Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Stroke Patient Group: (1) Subjects comply with the diagnostic criteria of "Stroke" in the 2010 "Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases in China" and confirmed by head CT or MRI; (2) With first onset unilateral subcortical stroke; (3) Age ranged from 30 to 75 years; (4) Right-handedness before stroke; (5) Greater than three months since stroke onset and Brunnstrom graded as III-VI; (6) The condition and vital signs are stable; (7) Voluntarily participated and signed the informed consent form. 2. Healthy Control Group: (1) Age ranged from 30 to 75 years; (2) Right-handedness; (3) Be able to carry out daily activities independently; (4) No severe dysfunction of movement, vision, hearing, and language; (5) No previous history of head trauma, cerebrovascular disease, neurological disease, mental illness; (6) No history of smoking, alcohol dependency, and application of addictive drugs; (7) Subjects or their immediate family signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with any contraindications for MRI examination; 2. Subjects with history of other brain diseases and drug dependency; 3. Subjects with unstable conditions or accompanied by malignant and rapidly progressing diseases, such as severe atrial fibrillation; 4. Subjects with serious communication barriers, cognitive impairment, or cooperation with difficulties.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Multimodal MRI;Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity Upper; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Broetz Hand Test;Placebo Test;Modified Barthel Index;Hamilton Depression Scale;Putonghua Version of the Oxford Cognitive Screen; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School