Cerebral vascular malformations adjacent to sensorimotor and visual cortex. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies before and after therapeutic intervention.
Schlosser M, McCarthy G, Fulbright R, Gore J, Awad I. Cerebral vascular malformations adjacent to sensorimotor and visual cortex. Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies before and after therapeutic intervention. Stroke 1997, 28: 1130-7. PMID: 9183338, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.28.6.1130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral vascular malformationsVascular malformationsNeurological deficitsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVisual cortexPrimary somatosensoryFunctional activationTherapeutic interventionsFMRI studyGross neurological deficitsConsequence of therapyMass effectMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonanceClinical recoveryUnaffected hemisphereVascular lesionsAnatomic displacementAnatomic localeAnatomic locationPosttherapeutic changesClinical functionHemispheric asymmetryPatientsResonance imagingAn fMRI study of the human cortical motor system response to increasing functional demands
Wexler B, Fulbright R, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Kelz M, Constable R, Gore J. An fMRI study of the human cortical motor system response to increasing functional demands. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 15: 385-396. PMID: 9223039, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(96)00232-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor-sensory areasSupplementary motor areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPremotor areasMotor areaMultiple motor areasComplexity of movementCortical motor systemRight-hand finger movementsIndex finger movementsFinger movementsMagnetic resonance imagingInferior parietal areasConsistent lateralizationResonance imagingBrain regionsActivation changesMotor system responsesParietal areasHand finger movementsPreliminary reproducibility studyFMRI studySignificant main effectWeek periodGreater increase