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ArticleScientific reports2022

The impact of brain lesion characteristics and the corticospinal tract wiring on mirror movements in unilateral cerebral palsy.

Cristina Simon-Martinez, Lisa Decraene, Ingar Zielinski, Brian Hoare, Jacqueline Williams, Lisa Mailleux, Bert Steenbergen, Els Ortibus, Hilde Feys, Katrijn Klingels

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Cristina Simon-MartinezDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. cristina.simon@hevs.ch.
Lisa DecraeneDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Ingar ZielinskiBehavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Brian HoareSchool of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jacqueline WilliamsCollege of Sport and Exercise Science, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Lisa MailleuxDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Bert SteenbergenBehavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Els OrtibusDepartment of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Hilde FeysDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Katrijn KlingelsDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BEKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie · DEMonash University · AURadboud University Nijmegen · NLUniversity Children’s Hospital Bern · CHVictoria University · AU

Funding

Marie Curie 890641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mirror movements (MM) influence bimanual performance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP). Whilst MM are related to brain lesion characteristics and the corticospinal tract (CST) wiring pattern, the combined impact of these neurological factors remains unknown. Forty-nine children with uCP (mean age 10y6mo) performed a repetitive squeezing task to quantify similarity (MM-similarity) and strength (MM-intensity) of the MM activity. We used MRI data to evaluate lesion type (periventricular white matter, N = 30; cortico-subcortical, N = 19), extent of ipsilesional damage, presence of bilateral lesions, and damage to basal ganglia, thalamus and corpus callosum. The CST wiring was assessed with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (17 CSTcontralateral, 16 CSTipsilateral, 16 CSTbilateral). Data was analyzed with regression analyses. In the more-affected hand, MM-similarity and intensity were higher with CSTbilateral/ipsilateral. In the less-affected hand, MM-similarity was higher in children with (1) CSTcontra with CSC lesions, (2) CSTbilat/ipsi with PVL lesions and (3) CSTbilat/ipsi with unilateralized lesions. MM-intensity was higher with larger damage to the corpus callosum and unilateral lesions. A complex combination of neurological factors influences MM characteristics, and the mechanisms differ between hands.

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Cerebral PalsyMovement DisordersNervous System DiseasesBrainChildHumansPyramidal Tracts

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PMID36175439
PMCPMC9522771
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