Macrostructural Cerebellar Neuroplasticity Correlates With Motor Recovery After Stroke.

Background: Motor recovery varies across post-stroke individuals, some of whom require a better rehabilitation strategy. We hypothesized that macrostructural neuroplasticity of the motor control network including the cerebellum might underlie individual differences in motor recovery. To gain insight into the macrostructural neuroplasticity after stroke, we examined 52 post-stroke individuals using both the Fugl-Meyer assessment and structural magnetic resonance imaging.