Open AccessCorticospinal Tract Microstructure Predicts Distal Arm Motor Improvements in Chronic Stroke
Author(s) -
Bokkyu Kim,
Nicolas Schweighofer,
Justin P. Haldar,
Richard M. Leahy,
Carolee J. Winstein
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000363
Subject(s) - corticospinal tract , fractional anisotropy , diffusion mri , context (archaeology) , medicine , neuroimaging , white matter , stroke (engine) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , linear regression , psychology , magnetic resonance imaging , statistics , radiology , mathematics , paleontology , psychiatry , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering
The corticospinal tract (CST) is a crucial brain pathway for distal arm and hand motor control. We aimed to determine whether a diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-derived CST metric predicts distal upper extremity (UE) motor improvements in chronic stroke survivors.