Somatotopically located motor fibers in corona radiata: Evidence from subcortical small infarcts

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Kim, JS
Pope, A
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[1] Univ Ulsan, Asan Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Seoul 138600, South Korea
[2] Univ Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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10.1212/01.WNL.0000158656.09335.E7
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Using T2-weighted MRI, we measured the relative anteroposterior distance of small corona radiata infarcts in 54 patients who had disproportionate weakness in the bulbar ( Group A), arm ( Group B), and leg ( Group C) muscles. The lesions were differently ( p < 0.01) located: Group A, most were located anteriorly; Group B, most were in the middle; and Group C, most were located posteriorly. These results suggest that motor fibers are somatotopically arranged in the human corona radiata.
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