Author/Editor		Wiesendanger, M; Rouiller, EM
Title		Mechanisms of functional recovery following motor cortical lesions
Type		članek
Source		In: Stalberg EV, de Weerd AW, Zidar J, editors. ECCN 98. 9th European congress of clinical neurophysiology; 1998 Jun 4-7; Ljubljana. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 343-8
Language		eng
Abstract		The dynamic nature of postlesion recovery occurring after acute unilateral lesions of cortical sensorimotor areas and their descending pathways, has been recognized since the turn of the century, but it is only recently that we begin to understand the underlying principal mechanisms. The following questions are dealt with in this essay: 1) What is the role of the hemisphere opposite to the lesion? 2) Is there reorganization within the lesioned hemisphere? 3) What is the contribution of learning new strategies for successful goal achievement? It is concluded that functional restitution is a multi-facetted process, challenging the anatomical potential of palsticity as well as motivational, attentional and learning resources.
Descriptors		CEREBRAL INFARCTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MOTOR CORTEX