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Research progress of the interhemispheric structural and functional connections after stroke
XIA Yumei  LIANG Zhijian 

Cite this article as: Xia YM, Liang ZJ. Research progress of the interhemispheric structural and functional connections after stroke. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2020, 11(6): 455-458. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2020.06.014.


[Abstract] The network of bilateral cerebral hemispheres is coordinated and integrated through interhemispheric structural and functional connections. After the stroke, the interhemispheric structural and functional connections undergo extensive changes. These changes are closely related to neurological function deficit after stroke and its subsequent recovery. The evaluation of the changes in the interhemispheric structural and functional connections may be helpful in monitoring the recovery of neurological function. Regulating interhemispheric functional connectivity to promote the recovery of neurological function after stroke is also a new rehabilitation method that is currently being explored. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) are commonly used to evaluate structural and functional connectivity. In this review, the authors briefly introduce the background of each method and review the current research progress in evaluating the changes in the interhemispheric structure and functional connections after stroke using DTI and rs-fMRI.
[Keywords] stroke；structural connection；function connection；diffusion tensor imaging；resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging

XIA Yumei Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China

LIANG Zhijian* Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China

*Corresponding to: Liang ZJ, E-mail: lzj200415@126.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  This work was part of National Key Research and Development Plan No. 2018YFC1311305
Received  2020-03-03
Accepted  2020-04-12
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2020.06.014
Cite this article as: Xia YM, Liang ZJ. Research progress of the interhemispheric structural and functional connections after stroke. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2020, 11(6): 455-458. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2020.06.014.

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