ArticleNeural plasticity2017
A Longitudinal fMRI Research on Neural Plasticity and Sensory Outcome of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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- A magnetoencephalographic study of longitudinal brain function alterations following carpal tunnel release.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Computer Use and Compressive Neuropathies of the Upper Limbs: A Hidden Risk?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Carpal tunnel surgery dampens thalamocortical and normalizes corticocortical functional connectivity.Brain communications · 2022Article
- Changes in sensory-related brain networks of patients with moyamoya disease with limb paresthesia: A resting-state fMRI-based functional connectivity analysis.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2022Article
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Abstract
Peripheral nerve compression is reported to induce cortical plasticity, which was well pictured by former researches. However, the longitudinal changes brought by surgical treatment are not clear. In this research, 18 subjects who suffered from bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome were evaluated using task-dependent fMRI and electromyography assessment before and after surgery. The third digit was tactually simulated by von Frey filaments. The results demonstrated that the pattern of activation was similar but a decreased extent of activation in the postcentral gyrus, inferior frontal lobe, superior frontal lobe, and parahippocampal gyrus after surgery was found. The correlation analysis showed a significant correlation between the decreased number of activated voxels and the improvement of EMG performance. This result implied a potential connection between fMRI measurement and clinical improvement.
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