Association between lesion location and sensorimotor rhythms in stroke - a systematic review with narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke causes alterations in the sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) of the brain. However, little is known about the influence of lesion location on the SMRs. Understanding this relationship is relevant for the use of SMRs in assistive and rehabilitative therapies, such as Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)..

Methods

We reviewed current evidence on the association between stroke lesion location and SMRs through systematically searching PubMed and Embase and generated a narrative synthesis of findings.

Results

We included 12 articles reporting on 161 patients. In resting-state studies, cortical and pontine damage were related to an overall decrease in alpha (∼8-12 Hz) and increase in delta (∼1-4 Hz) power. In movement paradigm studies, attenuated alpha and beta (∼15-

SUBMITTER: Kancheva I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature