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Demonstration of the Cerebral Reorganization in Diabetic Patients after Lower Limb Amputation by Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Uysal N1; Ada E2; Bora A1; Ucar A2; Gezer NS2
1Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Orthopedic and Traumatology Department, Izmir, TURKEY
2Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Radiology Department, Izmir, TURKEY

Summary/Conclusion

As a conclusion, the cortical neuronal reorganization findings due to deafferantiation in amputated or nonamputated diabetic patients with peripheric neuropathy start earlier than the amputation itself. In opposite to traumatic amputations and acute nerve injuries; no statistically significant cortical neuronal activation on fMRG was found.1, 2, 13

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