Does cortical motor neuron excitability change in XXXX ?

@entity1 @entity1897 @entity9808 @entity2685
OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in cortical motor neuron excitability after @entity1897 , evoked spinal cord potentials (ESCPs) following hemispheric @entity9808 ( @entity9808 ) were recorded in awake @entity1 with unilateral @entity2685 . METHODS: ESCPs following hemispheric @entity9808 were recorded in 6 @entity1 with unilateral complete type @entity2685 . Studies were performed within 6 months from the time of injury. ESCPs were recorded from posterior epidural space using catheter electrodes. Hemispheric @entity9808 was applied on the motor cortex using a figure-of-8 coil. The threshold of ESCPs following hemispheric @entity9808 was measured. The number, latency, and amplitude of ESCPs following high stimulus hemispheric @entity9808 were measured and compared. RESULTS: No significant change was observed in the threshold of ESCPs following @entity9808 contra-lateral to the injured upper limb compared to that following @entity9808 contra-lateral to the intact upper limb. Several ESCP components were recorded following high stimulus hemispheric @entity9808 . No significant changes were observed in comparison with number, latency and amplitude of ESCPs following high stimulus @entity9808 contra-lateral to the injured upper limb and those following @entity9808 contra-lateral to the intact upper limb. CONCLUSIONS: From a study of ESCPs following single @entity9808 , no evidence was obtained that cortical motor neuron excitability changes in @entity1 with traumatic unilateral @entity2685 at relatively early stages. We investigated the changes of cortical motor neuron excitability in @entity1 with @entity2685 from the ESCPs following @entity9808 . In single @entity9808 , our data gave no evidence for cortical excitability changes at relatively early stages.
