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ReviewNeural plasticity2012

Plasticity of adult sensorimotor system in severe brain infarcts: challenges and opportunities.

Annette Sterr, Adriana Bastos Conforto

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Review in Neural plasticity, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Altered contralateral sensorimotor system organization after experimental hemispherectomy: a structural and functional connectivity study.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2015
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  8. Biomarkers and predictors of restorative therapy effects after stroke.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Annette SterrSchool of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. a.sterr@surrey.ac.uk
Adriana Bastos Conforto

Funding

Medical Research Council G0200128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional reorganization forms the critical mechanism for the recovery of function after brain damage. These processes are driven by inherent changes within the central nervous system (CNS) triggered by the insult and further depend on the neural input the recovering system is processing. Therefore these processes interact with not only the interventions a patient receives, but also the activities and behaviors a patient engages in. In recent years, a wide range of research programs has addressed the association between functional reorganization and the spontaneous and treatment-induced recovery. The bulk of this work has focused on upper-limb and hand function, and today there are new treatments available that capitalize on the neuroplasticity of the brain. However, this is only true for patients with mild to moderated impairments; for those with very limited hand function, the basic understanding is much poorer and directly translates into limited treatment opportunities for these patients. The present paper aims to highlight the knowledge gap on severe stroke with a brief summary of the literature followed by a discussion of the challenges involved in the study and treatment of severe stroke and poor long-term outcome.

Indexed as

Stroke RehabilitationAnimalsBrain InfarctionBrain InjuriesCentral Nervous SystemHumansNeuronal PlasticityRecovery of FunctionStroke

Identifiers

PMID22548196
PMCPMC3323857

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