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SUBMITTER: Tomassini V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3671324 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tomassini Valentina V Johansen-Berg Heidi H Leonardi Laura L Paixão Luis L Jbabdi Saad S Palace Jackie J Pozzilli Carlo C Matthews Paul M PM
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 20100910 1
<h4>Background</h4>Several studies have demonstrated benefits of rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neuroscientific foundations for rehabilitation in MS are poorly established.<h4>Objectives</h4>As rehabilitation and motor learning share similar mechanisms of brain plasticity, we test whether the dynamics of skill learning are preserved in MS patients relative to controls.<h4>Methods</h4>MS patients and controls learned a repeating sequence of hand movements and were assesse ...[more]