2001
Patterns of functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in association with structural lesions in the rolandic region: a classification system.
Carpentier A, Constable R, Schlosser M, de Lotbinière A, Piepmeier J, Spencer D, Awad I. Patterns of functional magnetic resonance imaging activation in association with structural lesions in the rolandic region: a classification system. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2001, 94: 946-54. PMID: 11409524, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.6.0946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFMR imaging activationSurgical interventionRolandic regionMotor cortex plasticityMotor task paradigmFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMotor skillsMagnetic resonance imagingSevere motor impairmentFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional recoveryLesion sideCortical abnormalitiesMotor cortexControl volunteersCortical malformationsStructural lesionsContralateral hemisphereArteriovenous malformationsBrain lesionsSurgical proceduresMotor impairmentPathological lesionsFunctional reorganizationAuthors' institution
1995
Verapamil treatment attenuates immunoreactive GFAP at cerebral cortical lesion site
Klepper S, Naftolin F, Piepmeier J. Verapamil treatment attenuates immunoreactive GFAP at cerebral cortical lesion site. Brain Research 1995, 695: 245-249. PMID: 8556338, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00825-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGFAP-like immunoreactivityGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSaline groupCortical lesionsLocal injectionNeedle lesionsLesion siteL-type calcium channel blockerCerebral cortical lesionsCortical lesion sitesL-type calcium channelsCalcium channel blockersSprague-Dawley ratsImmunoreactive glial fibrillary acidic proteinTime of lesioningFibrillary acidic proteinH post lesionTransmembrane calcium fluxVerapamil treatmentReactive astrocytesPost lesionContralateral hemisphereChannel blockersCalcium channelsAntigen labeling