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Research progress of fMRI in brain plasticity during the rehabilitation period of hemiplegia after stroke
LI Xijun  YU Chengxin  ZHAO Changjiang  PAN Junlong 

Cite this article as: LI X J, YU C X, ZHAO C J, et al. Research progress of fMRI in brain plasticity during the rehabilitation period of hemiplegia after stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(2): 135-141. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.02.022.


[Abstract] Stroke is one of the main causes of disability in the world, which can lead to motor, sensory and cognitive impairments in patients. Traditional rehabilitation treatment cycle is long and has slow effect. In recent years, the application of brain-computer interface, healthy cervical nerve transfer, brain stimulation and cell therapy in stroke patients is to enhance brain plasticity and relieve symptoms. Provides new treatment ideas for clinical practice. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is one of the important research tools in brain science and has been widely used in the research on stroke rehabilitation. It can not only describe functional and network connection changes, but also predict rehabilitation prognosis, guide treatment plans and monitoring the rehabilitation effect provides a theoretical basis for rehabilitation treatment of stroke. This review summarizes the exploration of the application of fMRI technology at home and abroad in recent years in brain network remodeling, analyzes relevant research results and existing difficulties, in order to provide new ideas for fMRI research on stroke rehabilitation treatment.
[Keywords] stroke；magnetic resonance imaging；functional magnetic resonance imaging；brain plasticity；brain network remodeling；functional connectivity；corticospinal tract integrity

LI Xijun1, 2   YU Chengxin1, 2*   ZHAO Changjiang1, 2   PAN Junlong1, 2  

1 The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, China

2 Department of Radiology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang 443000, China

Corresponding author: YU C X, E-mail: 1542353879@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2025-01-11
Accepted  2025-02-10
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.02.022
Cite this article as: LI X J, YU C X, ZHAO C J, et al. Research progress of fMRI in brain plasticity during the rehabilitation period of hemiplegia after stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(2): 135-141. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.02.022.

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