Auckland District Health Board 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience Determining the Functional Status of the Corticospinal Tract Within One Week of Stroke Marie-Claire Smith1,2,3, Suzanne J. Ackerley1,2, Emma J. Monigatti3, Benjamin J. Scrivener3, Cathy M. Stinear1,2 1Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, 2Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, 3Allied Health, Auckland District Health Board This protocol is for evaluating corticospinal tract function within 1 week of stroke. It can be used to select and stratify patients in trials of interventions designed to improve upper limb motor recovery and outcomes and in clinical practice for predicting upper limb functional outcomes 3 months after stroke.
