Functional Lateralization of Sensorimotor Cortex for Assessing Stroke Neurorehabilitation

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dc.contributor.advisorContreras-Vidal, Jose L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPrasad, Saurabh
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYozbatiran, Nuray
dc.creatorHernandez, Zachery R.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T02:01:17Z
dc.date.createdMay 2019
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2020-01-04T02:01:18Z
dc.description.abstractStroke physical therapy effectiveness is typically measured by changes in the functionality, strength, or impairment of the trained upper limb. In addition, brain activation measures can be beneficial, especially since certain therapies induce neuroplastic changes to the brain. The goal for this thesis is to therefore investigate the effect of a neurorehabilitation clinical study on sensorimotor lateralization by assessing early and late treatment sessions. Significant lateralization differences were revealed at various time segments, which were generally before movement onset. To account for various arm movement characteristics, a measure of cortical lateralization was compared to each clinical assessment. This exhibited relationships which were not significant, yet offered linear trends which depended heavily on physical upper limb attributes as well as the clinical tests. In all, the results suggest that neuro-rehabilitation does alter lateralization of the sensorimotor cortex, which were specific to both the individual and the type of clinical assessment.
dc.description.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5742
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectSensorimotor lateralization
dc.subjectSensory neuroscience
dc.subjectNeurorehabilitation
dc.subjectNeuropsychology
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subjectSource localization
dc.titleFunctional Lateralization of Sensorimotor Cortex for Assessing Stroke Neurorehabilitation
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dc.type.genreThesis
local.embargo.lift2021-05-01
local.embargo.terms2021-05-01
thesis.degree.collegeCullen College of Engineering
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Electrical Engineering

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