This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. CIMT has been shown in controlled studies to be efficacious in chronic stroke patients.
The aim of the current study is to demonstrate our ability to monitor the extent of cortical reorganization following CIMT for both patient populations using only one methodology i.e., fMRI. This will allow us to see whether the difference of cortical reorganization following is due to the methodology utilized in the previous two studies or whether there is a change in the location of reorganization depending on the time elapsed after the stroke. This is a pilot study. A total of 30 males and females aged between 40-80 years will be enrolled in the study. The potential subjects for this study will be recruited from outpatient stroke clinics at Louisiana Rehabilitation Institute. The total duration is to be approximately 24 months.
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