Functional magnetic resonance imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation were used to examine a 34 year-old right-handed patient, who, at the age of 6 years, had experienced sudden right hemiplegia, seizures, and stupor during a bout of measles encephalitis, followed by incomplete distal right motor recovery. Morphological MRI showed massive unilateral enlargement of the left ventricle, associated with extreme thinning of the white and gray matter,with partial preservation of the pyramidal tract. Functional MRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation revealed reorganization of the motor cortices, and integrity of the corticospinal pathway, respectively. Our findings indicate that complete hand motor recovery may require functional connections between the motor cortical areas and cortical-subcortical structures, in addition to the retained integrity of the primary sensorimotor area and pyramidal tract.

ZITO G, MATTIA D, TOMAIUOLO F, OLIVERI M, CASTRIOTA-SCANDERBEG A, CALTAGIRONE C, et al. (2004). Functional anatomy of motor recovery after early brain damage. NEUROCASE, 10(3), 265-269.

Functional anatomy of motor recovery after early brain damage

OLIVERI, Massimiliano;
2004-01-01

Abstract

Functional magnetic resonance imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation were used to examine a 34 year-old right-handed patient, who, at the age of 6 years, had experienced sudden right hemiplegia, seizures, and stupor during a bout of measles encephalitis, followed by incomplete distal right motor recovery. Morphological MRI showed massive unilateral enlargement of the left ventricle, associated with extreme thinning of the white and gray matter,with partial preservation of the pyramidal tract. Functional MRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation revealed reorganization of the motor cortices, and integrity of the corticospinal pathway, respectively. Our findings indicate that complete hand motor recovery may require functional connections between the motor cortical areas and cortical-subcortical structures, in addition to the retained integrity of the primary sensorimotor area and pyramidal tract.
2004
ZITO G, MATTIA D, TOMAIUOLO F, OLIVERI M, CASTRIOTA-SCANDERBEG A, CALTAGIRONE C, et al. (2004). Functional anatomy of motor recovery after early brain damage. NEUROCASE, 10(3), 265-269.
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