Cortical reorganization after brain damage: the oculomotor model

Nyffeler, Thomas; Müri, René; Pflugshaupt, Tobias; Wartburg, Roman; Hess, Christian W (2006). Cortical reorganization after brain damage: the oculomotor model. European journal of neuroscience, 23(5), pp. 1397-402. Oxford: Blackwell Science 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04648.x

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Recovery from eye movement deficits after cortical lesions is amazingly rapid and almost complete, which is in sharp contrast to most other neurological deficits of cerebral lesions. The underlying mechanisms of this successful recovery remain uncertain. We had the rare opportunity to examine two patients with recovery from saccade deficits after a lesion restricted to the frontal eye field (FEF) by means of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The results provide direct evidence that recovery depended on the integrity of the oculomotor regions of the nonlesioned contralesional hemisphere, and that the compensatory network is task-specific.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology
UniBE Contributor:	Nyffeler, Thomas, Müri, René Martin, Pflugshaupt, Tobias, Hess, Christian Walter
ISSN:	0953-816X
ISBN:	16553801
Publisher:	Blackwell Science
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:46
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:14
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04648.x
PubMed ID:	16553801
Web of Science ID:	000236065400029
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/19088 (FactScience: 1457)