Assessment of the structural brain network reveals altered connectivity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions

•Alterations in FA in children with CP were assessed using the connectome approach.•FA is reduced in corticospinal, thalamocortical, and association tracts in CP.•Higher FA is associated with better performance in bimanual tasks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pannek, Kerstin, Boyd, Roslyn N., Fiori, Simona, Guzzetta, Andrea, Rose, Stephen E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081979/