Wanalee Klomjai, Alain Giron, Mohamed Mounir El Mendili, Claire Aymard, Pascale Pradat-Diehl, Nicolas Roche, Rose Katz, Eléonore Bayen, Alexandra Lackmy-Vallee
OBJECTIVE: The role of ipsilateral motor cortex efferent pathways in the transmission of voluntary command to spinal motor nuclei remains controversial in humans. In healthy subjects, their implication in cortical control is hidden by predominant role of crossed corticospinal tract. However, evidence from electrophysiological and imaging studies suggest that ipsilateral tracts may contribute to functional recovery after unilateral brain damage. This randomized-sham control study aims to explore to what extent ipsilateral tracts from the undamaged hemisphere may strengthen corticospinal control onto spinal motor networks following stroke...
January 20, 2022: Clinical Neurophysiology: Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology