| Activation Pattern of the Somatosensory Cortex in Subcortical Stroke Patients with Clinical Sensory Recovery of Hand. |
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Lee, Zee Ihn |
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Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Korea. zilee@cu.ac.kr |
| 감각기능 회복을 보인 피질하 뇌졸중 환자의 체성감각영역 활성화 양상 |
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대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
To investigate the activation pattern of somatosensory cortex in subcortical stroke patients underlying recovered somatosensory capacity of hand, using functional MRI (fMRI).
Method
Four patients with subcortical cerebral hemorrhage or infarction and five normal healthy volunteers were investigated. Sensory task was given on the palm of hand by brushing as a frequency of 1 Hz. In fMRI study, ten slices were obtained using the Echo Planar Imaging technique, data was statistically analyzed using SPM-99 software.
Results
During the tactile stimulation of affected hand, contralateral primary somatosensory cortex was activated inall the patients. In the two patients with full recovery of tactile sense, cortical activation for paretic hand was stronger than in nonparetic hand. On the other hand, the other two patients with incomplete recovery showed that cortical activation for nonparetic hand was stronger than in paretic hand and even normal control.
Conclusion
Our result suggested that functional consequences of the somatosensory cortical area were not limited to the ipsilateral hemisphere to the lesion, but affect the contralateral, nonlesioned hemisphere, in subcortical stroke patients with recovered somatosensory capacity. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 445-449) |
| Key Words:
Functional MRI, Somatosensory cortex, Subcortical stroke |
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