Altered corticospinal transmission to the hand after maximum voluntary efforts

S Giesebrecht, PG Martin, SC Gandevia… - Muscle & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: After maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs), responses to corticospinal tract
stimulation change differently in arm and leg muscles. This study we examined responses in …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral nerve diffusion tensor imaging: assessment of axon and myelin sheath integrity

A Heckel, M Weiler, A Xia, M Ruetters, M Pham… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To investigate the potential of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters as in-vivo
biomarkers of axon and myelin sheath integrity of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel as …

Effects of temporary functional deafferentation on the brain, sensation, and behavior of stroke patients

E Sens, U Teschner, W Meissner, C Preul… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Following stroke, many patients suffer from chronic motor impairment and reduced
somatosensation in the stroke-affected body parts. Recent experimental studies suggest that …

Long‐term progressive motor skill training enhances corticospinal excitability for the ipsilateral hemisphere and motor performance of the untrained hand

L Christiansen, MN Larsen, MJ Grey… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
It is well established that unilateral motor practice can lead to increased performance in the
opposite non‐trained hand. Here, we test the hypothesis that progressively increasing task …

Intensity dependent effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on corticospinal excitability in chronic spinal cord injury

LM Murray, DJ Edwards, G Ruffini, D Labar… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS)
intensity on corticospinal excitability and affected muscle activation in individuals with …

Corticoreticulospinal tract neurophysiology in an arm and hand muscle in healthy and stroke subjects

M Taga, CC Charalambous, S Raju, J Lin… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Key points The corticoreticulospinal tract (CReST) is a descending motor pathway that
reorganizes after corticospinal tract (CST) injury in animals. In humans, the pattern of CReST …

Effectiveness of a novel contralaterally controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation for restoring lower limb motor performance and activities of daily living in stroke …

Y Shen, L Chen, L Zhang, S Hu, B Su, H Qiu… - Neural …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Contralaterally controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation (CCNMES) is a
novel electrical stimulation treatment for stroke; however, reports on the efficacy of CCNMES …

Functional magnetic resonance image finding of cortical activation by neuromuscular electrical stimulation on wrist extensor muscles

BS Han, SH Jang, Y Chang, WM Byun… - American journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Han BS, Jang SH, Chang Y, Byun WM, Lim SK, Kang DS: Functional magnetic
resonance image finding of cortical activation by neuromuscular electrical stimulation on …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the Optimal Stimulation Sessions for TMS-Induced Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function Post Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Y Lv, JJ Zhang, K Wang, L Ju, H Zhang, Y Zhao, Y Pan… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
To find out the optimal treatment sessions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(TMS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) for upper extremity dysfunction after stroke during …

The clinical characteristics of motor function in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients with complete corticospinal tract injury

HM Jo, BY Choi, CH Chang, SH Kim, J Lee… - …, 2012 - content.iospress.com
Clarification of the clinical characteristics of motor function in stroke patients with complete
corticospinal tract (CST) injury would be of importance in stroke rehabilitation. However, this …