Aberrances of Cortex Excitability and Connectivity Underlying Motor Deficit in Acute Stroke
Table 1
Individual fMRI activation maxima used as ROIs for DCM.
M1_L
M1_R
SMA_L
SAM_R
PMC_L
PMC_R
Subj1
−39
−24
45
42
−21
54
−12
−18
51
6
−3
57
−51
−3
33
54
−3
21
Subj2
−39
−24
63
33
−27
57
−3
0
72
9
−9
72
−54
−3
42
60
−6
36
Subj3
−39
−21
66
36
−27
69
−6
−3
63
3
−6
69
−51
−3
42
51
−9
33
Subj4
−45
−12
54
36
−21
57
−12
0
66
6
−3
69
−48
0
33
57
−6
42
Subj5
−39
−36
63
39
−21
57
−9
−6
66
12
−9
75
−57
−3
33
60
−9
42
Subj6
−39
−24
66
48
−15
60
−12
3
69
6
−6
66
−42
6
48
60
6
39
Subj7
−36
−30
63
39
−30
63
−6
−6
69
6
−21
69
−54
0
45
51
−3
45
Subj8
−48
−15
54
42
−21
66
−9
9
72
9
−6
72
−54
−3
36
57
0
39
Subj9
−45
−15
48
51
−15
45
−9
6
63
9
6
66
−48
−3
42
60
3
36
Subj10
−48
−15
45
39
−21
57
−9
12
69
6
−6
69
−57
0
30
57
0
42
Subj11
−45
−15
51
45
−15
57
−6
−6
69
9
−12
60
−51
−3
33
60
3
33
Subj12
−39
−21
60
39
−24
54
−6
−12
69
9
6
69
−51
−6
36
51
−3
33
Subj13
−39
−15
57
42
−15
57
−3
9
69
9
6
54
−45
−9
36
57
−6
33
Subj14
−33
−27
54
36
−24
54
−6
−3
69
9
−3
69
−57
0
30
54
0
45
Subj15
−36
−27
66
36
−27
63
−3
−3
69
6
0
66
−54
0
36
60
3
33
Subj16
−39
−21
57
39
−21
57
−6
0
57
9
6
60
−60
3
33
51
−3
39
Subj17
−39
−21
63
48
−15
57
−9
−12
69
6
−6
72
−51
−3
39
51
0
42
Subj18
−39
−24
60
36
−21
54
−3
−9
69
9
6
54
−48
−6
36
60
−3
36
Subj19
−48
−15
54
42
−24
66
−6
−3
69
9
−3
69
−60
0
24
57
0
33
Subj20
−48
−18
51
42
−24
57
−9
−12
66
9
−9
69
−54
−6
36
54
−6
36
Subj21
−36
−27
51
42
−18
57
−6
6
63
6
−3
60
−48
−6
33
57
−9
36
Subj22
−48
−18
45
39
−33
66
−6
3
66
9
−12
72
−54
0
30
51
−3
39
Subj23
−36
−24
51
36
−27
60
−9
−12
69
9
−9
66
−45
−3
45
54
−6
36
Subj24
−39
−18
60
39
−24
57
−6
21
63
9
18
66
−42
−3
45
54
−3
39
Subj25
−45
−15
48
42
−18
60
−6
6
51
6
−12
63
−42
−3
36
51
−9
42
Note: six motor regions of interest (ROIs) from the fMRI motor task activation were selected for the DCM analysis: the primary motor area (M1), the premotor cortex (PMC), and the supplementary motor area (SMA) from both hemispheres of each subject.