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Possible Contributions of Ipsilateral Pathways From the Contralesional Motor Cortex to the Voluntary Contraction of the Spastic Elbow Flexors in Stroke Survivors.
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American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation . Jul2019, Vol. 98 Issue 7, p558-565. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: The contribution of the contralesional motor cortex to the impaired limbs is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of descending projections from the contralesional hemisphere during voluntary elbow flexion on the paretic side. Design: Eleven healthy and 10 stroke subjects performed unilateral isometric elbow flexion tasks at various submaximal levels. Transcranialmagnetic stimulation was delivered to the hotspot of bicepsmuscles ipsilateral to the target side (paretic side in stroke subjects or right side in controls) at rest and during elbow flexion tasks. Motor-evoked potential amplitudes of the contralateral resting biceps muscles, transcranial magnetic stimulation--induced ipsilateral force increment, and reflex torque and weakness of spastic elbow flexors were quantified. Results: The normalized motor-evoked potential amplitude increased with force level in both healthy and stroke subjects. However, stroke subjects exhibited significantly higher force increment compared with healthy subjects only at low level of elbow flexion but similar at moderate to high levels. The greater force increment significantly correlated with reflex torque of the spastic elbow flexors, but not weakness. Conclusions: These results provide novel evidence that ipsilateral projections are not likely to contribute to strength but are correlated to spasticity of spastic-paretic elbow flexors after stroke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ANALYSIS of variance
*ELBOW
*ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
*EVOKED potentials (Electrophysiology)
*FRONTAL lobe
*HEMIPLEGIA
*RANGE of motion of joints
*MUSCLE contraction
*MUSCLE strength
*RESEARCH funding
*SPASTICITY
*T-test (Statistics)
*TRANSCRANIAL magnetic stimulation
*TASK performance
*BICEPS brachii
*STROKE rehabilitation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08949115
- Volume :
- 98
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137090306
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001147