Open AccessPeak Activation Shifts in the Sensorimotor Cortex of Chronic Stroke Patients Following Robot-assisted Rehabilitation Therapy
Author(s) -
Loukas G. Astrakas,
Shasha Li,
Mark P. Ottensmeyer,
Christian Pusatere,
Michael A. Moskowitz,
A. Aria Tzika
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the open neuroimaging journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1874-4400
DOI - 10.2174/1874440002114010008
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , functional magnetic resonance imaging , physical medicine and rehabilitation , somatosensory system , modified ashworth scale , chronic stroke , motor cortex , primary motor cortex , medicine , psychology , physical therapy , neuroscience , stimulation , mechanical engineering , engineering
Ischemic stroke is the most common cause of complex chronic disability and the third leading cause of death worldwide. In recovering stroke patients, peak activation within the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) during the performance of a simple motor task has been shown to exhibit an anterior shift in many studies and a posterior shift in other studies.