Finally, several scenarios are proposed in which the use of auditory feedback may contribute to overcome some of the main limitations of current rehabilitation systems, in terms of user engagement, development of acute-phase and home rehabilitation devices, learning of more complex motor tasks, and improving activities of daily living.
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- Giulio Rosati
- Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/A, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/A, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Domenech J, Barrios C, Tormos JM, Pascual-Leone Á. Somatosensory cortectomy induces motor cortical hyperexcitability and scoliosis: an experimental study in developing rats. Spine J 2013; 13:938-46. [PMID: 23623636 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Dysfunctions in sensorimotor integration, reminiscent to those described in idiopathic dystonia, have been found in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and might be involved in its pathogenesis. Studying the effects of experimental disruption of sensory cortex may shed further insight into the etiopathology of IS. PURPOSE To evaluate whether disruption of central sensorimotor integration through partial ablation of the somatosensory cortex leads to scoliosis in developing rats and to describe the effects of such an intervention on motor cortico-cortical inhibition and facilitation. METHODS Fifty Wistar rats aged 3 weeks were used in the study. Twenty-four rats underwent craniotomy and electrocoagulation of the sensory cortex (PAR1) in the right hemisphere. A second group of 16 rats underwent a sham operation with craniotomy but no electrocoagulation. A third group of 10 rats was used as intact controls. Four weeks after surgery, motor cortical excitability was assessed with paired-pulse electrical cortical stimulation. Neurologic and behavioral examinations were completed serially, and 10 weeks after surgery, X-ray examinations were performed in anesthetized rats to assess spinal curvature. Electromyographic recordings of paravertebral muscle activity were performed in waking rats. At the end of the study, rats were sacrificed, and histologic examinations of brain tissue were performed to confirm the extent of the lesion. A grant from a Government Health Research Fund without salaries assignment financed the study. RESULTS Almost half of the animals with somatosensory cortectomy (46%) developed scoliosis, with an average Cobb angle of 23 ± 8°. None of the animals in the sham or control groups developed scoliosis. Despite cortical lesions, no motor or behavioral deficits were apparent in the experimental group, and cortectomized rats were neurologically indistinguishable from sham or control animals, except for the presence of scoliosis. Cortico-cortical inhibition was significantly reduced in the hemisphere of scoliotic concavity in the cortectomized group but was normal in the other groups. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that altered sensorimotor integration may cause scoliosis without noticeable motor impairment. Reduced cortico-cortical inhibition was observed in cortectomized rats. This finding is consistent with results in adolescents with IS and suggests that alteration of cortical hemispheric balance of sensorimotor integration may play an important role in the pathogenesis of IS.
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- Julio Domenech
- Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Faculty of Health Science, Cardenal Herrera-CEU University, Calle San Clemente 12, 46015 Valencia, Spain.
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Chieffo R, Inuggi A, Straffi L, Coppi E, Gonzalez-Rosa J, Spagnolo F, Poggi A, Comi G, Comola M, Leocani L. Mapping Early Changes of Cortical Motor Output after Subcortical Stroke: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. Brain Stimul 2013; 6:322-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Influence of inflammation on poststroke plasticity. Neural Plast 2013; 2013:258582. [PMID: 23533818 PMCID: PMC3595668 DOI: 10.1155/2013/258582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Age-related brain injuries including stroke are a leading cause of morbidity and mental disability worldwide. Most patients who survive stroke experience some degree of recovery. The restoration of lost functions can be explained by neuronal plasticity, understood as brain ability to reorganize and remodel itself in response to changed environmental requirements. However, stroke triggers a cascade of events which may prevent the normal development of the plastic changes. One of them may be inflammatory response initiated immediately after stroke, which has been found to contribute to neuronal injury. Some recent evidence though has suggested that inflammatory reaction can be also neuroprotective. This paper attempts to discuss the influence of poststroke inflammatory response on brain plasticity and stroke outcome. We also describe the recent anti-inflammatory strategies that have been effective for recovery in experimental stroke.
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Piao CS, Stoica BA, Wu J, Sabirzhanov B, Zhao Z, Cabatbat R, Loane DJ, Faden AI. Late exercise reduces neuroinflammation and cognitive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 54:252-63. [PMID: 23313314 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Delayed secondary biochemical and cellular changes after traumatic brain injury continue for months to years, and are associated with chronic neuroinflammation and progressive neurodegeneration. Physical activity can reduce inflammation and facilitate recovery after brain injury. Here, we investigated the time-dependent effects, and underlying mechanisms of post-traumatic exercise initiation on outcome after moderate traumatic brain injury using a well-characterized mouse controlled cortical impact model. Late exercise initiation beginning at 5weeks after trauma, but not early initiation of exercise at 1week, significantly reduced working and retention memory impairment at 3months, and decreased lesion volume compared to non-exercise injury controls. Cognitive recovery was associated with attenuation of classical inflammatory pathways, activation of alternative inflammatory responses and enhancement of neurogenesis. In contrast, early initiation of exercise failed to alter behavioral recovery or lesion size, while increasing the neurotoxic pro-inflammatory responses. These data underscore the critical importance of timing of exercise initiation after trauma and its relation to neuroinflammation, and challenge the widely held view that effective neuroprotection requires early intervention.
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- Chun-Shu Piao
- Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) and Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Huynh W, Vucic S, Krishnan AV, Lin CSY, Hornberger M, Kiernan MC. Longitudinal plasticity across the neural axis in acute stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012; 27:219-29. [PMID: 23077145 DOI: 10.1177/1545968312462071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND With the advent of novel brain stimulation techniques aimed at improving functional outcome, understanding poststroke plasticity becomes critical for the appropriate selection of patients and optimal timing to introduce neuromodulatory interventions. OBJECTIVE To better define the temporal evolution of central and peripheral neuroplastic changes in the first 3 months after stroke and their clinical implications. METHODS Transcranial magnetic stimulation, peripheral nerve excitability, and clinical assessments were undertaken longitudinally in 31 acute stroke patients, comprising a total of 384 clinical studies. RESULTS During the hyperacute phase (<7 days), short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) was significantly reduced in lesioned (4.3% ± 1.3%) and contralesional hemispheres (3.6% ± 1.9%) compared with controls (11.4% ± 1.3%, P = .001). There were also significant alterations in accommodative properties of motor axons in the affected limb. At follow-up, SICI remained suppressed in both hemispheres in the context of significant clinical improvement. CONCLUSION Simultaneous assessment of central and peripheral motor pathways has identified bilateral plastic changes that develop throughout the neural axis in acute stroke patients. It is proposed that these changes represent an adaptive response and that the persistent bihemispheric reduction in SICI may act to promote stroke recovery through cortical reorganization.
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- William Huynh
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
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Banerji S, Kuah CWK, Heng J, Kong KH. A Physio-Neuro Approach to Accelerate Functional Recovery of Impaired Hand after Stroke. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.07.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kwon YH, Jeoung YJ, Lee J, Son SM, Kim S, Kim C, Jang SH. Predictability of motor outcome according to the time of diffusion tensor imaging in patients with cerebral infarct. Neuroradiology 2011; 54:691-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-011-0972-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Kang HK, Kim Y, Chung Y, Hwang S. Effects of treadmill training with optic flow on balance and gait in individuals following stroke: randomized controlled trials. Clin Rehabil 2011; 26:246-55. [PMID: 21971754 DOI: 10.1177/0269215511419383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the effects of treadmill training with optic flow on the functional recovery of balance and gait in stroke patients. DESIGN Randomized controlled experimental study. PARTICIPANTS Thirty patients following stroke were divided randomly into the treadmill with optic flow group (n = 10), treadmill group (n = 10) and control group (n = 10). INTERVENTIONS The subjects in the experimental group wore a head-mounted display to receive speed-modulated optic flow during treadmill training for 30 minutes, while those in the treadmill group and control group received treadmill training and regular therapy for the same time, three times a week for four weeks. MAIN MEASURES The data were collected using timed up-and-go test, functional reach test, 10-m walk test, and six-minute walk test before and after treatment. RESULTS The timed up-and-go test in the treadmill with optic flow group (5.55 ± 2.04) improved significantly greater than the treadmill (1.50 ± 0.93) and control (0.40 ± 0.84) groups. The functional reach test in the treadmill with optic flow group (2.78 ± 1.44) was significantly higher than the control group (0.20 ± 0.16) only. The gait velocity in the treadmill with optic flow group (0.21 ± 0.06) showed a significant decrease compared to the treadmill (0.03 ± 0.02) and control (0.01 ± 0.02) groups. Finally, the six-minute walk test in the treadmill with optic flow group (24.49 ± 11.00) showed significant improvement compared to the treadmill training (4.65 ± 3.25) and control (1.79 ± 3.08) groups. CONCLUSION Treadmill using optic flow speed modulation improves the balance and gait significantly in patients with stroke who are able to participate in physical gait training.
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- Hyung-Kyu Kang
- Department of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Albert SJ, Kesselring J. Neurorehabilitation of stroke. J Neurol 2011; 259:817-32. [PMID: 21964750 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6247-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 09/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Despite ongoing improvements in the acute treatment of cerebrovascular diseases and organization of stroke services, many stroke survivors are in need of neurorehabilitation, as more than two-thirds show persisting neurologic deficits. While early elements of neurorehabilitation are already taking place on the stroke unit, after the acute treatment, the patient with relevant neurologic deficits usually takes part in an organized inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program and eventually continues with therapies in an ambulatory setting afterwards. A specialized multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation team with structured organization and processes provides a multimodal, intense treatment program for stroke patients which is adapted in detail to the individual goals of rehabilitation. There are many parallels between postlesional neuroplasticity (relearning) and learning in the development of individuals as well as task learning of healthy persons. One key principle of neurorehabilitation is the repetitive creation of specific learning situations to promote mechanisms of neural plasticity in stroke recovery. There is evidence of achieving a better outcome of neurorehabilitation with early initiation of treatment, high intensity, with specific goals and active therapies, and the coordinated work and multimodality of a specialized team. In this context, interdisciplinary goal-setting and regular assessments of the patient are important. Furthermore, several further potential enhancers of neural plasticity, e.g., peripheral and brain stimulation techniques, pharmacological augmentation, and use of robotics, are under evaluation.
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- Sylvan J Albert
- Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center, 7317, Valens, Switzerland.
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Sensory and motor representations embedded in topographic cortical maps are use-dependent, dynamically maintained, and self-organizing functional mosaics that constitute idiosyncratic entities involved in perceptual and motor learning abilities. Studies of cortical map plasticity have substantiated the view that local reorganization of sensory and motor areas has great significance in recovery of function following brain damage or spinal cord injury. In addition, the transfer of function to distributed cortical areas and subcortical structures represents an adaptive strategy for functional compensation. There is a growing consensus that subject-environment interactions, by continuously refining the canvas of synaptic connectivity and reshaping the anatomical and functional architecture of neural circuits, promote adaptive behavior throughout life. Taking advantage of use-dependent neural plasticity, early initiated rehabilitative procedures improve the potential for recovery.
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- Christian Xerri
- Integrative and Adaptive Neurosciences, University of Provence/CNRS, Marseille, France
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Hayward NMEA, Yanev P, Haapasalo A, Miettinen R, Hiltunen M, Gröhn O, Jolkkonen J. Chronic hyperperfusion and angiogenesis follow subacute hypoperfusion in the thalamus of rats with focal cerebral ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2011; 31:1119-32. [PMID: 21081957 PMCID: PMC3070972 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is disrupted after focal ischemia in rats. We examined long-term hemodynamic and cerebrovascular changes in the rat thalamus after focal cerebral ischemia. Cerebral blood flow quantified by arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging was decreased in the ipsilateral and contralateral thalamus 2 days after cerebral ischemia. Partial thalamic CBF recovery occurred by day 7, then the ipsilateral thalamus was chronically hyperperfused at 30 days and 3 months compared with its contralateral side. This contrasted with permanent hypoperfusion in the ipsilateral cortex. Angiogenesis was indicated by endothelial cell (RECA-1) immunohistochemistry that showed increased blood vessel branching in the ipsilateral thalamus at the end of the 3-month follow-up. Only transient thalamic IgG extravasation was observed, indicating that the blood-brain barrier was intact after day 2. Angiogenesis was preceded by transiently altered expression levels of cadherin family adhesion molecules, cadherin-7, protocadherin-1, and protocadherin-17. In conclusion, thalamic pathology after focal cerebral ischemia involved long-term hemodynamic changes and angiogenesis preceded by altered expression of vascular adhesion factors. Postischemic angiogenesis in the thalamus represents a novel type of remote plasticity, which may support removal of necrotic brain tissue and aid functional recovery.
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- Nick M E A Hayward
- Department of Neurobiology, A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Axonal remodeling for motor recovery after traumatic brain injury requires downregulation of γ-aminobutyric acid signaling. Cell Death Dis 2011; 2:e133. [PMID: 21412279 PMCID: PMC3101813 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2011.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Remodeling of the remnant neuronal network after brain injury possibly mediates spontaneous functional recovery; however, the mechanisms inducing axonal remodeling during spontaneous recovery remain unclear. Here, we show that altered γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) signaling is crucial for axonal remodeling of the contralesional cortex after traumatic brain injury. After injury to the sensorimotor cortex in mice, we found a significant decrease in the expression of GABAAR-α1 subunits in the intact sensorimotor cortex for 2 weeks. Motor functions, assessed by grid walk and cylinder tests, spontaneously improved in 4 weeks after the injury to the sensorimotor cortex. With motor recovery, corticospinal tract (CST) axons from the contralesional cortex sprouted into the denervated side of the cervical spinal cord at 2 and 4 weeks after the injury. To determine the functional implications of the changes in the expression of GABAAR-α1 subunits, we infused muscimol, a GABA R agonist, into the contralesional cortex for a week after the injury. Compared with the vehicle-treated mice, we noted significantly inhibited recovery in the muscimol-treated mice. Further, muscimol infusion greatly suppressed the axonal sprouting into the denervated side of the cervical spinal cord. In conclusion, recovery of motor function and axonal remodeling of the CST following cortical injury requires suppressed GABAAR subunit expression and decreased GABAergic signaling.
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Mogensen J. Reorganization of the injured brain: implications for studies of the neural substrate of cognition. Front Psychol 2011; 2:7. [PMID: 21713186 PMCID: PMC3111425 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In the search for a neural substrate of cognitive processes, a frequently utilized method is the scrutiny of post-traumatic symptoms exhibited by individuals suffering focal injury to the brain. For instance, the presence or absence of conscious awareness within a particular domain may, combined with knowledge of which regions of the brain have been injured, provide important data in the search for neural correlates of consciousness. Like all studies addressing the consequences of brain injury, however, such research has to face the fact that in most cases, post-traumatic impairments are accompanied by a "functional recovery" during which symptoms are reduced or eliminated. The apparent contradiction between localization and recovery, respectively, of functions constitutes a problem to almost all aspects of cognitive neuroscience. Several lines of investigation indicate that although the brain remains highly plastic throughout life, the post-traumatic plasticity does not recreate a copy of the neural mechanisms lost to injury. Instead, the uninjured parts of the brain are functionally reorganized in a manner which - in spite of not recreating the basic information processing lost to injury - is able to allow a more or less complete return of the surface phenomena (including manifestations of consciousness) originally impaired by the trauma. A novel model [the Reorganization of Elementary Functions-model] of these processes is presented - and some of its implications discussed relative to studies of the neural substrates of cognition and consciousness.
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- Jesper Mogensen
- The Unit for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of CopenhagenCopenhagen, Denmark
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Jaenisch N, Witte OW, Frahm C. Downregulation of potassium chloride cotransporter KCC2 after transient focal cerebral ischemia. Stroke 2010; 41:e151-9. [PMID: 20044519 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.570424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The potassium chloride cotransporter 2 (KCC2) is the main neuronal chloride extruder in the adult nervous system. Therefore, KCC2 is responsible for an inwardly directed electrochemical gradient of chloride that leads to hyperpolarizing GABA-mediated responses. Under some pathophysiological conditions, GABA has been reported to be depolarizing because of a downregulation of KCC2. This is the first study to our knowledge analyzing the expression of KCC2 after a focal cerebral ischemia. METHODS Mild and severe ischemia were induced in rats by a transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 30 and 120 minutes, respectively. KCC2 mRNA and protein expression were studied in the ischemic hemisphere after different reperfusion times (2 hour, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days, 168 days) by using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistological staining. RESULTS We found a substantial decrease of KCC2 mRNA and protein levels in the ischemic hemisphere, with a stronger downregulation of KCC2 after severe vs mild ischemia. Long-term surviving cells expressing KCC2 could be detected in the infarct core. These cells were identified as GABAergic interneurons mainly expressing parvalbumin. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed a substantial neuron-specific downregulation of KCC2 after focal cerebral ischemia.
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- Nadine Jaenisch
- Hans-Berger Clinic for Neurology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena, Germany.
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Jablonka J, Burnat K, Witte O, Kossut M. Remapping of the somatosensory cortex after a photothrombotic stroke: dynamics of the compensatory reorganization. Neuroscience 2010; 165:90-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2009] [Revised: 09/25/2009] [Accepted: 09/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Standard therapeutic options for brain tumors include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, these same therapies pose risks of neurotoxicity, the most common long-term complications being radiation necrosis, chemotherapy-associated leukoencephalopathy, and cognitive deficits. Currently, there is no consensus on the treatment strategy for these tumors. Because of the relatively slow growth rate of low-grade gliomas, patients have a relatively long expected survival. Compared to traditional outcome measures like (progression-free) survival, evaluation of health-related quality of life may be time-consuming and burdensome for both the patient and the doctor. Besides, given the relatively low incidence of brain tumors and the ultimately fatal outcome of the disease, the interest in HRQOL emerged relatively late in these patients. Moreover, the notion that the disease itself may affect the patient's ability to judge his or her own functioning may hinder the use of patient self-reported measures. The studies presented in this chapter describe outcomes of both single dimensional and multidimensional methods of studying HRQOL. Although only few studies incorporated HRQOL as outcome measure, most studies have embraced the notion that an accurate assessment of HRQOL must be based on patient self-report. HRQOL instruments from other cancer groups are adapted for use with brain tumor patients. The multidimensional scales used to study changes in HRQOL studies in brain tumor patients provide a more comprehensive view of what is important to the patient concerning living with their disease and receiving treatment. In future trials, more sensitive measures of long-term cognitive, functional, and HRQOL outcomes on LGG patients at important time points over the disease trajectory are needed to better understand the changing needs that take place over time.
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- M Klein
- Department of Medical Psychology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bacigaluppi M, Pluchino S, Peruzzotti-Jametti L, Jametti LP, Kilic E, Kilic U, Salani G, Brambilla E, West MJ, Comi G, Martino G, Hermann DM. Delayed post-ischaemic neuroprotection following systemic neural stem cell transplantation involves multiple mechanisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 132:2239-51. [PMID: 19617198 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that neural stem/precursor cells (NPCs) promote recovery in animal models with delayed neuronal death via a number of indirect bystander effects. A comprehensive knowledge of how transplanted NPCs exert their therapeutic effects is still lacking. Here, we investigated the effects of a delayed transplantation of adult syngenic NPCs--injected intravenously 72 h after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion--on neurological recovery, histopathology and gene expression. NPC-transplanted mice showed a significantly improved recovery from 18 days post-transplantation (dpt) onwards, which persisted throughout the study. A small percentage of injected NPCs accumulated in the brain, integrating mainly in the infarct boundary zone, where most of the NPCs remained undifferentiated up to 30 dpt. Histopathological analysis revealed a hitherto unreported very delayed neuroprotective effect of NPCs, becoming evident at 10 and 30 dpt. Tissue survival was associated with downregulation of markers of inflammation, glial scar formation and neuronal apoptotic death at both mRNA and protein levels. Our data highlight the relevance of very delayed degenerative processes in the stroke brain that are intimately associated with inflammatory and glial responses. These processes may efficaciously be antagonized by (stem) cell-based strategies at time-points far beyond established therapeutic windows for pharmacological neuroprotection.
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- Marco Bacigaluppi
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Preservation of the integrity of the corticospinal tract in a patient with medulla infarct. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2008; 88:256-8. [PMID: 18971773 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0b013e31818dfbec] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Diffusion tensor tractography allows the visualization of the corticospinal tract (CST). In the current study, we attempted to demonstrate the preservation of the integrity of the CST within an infarct in a hemiparetic patient with a medulla infarct. A 76-yr-old male patient showed severe paralysis of the left extremities at stroke onset. Over the 4 mos following onset, motor functions of the affected extremities rapidly recovered to a normal state. On the diffusion tensor tractography taken at 1 wk after onset, the tract of the both hemispheres descended through the known CST pathway. Notably, the tract of the affected (right) hemisphere descended through the anterior portion of the infarct in the medulla. The motor-evoked potential obtained from the affected (left) hand muscle had the characteristics of the CST. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the integrity of CST had been spared in the anterior portion of the medulla infarct by using diffusion tensor tractography and transcranial magnetic stimulation.
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Eisner-Janowicz I, Barbay S, Hoover E, Stowe AM, Frost SB, Plautz EJ, Nudo RJ. Early and late changes in the distal forelimb representation of the supplementary motor area after injury to frontal motor areas in the squirrel monkey. J Neurophysiol 2008; 100:1498-512. [PMID: 18596180 DOI: 10.1152/jn.90447.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Neuroimaging studies in stroke survivors have suggested that adaptive plasticity occurs following stroke. However, the complex temporal dynamics of neural reorganization after injury make the interpretation of functional imaging studies equivocal. In the present study in adult squirrel monkeys, intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) techniques were used to monitor changes in representational maps of the distal forelimb in the supplementary motor area (SMA) after a unilateral ischemic infarct of primary motor (M1) and premotor distal forelimb representations (DFLs). In each animal, ICMS maps were derived at early (3 wk) and late (13 wk) postinfarct stages. Lesions resulted in severe deficits in motor abilities on a reach and retrieval task. Limited behavioral recovery occurred and plateaued at 3 wk postinfarct. At both early and late postinfarct stages, distal forelimb movements could still be evoked by ICMS in SMA at low current levels. However, the size of the SMA DFL changed after the infarct. In particular, wrist-forearm representations enlarged significantly between early and late stages, attaining a size substantially larger than the preinfarct area. At the late postinfarct stage, the expansion in the SMA DFL area was directly proportional to the absolute size of the lesion. The motor performance scores were positively correlated to the absolute size of the SMA DFL at the late postinfarct stage. Together, these data suggest that, at least in squirrel monkeys, descending output from M1 and dorsal and ventral premotor cortices is not necessary for SMA representations to be maintained and that SMA motor output maps undergo delayed increases in representational area after damage to other motor areas. Finally, the role of SMA in recovery of function after such lesions remains unclear because behavioral recovery appears to precede neurophysiological map changes.
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- Ines Eisner-Janowicz
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department and Landon Center on Aging, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Demonstration of recovery of a severely damaged corticospinal tract: a diffusion tensor tractography and transcranial magnetic stimulation follow-up study. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2008; 32:418-20. [PMID: 18520549 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e31811eba4e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We demonstrated the recovery of a severely damaged corticospinal tract (CST) in a 45-year-old female patient with intracerebral hemorrhage using diffusion tensor tractography and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Two longitudinal evaluations were conducted. There was no evidence of a CST in the affected hemisphere on the first evaluation. However, we observed evidence of a CST on the second evaluation. It seems that the affected motor function was recovered through the recovery of the damaged CST.
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Motor control via spared peri-infarct corticospinal tract in patients with pontine infarct. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2008; 32:159-62. [PMID: 18303307 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e31814cf231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We investigated the motor control pathway in 3 patients with pontine infarct using diffusion tensor tractography and functional magnetic resonance imaging. The motor tracts of the affected hemisphere were observed to pass along the same spared peri-infarct corticospinal tract area of the pons on both the first and second diffusion tensor tractography. It seems that the main motor function of these patients is controlled via the spared peri-infarct corticospinal tract.
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Corticospinal tract restoration: combined study of diffusion tensor tractography, functional MRI, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2008; 31:901-4. [PMID: 18043354 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e31804089a6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We tried to demonstrate the restoration of corticospinal tract in a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage, using diffusion tensor tractography and functional magnetic resonance imaging, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Transcranial magnetic stimulation demonstrated the corticospinal tract had been spared since subacute stage. Diffusion tensor tractography and functional magnetic resonance imaging showed that the corticospinal tract that was displaced by a hematoma had been restored. These combined modalities would be helpful in elucidating the state and change of corticospinal tract.
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Berweck S, Walther M, Brodbeck V, Wagner N, Koerte I, Henschel V, Juenger H, Staudt M, Mall V. Abnormal motor cortex excitability in congenital stroke. Pediatr Res 2008; 63:84-8. [PMID: 18043504 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31815b88f1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate corticospinal and intracortical excitability in patients with congenital stroke. In adults, stroke sequelae reduce corticospinal excitability, as indicated by an elevated threshold for motor evoked potentials (MEP), and increase intracortical excitability, as indicated by reduced intracortical inhibition. Ten patients with pre- or perinatally acquired, unilateral cortico-subcortical infarctions in the middle cerebral artery territory were studied with single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to measure motor threshold (MT) and with paired pulse TMS to study short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF). Eight healthy, age-matched subjects served as controls. MT over the affected hemisphere of patients compared with the dominant hemisphere of controls was significantly elevated, reflecting reduced corticospinal excitability, and SICI was significantly reduced, reflecting increased intracortical excitability. No such differences were found for ICF. Findings in patients with congenital stroke were comparable with adulthood stroke. Thus, similar assumptions can be made: reduced corticospinal excitability is probably a consequence of neuronal damage. Reduced intracortical inhibition might represent deficient inhibitory cortical properties or might reflect a compensational mechanism, dispositioning for use-dependent plasticity.
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- Steffen Berweck
- Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Dr. von Hauners' Children's Hospital of the University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany.
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Gerachshenko T, Rymer WZ, Stinear JW. Abnormal corticomotor excitability assessed in biceps brachii preceding pronator contraction post-stroke. Clin Neurophysiol 2007; 119:683-692. [PMID: 18164237 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2007] [Revised: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 11/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess corticomotor (CM) excitability of the antagonist biceps brachii (BB) post-stroke in preparation for pronator contraction. In healthy subjects, we previously demonstrated that prior to pronator contraction CM excitability of the antagonist BB was suppressed. METHODS Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to assess pre-contraction changes in motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude of the BB, when BB was acting either as an antagonist or an agonist. TMS was applied 100-200ms prior to rhythmic isometric BB or pronator contractions in chronic stroke survivors and age/gender matched healthy control subjects. RESULTS Prior to pronator contraction, MEPs in BB were elicited in the stroke group but were absent in healthy controls indicating that CM excitability of the antagonist BB was increased post-stroke. The extent of the abnormal increase in excitability positively correlated with the extent of upper limb motor impairment. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that an alteration of cortical control mechanisms regulating motor excitability of the antagonist BB may contribute to the impairment of upper limb motor coordination post-stroke. SIGNIFICANCE This study offers a unique approach to study the potential for a cortical origin of post-stroke motor discoordination.
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- Tatyana Gerachshenko
- Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Suite 1406, 345 E Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Suite 1406, 345 E Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Suite 1406, 345 E Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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