Alteration of cortical but not spinal inhibitory circuits in idiopathic scoliosis.

Conclusion: Our observation demonstrates evidence of central nervous system involvement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Lower intracortical inhibition, higher motor cortex excitability, and preserved spinal inhibitory circuits are the main findings of this study. A possible explanation of these changes could be attributed to impaired sensorimotor integration predominantly at the cortical level. PMID: 32202478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32202478?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - March 25, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research