Shape of the Central Sulcus and Disability After Subcortical Stroke: A Motor Reserve Hypothesis [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
The severity of disability in patients with a positive history of small subcortical ischemic stroke caused by a severe cerebral small vessel disease is related to the shape of the central sulcus, independently of the main determinants of disability. These results support the concept of a motor reserve that could modulate the clinical severity in patients with a positive history of small subcortical ischemic stroke.

Source: Stroke - March 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jouvent, E., Sun, Z. Y., De Guio, F., Duchesnay, E., Duering, M., Ropele, S., Dichgans, M., Mangin, J.-F., Chabriat, H. Tags: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CADASIL, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research