Gait Characteristic in a Stroke Patient with an Intact Corticospinal Tract and Corticoreticular Pathway: A Case Study
Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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(6): 73-77, 2018.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| ID: wpr-713746
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The prefrontal lobe, supplementary motor area, cerebellum, and basal ganglia are activated during gait. In addition, gait is controlled by nerves, such as the corticospinal tract (CST) and corticoreticular pathway (CRP). In this study, the presence of an injury to the CST and CRP was identified by diffusion tensor imaging and the characteristics of the gait pattern were investigated according to inferior cerebral artery infarction.METHODS:
One patient and six control subjects of a similar age participated. A 69-year-old female patient had an injury to the left basal ganglia, insular gyrus, corona radiata, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and postcentral gyrus due to an inferior cerebral artery infarction. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data was acquired 4 weeks after the stroke. The kinematic and spatio-temporal parameters of gait were collected using a three-dimensional gait analysis system.RESULTS:
On 4 weeks DTI, the CST and CRP in the affected hemisphere did not show injury to the affected and unaffected hemisphere. Gait analysis showed that the cadence of spatio-temporal parameter was decreased significantly in the patient. The angle of the knee joint was decreased significantly in the affected and unaffected sides compared to the control group.CONCLUSION:
The results of diffusion tensor imaging showed that although the patient was evaluated to be capable of an independent gait, the quality and quantity of gait might be reduced. This study could help better understand the gait ability analysis of stroke patients and the abnormal gait pattern of patients with a brain injury.
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Assunto principal:
Tratos Piramidais
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Córtex Somatossensorial
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Gânglios da Base
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Cerebelo
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Artérias Cerebrais
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Córtex Pré-Frontal
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Imagem de Tensor de Difusão
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Marcha
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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