2007
Brain Activity Associated With Stimulation Therapy of the Visual Borderzone in Hemianopic Stroke Patients
Marshall RS, Ferrera JJ, Barnes A, Xian Zhang, O'Brien KA, Chmayssani M, Hirsch J, Lazar RM. Brain Activity Associated With Stimulation Therapy of the Visual Borderzone in Hemianopic Stroke Patients. Neurorehabilitation And Neural Repair 2007, 22: 136-144. PMID: 17698955, DOI: 10.1177/1545968307305522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdultAgedAttentionBrainBrain MappingCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleFunctional LateralityHemianopsiaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuronal PlasticityPhotic StimulationPhysical Therapy ModalitiesStrokeTreatment OutcomeVisual PathwaysVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual restoration therapyRestoration therapyHemianopic patientsAnterior cingulateHemianopic stroke patientsHigher-order visual areasBilateral anterior cingulateBilateral basal gangliaHome-based treatment programDorsolateral frontal cortexBlood oxygen level-dependent activityBrain activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain Activity AssociatedCondition interactionLevel-dependent activityStroke patientsBasal gangliaBrain injuryStimulation therapyFrontal cortexMiddle temporal regionsRepetitive stimulationVisual therapy
2006
Functional Neuroimaging Applications for Assessment and Rehabilitation Planning in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Giacino JT, Hirsch J, Schiff N, Laureys S. Functional Neuroimaging Applications for Assessment and Rehabilitation Planning in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2006, 87: 67-76. PMID: 17140882, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessHigher-order association corticesStudy of patientsRestoration of functionPrimary cortical areasFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional neuroimaging techniquesFunctional neuroimaging protocolsPotential clinical applicationsPathophysiologic mechanismsPattern of activationPatient characterizationPositron emission tomography activation studyDifferential diagnosisPrognostic assessmentDisconnection syndromeCortical areasAssociation cortexLarge-scale cortical networksPatientsNeuroimaging protocolVegetative stateNeuroimaging techniquesConscious stateCortical networksCortical reorganization following intradigital tendon transfer
Viswanathan V, Chmayssani M, Adams DJ, Hirsch J. Cortical reorganization following intradigital tendon transfer. Neuroreport 2006, 17: 1669-1673. PMID: 17047451, DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000239953.60695.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overBrain MappingFingersHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotor CortexMotor SkillsNeuronal PlasticityTendonsFacial Emotion Recognition after Curative Nondominant Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
McClelland S, Garcia RE, Peraza DM, Shih TT, Hirsch LJ, Hirsch J, Goodman RR. Facial Emotion Recognition after Curative Nondominant Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis. Epilepsia 2006, 47: 1337-1342. PMID: 16922878, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00557.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal sclerosisAnteromedial temporal lobectomyTemporal lobe epilepsyTLE onsetTemporal sclerosisTemporal lobectomyRight amygdalaEarly-onset patientsLate-onset patientsEarly-onset groupLate-onset groupAmygdalar damageAge 6 yearsFER impairmentPostsurgical populationLobe epilepsyLeft-hemisphere language dominancePreoperative MRIPatientsFrightened expressionImpaired facial emotion recognitionLobectomySclerosisAmygdalaOnset
2000
Visual Function and Brain Organization in Non-decussating Retinal–Fugal Fibre Syndrome
Victor J, Apkarian P, Hirsch J, Conte M, Packard M, Relkin N, Kim K, Shapley R. Visual Function and Brain Organization in Non-decussating Retinal–Fugal Fibre Syndrome. Cerebral Cortex 2000, 10: 2-22. PMID: 10639391, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/10.1.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrain MappingContrast SensitivityElectroencephalographyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotion PerceptionNeuronal PlasticityOptic ChiasmOptic Nerve DiseasesPhotic StimulationRetinaSyndromeTwins, DizygoticVisual CortexVisual PathwaysVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual functionIpsilateral primary visual cortexExtensive bilateral activationMagnetic resonance imaging studyNormal visual behaviorPrimary visual cortexResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyPrestriate areasVisual namingOcular instabilityRetinal projectionsStriate cortexBilateral activationVisual cortexVisual pathwayImaging studiesContrast sensitivityContralateral representationElectrophysiological investigationsEye mapSimple visual stimuliFunctional neuroimagingPatientsBrain organization