Association of Extrapyramidal Tracts' Integrity With Performance in Fine Motor Skills After Stroke
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Association of Extrapyramidal Tracts' Integrity With Performance in Fine Motor Skills After Stroke. / Rimmele, D Leander; Frey, Benedikt M; Cheng, Bastian; Schulz, Robert; Krawinkel, Lutz A; Bönstrup, Marlene; Braass, Hanna; Gerloff, Christian; Thomalla, Götz.
In: STROKE, Vol. 49, No. 12, 12.2018, p. 2928-2932.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Association of Extrapyramidal Tracts' Integrity With Performance in Fine Motor Skills After Stroke
AU - Rimmele, D Leander
AU - Frey, Benedikt M
AU - Cheng, Bastian
AU - Schulz, Robert
AU - Krawinkel, Lutz A
AU - Bönstrup, Marlene
AU - Braass, Hanna
AU - Gerloff, Christian
AU - Thomalla, Götz
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Background and Purpose- Tractography by diffusion tensor imaging has extended our knowledge on the contribution of damage to different pathways to residual motor function after stroke. Integrity of the corticospinal tract (CST), for example, has been identified to characterize and predict its course. Yet there is only scarce data that allow a judgment on the impact of extrapyramidal pathways between the basal ganglia on motor function poststroke. We aimed at studying their association with performance in fine motor skills after stroke. Methods- We performed probabilistic tractography and reconstructed nigro-pallidal tracts connecting substantia nigra and globus pallidus, as well as the CST in 26 healthy subjects. Resulting tracts were registered to the individual images of 20 patients 3 months after stroke, and their microstructural integrity was measured by fractional anisotropy. Clinical examination of the patients' gross (grip force) and fine (nine-hole peg test) motor skills was performed 1 year after stroke. For assessment of factors influencing nine-hole peg test, we used a multivariate model. Results- Nigro-pallidal tracts were traceable in all participants, had no overlap to the CST and passed the nucleus subthalamicus. In stroke patients, nigro-pallidal tracts ipsilateral to the stroke lesion showed a significantly reduced fractional anisotropy (ratio, 0.96±0.02; P=0.021). One year after stroke, nine-hole peg test values were significantly slower for the affected hand, while grip force was comparable between both hands. Reduced integrity of the nigro-pallidal tracts was associated with worse performance in the nine-hole peg test ( P=0.040), as was reduced integrity of the CST ( P<0.001) and younger age ( P<0.001). Conclusions- Nigro-pallidal tracts with containing connections of the nucleus subthalamicus represent a relevant part of the extrapyramidal system and specifically contribute to residual fine motor skills after stroke beyond the well-known contribution of the CST. They may deliver supportive information for prediction of motor recovery after stroke.
AB - Background and Purpose- Tractography by diffusion tensor imaging has extended our knowledge on the contribution of damage to different pathways to residual motor function after stroke. Integrity of the corticospinal tract (CST), for example, has been identified to characterize and predict its course. Yet there is only scarce data that allow a judgment on the impact of extrapyramidal pathways between the basal ganglia on motor function poststroke. We aimed at studying their association with performance in fine motor skills after stroke. Methods- We performed probabilistic tractography and reconstructed nigro-pallidal tracts connecting substantia nigra and globus pallidus, as well as the CST in 26 healthy subjects. Resulting tracts were registered to the individual images of 20 patients 3 months after stroke, and their microstructural integrity was measured by fractional anisotropy. Clinical examination of the patients' gross (grip force) and fine (nine-hole peg test) motor skills was performed 1 year after stroke. For assessment of factors influencing nine-hole peg test, we used a multivariate model. Results- Nigro-pallidal tracts were traceable in all participants, had no overlap to the CST and passed the nucleus subthalamicus. In stroke patients, nigro-pallidal tracts ipsilateral to the stroke lesion showed a significantly reduced fractional anisotropy (ratio, 0.96±0.02; P=0.021). One year after stroke, nine-hole peg test values were significantly slower for the affected hand, while grip force was comparable between both hands. Reduced integrity of the nigro-pallidal tracts was associated with worse performance in the nine-hole peg test ( P=0.040), as was reduced integrity of the CST ( P<0.001) and younger age ( P<0.001). Conclusions- Nigro-pallidal tracts with containing connections of the nucleus subthalamicus represent a relevant part of the extrapyramidal system and specifically contribute to residual fine motor skills after stroke beyond the well-known contribution of the CST. They may deliver supportive information for prediction of motor recovery after stroke.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.022706
DO - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.022706
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 30571408
VL - 49
SP - 2928
EP - 2932
JO - STROKE
JF - STROKE
SN - 0039-2499
IS - 12
ER -