Ipsilesional motor area size correlates with functional recovery after stroke: a 6-month follow-up longitudinal TMS motor mapping study.

CONCLUSION: The present data suggests the presence of a positive correlation between changes of the motor representation of the lesioned hemisphere and functional recovery after stroke. A possible interpretation is that rather (re-)activated corticomotor outputs are substrates of functional recovery after stroke than increased efficacy of residual, non-lesioned pathways.
PMID: 25503508 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience - January 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Restor Neurol Neurosci Source Type: research