Neural Correlates of Passive Position Finger Sense After Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Background. Proprioception of fingers is essential for motor control. Reduced proprioception is common after stroke and is associated with longer hospitalization and reduced quality of life. Neural correlates of proprioception deficits after stroke remain incompletely understood, partly because of weaknesses of clinical proprioception assessments. Objective. To examine the neural basis of finger proprioception deficits after stroke. We hypothesized that a model incorporating both neural injury and neural function of the somatosensory system is necessary for delineating proprioception deficits poststroke. Methods. Finger proprioception was measured using a robot in 27 individuals with chronic unilateral stroke; measures of neural injury (damage to gray and white matter,

SUBMITTER: Ingemanson ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693945 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature