Brain activation patterns underlying upper limb bilateral motor coordination in unilateral cerebral palsy: an fNIRS study.

Ana Carolina de Campos Theresa Sukal-Moulton Theodore J Huppert Katharine E Alter Diane L Damiano

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2020)

Cortical activity in manual tasks is described with functional near-infrared spectroscopy in typical and atypical cohorts. Activation levels in unilateral cerebral palsy appear to escalate with task difficulty. Increased brain activity may be associated with poorer selective manual control. Specific patterns of brain activity may be related to impaired bimanual function.

Keyphrases

cerebral palsy
upper limb
working memory
resting state
case report
cerebral ischemia
drug induced