Research Article

Potentials of Ultrahigh-Field MRI for the Study of Somatosensory Reorganization in Congenital Hemiplegia

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects with hemiplegia.

PatientAgeSexSide of lesion2PDStereognosisMEPSEPWMFT qualityWMFT timeAHALesion severity#Lesion type

121MR5100CI4.132.27675II
236ML5100II51.05898.5IV
319ML950II3.675.087014III
420ML1033II1.472.613810III
528ML717II2.672.18594III
626MR2100CI4.531.598418.5I

Abbreviations: 2PD: 2-point discrimination; MEP: motor evoked potentials; SEP: somatosensory evoked potentials; DI: dislocation index; AHA: assisting hand assessment; M: male; L: left; R: right; C: contralesional; I: ipsilesional. Expressed in sec. #Out of 40 [20].