Fig. 2
From: Brainstem and spinal cord MRI identifies altered sensorimotor pathways post-stroke
Tracts with significant correlation between white matter integrity changes and motor impairment. a Axial view of the tract with positive correlation (red-yellow) and negative correlation (blue) between white matter integrity and motor impairment (Fugl–Meyer assessment, FMA) in individuals with stroke. Corticospinal tract (CST) of the lesion hemisphere showed significant positive correlation with impaired motor performance in individuals with stroke. Medial reticulospinal tract (MRST) at the side of non-lesioned hemisphere showed significant negative correlation with impaired motor performance in individuals with stroke. b Sagittal view of the tracts with significant positive (red-yellow) or negative (blue) correlation between white matter integrity and impaired motor performance in individuals with stroke. (Statistical test: within-group voxel-wise correlation analysis, using the threshold-free cluster enhancement and p < 0.05)
