期刊
HEALTHCARE
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10040731
关键词
nigrostriatal tract; motor function; corticospinal tract; diffusion tensor tractography; diffusion tensor imaging
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean Government (MSIP) [2021R1A2B5B01001386]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2021R1A2B5B01001386] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
This study investigated the relationship between the nigrostriatal tract (NST) and the corticospinal tract (CST) with motor function in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. The results showed a strong positive correlation between the tract volume of ipsilesional NST and fractional anisotropy and the tract volume of ipsilesional CST with the Motricity Index score. The study also found that NST indirectly influenced the motor function of affected extremities through CST.
This study investigated the relationship of the nigrostriatal tract (NST) with motor function and the corticospinal tract (CST) using diffusion tensor tractography in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. Forty-three consecutive patients with putaminal hemorrhage in the chronic stage were recruited. The Motricity Index was used to evaluate the motor function of affected hemiparetic extremities. The fractional anisotropy and the tract volume of ipsilesional NST and ipsilesional CST were acquired. The tract volume (Rho = 0.824) of ipsilesional NST and fractional anisotropy (r = 0.682) and the tract volume (Rho = 0.886) of ipsilesional CST showed a strong positive correlation with the Motricity Index score. The fractional anisotropy of ipsilesional NST showed moderate positive correlations with the fractional anisotropy (r = 0.449) and tract volume (Rho = 0.353) of ipsilesional CST. The tract volume of ipsilesional NST showed strong positive correlations with the fractional anisotropy (Rho = 0.716) and the tract volume (Rho = 0.799) of ipsilesional CST. The regression model showed that the tract volumes of ipsilesional NST and ipsilesional CST were positively associated with the Motricity Index score (Adjusted R-2 = 0.763, F = 45.998). Mediation analysis showed that the tract volume of ipsilesional CST partially mediated the effects of the tract volume of ipsilesional NST on the Motricity Index score (z = 3.34). A close relationship was found between ipsilesional NST and the motor function of affected extremities in chronic hemiparetic patients with putaminal hemorrhage. Moreover, ipsilesional NST influenced the motor function of affected extremities indirectly through ipsilesional CST.
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