Exploring the Evolution of Cortical Excitability Following Acute Stroke

Conclusions. The current study has demonstrated that evolution of intracortical excitability, particularly over the contralesional hemisphere, may vary between patients with differing baseline stroke and clinical characteristics, suggesting that ongoing contralesional network recruitment may be necessary for those patients who have significant disruptions to the integrity of ipsilesional motor pathways. Results from the present series have implications for the development of neuromodulatory brain stimulation protocols to harness and thereby facilitate stroke recovery.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - February 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Huynh, W., Vucic, S., Krishnan, A. V., Lin, C. S.-Y., Kiernan, M. C. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research