Evidence of activity-dependent withdrawal of corticospinal projections during human development

2001393 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Federico Villagra · Newcastle University

Abstract

These data, together with previously published anatomic and radiologic studies, are consistent with activity-dependent corticospinal axonal withdrawal during development and maintenance of increased corticomotoneuronal projections from the intact hemisphere after unilateral perinatal lesions.

Topics & Keywords

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 57, Issue 9, pp. 1543-1554

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.9.1543

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 6.33