Publications by authors named "Maike Mustin"
The concept of structural reserve in stroke reorganization assumes that the relevance of the contralesional hemisphere strongly depends on the brain tissue spared by the lesion in the affected hemisphere. Recent studies, however, have indicated that the contralesional hemisphere's impact exhibits region-specific variability with concurrently existing maladaptive and supportive influences. This challenges traditional views, necessitating a nuanced investigation of contralesional motor areas and their interaction with ipsilesional networks.
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- After a stroke, the brain can start to heal and reorganize itself, but sometimes it doesn't work well, leading to problems with movement.
- Researchers used special tests called TMS and EEG to study how the brains of 40 stroke patients changed over time and how it affected their movement.
- They found that certain brainwave patterns early after a stroke could predict whether patients would have a good recovery or not, suggesting that treatments could help improve brain healing.
Background: Emotion processing deficits are known to accompany depressive symptoms and are often seen in stroke patients. Little is known about the influence of post-stroke depressive (PSD) symptoms and specific brain lesions on altered emotion processing abilities and how these phenomena develop over time. This potential relationship may impact post-stroke rehabilitation of neurological and psychosocial function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although post-stroke depression (PSD) is known to disrupt motor rehabilitation after stroke, PSD is often undertreated and its relationship with motor impairment remains poorly understood.
Methods: In a longitudinal study design we investigated, which factors at the early post-acute stage may increase the risk for PSD symptoms. We were especially interested in whether interindividual differences in the motivational drive to engage in physically demanding tasks indicate PSD development in patients suffering from motor impairments.