Transcallosal motor pathway from affected motor cortex to affected hand in a patient with corona radiata infarct—A diffusion tensor tractography and transcranial magnetic stimulation study

The mechanisms of motor recovery through the transcallosal pathway remain poorly understood. The present study reports on a hemiplegic patient with corona radiata infarct; it attempts to confirm motor recovery through the transcallosal motor pathway, from the affected motor cortex to the affected ha...

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Published inNeural regeneration research Vol. 5; no. 14; pp. 1117 - 1120
Main Author Sung Ho Jang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 705-717, Republic of Korea 30.07.2010
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ISSN1673-5374
DOI10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2010.14.015

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Summary:The mechanisms of motor recovery through the transcallosal pathway remain poorly understood. The present study reports on a hemiplegic patient with corona radiata infarct; it attempts to confirm motor recovery through the transcallosal motor pathway, from the affected motor cortex to the affected hand, using diffusion tensor tractography and transcranial magnetic stimulation. A 54-year-old, male patient and eight age-matched, normal subjects were enrolled in the study. The patient's right hand was initially completely paralyzed, but slowly recovered over 6 months. In the control subjects and the unaffected hemisphere (right) of the patient, the corticospinal tracts originated from the motor cortex and descended along the known corticospinal tract pathway. However, the corticospinal tract of the affected hemisphere was disrupted at the upper pons. Following transcranial stimulation of the affected (left) motor cortex, motor evoked potential from the affected (right) abductor pollicis brevis muscle exhibited longer latency than opposite motor evoked potential. Results from the present study suggest that motor function of the affected (right) hand recovered via the transcallosal motor pathway from the affected (left) motor cortex in this patient.
Bibliography:transcallosal fiber
magnetic stimulation
Q959.804
motor recovery
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diffusion tensor imaging
stroke
transcallosal fiber; diffusion tensor imaging; magnetic stimulation; stroke; motor recovery
11-5422/R
ISSN:1673-5374
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2010.14.015