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?-Oscillations Reflect Recovery of the Paretic Upper Limb in Subacute Stroke.


ABSTRACT: Background. Recovery of upper limb function post-stroke can be partly predicted by initial motor function, but the mechanisms underpinning these improvements have yet to be determined. Here, we sought to identify neural correlates of post-stroke recovery using longitudinal magnetoencephalography (MEG) assessments in subacute stroke survivors. Methods. First-ever, subcortical ischemic stroke survivors with unilateral mild to moderate hand paresis were evaluated at 3, 5, and 12 weeks after stroke using a finger-lifting task in the MEG. Cortical activity patterns in the ?-band (16-30 Hz) were compared with matched healthy controls. Results. All stroke survivors (n=22; 17 males) had improvements in action research arm test (ARAT) and Fugl-Meyer upper extremity (FM-UE) scores between 3 and 12 weeks. At 3 weeks post-stroke the peak amplitudes of the movement-related ipsilesional ?-band event-related desynchronization (?-ERD) and synchronization (?-ERS) in primary motor cortex (M1) were significantly lower than the healthy controls (p<0.001) and were correlated with both the FM-UE and ARAT scores (r=0.51-0.69, p<0.017). The decreased ?-ERS peak amplitudes were observed both in paretic and non-paretic hand movement particularly at 3 weeks post-stroke, suggesting a generalized disinhibition status. The peak amplitudes of ipsilesional ?-ERS at week 3 post-stroke correlated with the FM-UE score at 12 weeks (r=0.54, p=0.03) but no longer significant when controlling for the FM-UE score at 3 weeks post-stroke.Conclusions. Although early ?-band activity does not independently predict outcome at 3 months after stroke, it mirrors functional changes, giving a potential insight into the mechanisms underpinning recovery of motor function in subacute stroke.

SUBMITTER: Tang CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250642 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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β-Oscillations Reflect Recovery of the Paretic Upper Limb in Subacute Stroke.

Tang Chih-Wei CW   Hsiao Fu-Jung FJ   Lee Po-Lei PL   Tsai Yun-An YA   Hsu Ya-Fang YF   Chen Wei-Ta WT   Lin Yung-Yang YY   Stagg Charlotte J CJ   Lee I-Hui IH  

Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 20200423 5


<i>Background</i>. Recovery of upper limb function post-stroke can be partly predicted by initial motor function, but the mechanisms underpinning these improvements have yet to be determined. Here, we sought to identify neural correlates of post-stroke recovery using longitudinal magnetoencephalography (MEG) assessments in subacute stroke survivors. <i>Methods</i>. First-ever, subcortical ischemic stroke survivors with unilateral mild to moderate hand paresis were evaluated at 3, 5, and 12 weeks  ...[more]

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