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Determining the Functional Status of the Corticospinal Tract Within One Week of Stroke
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Determining the Functional Status of the Corticospinal Tract Within One Week of Stroke
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09:10 min

February 22, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:57Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) Score
  • 02:18Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • 04:56TMS Delivery
  • 06:48MEP Status Classification
  • 07:31Results: Representative EMG Traces
  • 08:27Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This protocol is for evaluating corticospinal tract function within 1 week of stroke. It can be used to select and stratify patients in trials of interventions designed to improve upper limb motor recovery and outcomes and in clinical practice for predicting upper limb functional outcomes 3 months after stroke.

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