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@ARTICLE{Wang:12585,
author = {Wang, L.E. and Fink, G. R. and Diekhoff, S. and Rehmke,
A.K. and Eickhoff, S. B. and Grefkes, C.},
title = {{N}oradrenergic enhancement improves motor network
connectivity in stroke patients},
journal = {Annals of neurology},
volume = {69},
issn = {0364-5134},
address = {Hoboken, NJ},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
reportid = {PreJuSER-12585},
pages = {375 - 388},
year = {2011},
note = {This research was supported by a grant from the Human Brain
Project (R01-MH074457-01A1 to S.B.E.) and the Initiative and
Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association within the
Helmholtz Alliance on Systems Biology (Human Brain Model to
S.B.E.).},
abstract = {Both animal and human data suggest that noradrenergic
stimulation may enhance motor performance after brain
damage. We conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind and
crossover design study to investigate the effects of
noradrenergic stimulation on the cortical motor system in
hemiparetic stroke patients.Stroke patients (n = 11) in the
subacute or chronic stage with mild-to-moderate hand paresis
received a single oral dose of 6 mg reboxetine (RBX), a
selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. We used
functional magnetic resonance imaging and dynamic causal
modeling to assess changes in neural activity and
interregional effective connectivity while patients moved
their paretic hand.RBX stimulation significantly increased
maximum grip power and index finger-tapping frequency of the
paretic hand. Enhanced motor performance was associated with
a reduction of cortical "hyperactivity" toward physiological
levels as observed in healthy control subjects, especially
in the ipsilesional ventral premotor cortex (vPMC) and
supplementary motor area (SMA), but also in the
temporoparietal junction and prefrontal cortex. Connectivity
analyses revealed that in stroke patients neural coupling
with SMA or vPMC was significantly reduced compared with
healthy controls. This "hypoconnectivity" was partially
normalized when patients received RBX, especially for the
coupling of ipsilesional SMA with primary motor cortex.The
data suggest that noradrenergic stimulation by RBX may help
to modulate the pathologically altered motor network
architecture in stroke patients, resulting in increased
coupling of ipsilesional motor areas and thereby improved
motor function.},
keywords = {Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors: therapeutic use / Adult /
Aged / Cross-Over Studies / Double-Blind Method / Hand
Strength: physiology / Humans / Magnetic Resonance Imaging /
Male / Middle Aged / Morpholines: therapeutic use / Motor
Cortex: drug effects / Motor Cortex: physiopathology /
Paresis: drug therapy / Paresis: etiology / Paresis:
physiopathology / Psychomotor Performance: drug effects /
Recovery of Function: drug effects / Stroke: complications /
Stroke: drug therapy / Stroke: physiopathology / Adrenergic
Uptake Inhibitors (NLM Chemicals) / Morpholines (NLM
Chemicals) / reboxetine (NLM Chemicals) / J (WoSType)},
cin = {INM-2 / INM-3},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-2-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406},
pnm = {Funktion und Dysfunktion des Nervensystems (FUEK409) /
89572 - (Dys-)function and Plasticity (POF2-89572)},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK409 / G:(DE-HGF)POF2-89572},
shelfmark = {Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:21387380},
UT = {WOS:000288284900020},
doi = {10.1002/ana.22237},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/12585},
}