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ArticleHuman brain mapping2017

Spectroscopic biomarkers of motor cortex developmental plasticity in hemiparetic children after perinatal stroke.

Helen L Carlson, Frank P MacMaster, Ashley D Harris, Adam Kirton

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Article in Human brain mapping, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Helen L CarlsonCalgary Pediatric Stroke Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5788-0542
Frank P MacMasterAlberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI), AB, Canada, Calgary.
Ashley D HarrisAlberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI), AB, Canada, Calgary.
Adam KirtonCalgary Pediatric Stroke Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAAlberta Health Services · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perinatal stroke causes hemiparetic cerebral palsy and lifelong motor disability. Bilateral motor cortices are key hubs within the motor network and their neurophysiology determines clinical function. Establishing biomarkers of motor cortex function is imperative for developing and evaluating restorative interventional strategies. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) quantifies metabolite concentrations indicative of underlying neuronal health and metabolism in vivo. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided MRS to investigate motor cortex metabolism in children with perinatal stroke. Children aged 6-18 years with MRI-confirmed perinatal stroke and hemiparetic cerebral palsy were recruited from a population-based cohort. Metabolite concentrations were assessed using a PRESS sequence (3T, TE = 30 ms, voxel = 4 cc). Voxel location was guided by functional MRI activations during finger tapping tasks. Spectra were analysed using LCModel. Metabolites were quantified, cerebral spinal fluid corrected and compared between groups (ANCOVA) controlling for age. Associations with clinical motor performance (Assisting Hand, Melbourne, Box-and-Blocks) were assessed. Fifty-two participants were studied (19 arterial, 14 venous, 19 control). Stroke participants demonstrated differences between lesioned and nonlesioned motor cortex N-acetyl-aspartate [NAA mean concentration = 10.8 ± 1.9 vs. 12.0 ± 1.2, P < 0.01], creatine [Cre 8.0 ± 0.9 vs. 7.4 ± 0.9, P < 0.05] and myo-Inositol [Ins 6.5 ± 0.84 vs. 5.8 ± 1.1, P < 0.01]. Lesioned motor cortex NAA and creatine were strongly correlated with motor performance in children with arterial but not venous strokes. Interrogation of motor cortex by fMRI-guided MRS is feasible in children with perinatal stroke. Metabolite differences between hemispheres, stroke types and correlations with motor performance support functional relevance. MRS may be valuable in understanding the neurophysiology of developmental neuroplasticity in cerebral palsy. Hum Brain Mapp 38:1574-1587, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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AdolescentAnalysis of VarianceAspartic AcidCerebral PalsyChildCholineFemaleGlutamic AcidHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotor ActivityMotor CortexOxygenProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyAspartic AcidCholineGlutamic AcidN-acetylaspartateOxygencerebral palsyhemiparesismagnetic resonance imagingmagnetic resonance spectroscopyneuroimagingpediatricspectroscopy

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PMID27859933
PMCPMC6866903
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