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Abstract #1582

Comparing Results of Median Nerve Stimulation between Healthy & C7 Donor Rats Utilizing BOLD fMRI at 9.4T

Jack B. Stephenson, IV1, Rupeng Li2, Patrick Hettinger1, Matthew Runquist2, Christopher P. Pawela2, Ji Geng Yan1, Hani Matloub1, James Hyde2

1Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 2Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States


It is unclear how the brain is affected after C7 root coaptation in brachial plexus nerve transfer procedures. In this 9.4T BOLD-fMRI rat survival study, the cortices of healthy and donor C7 rat brains are compared using images and voxel counting. Preliminary results show early decreased activation in donor rats' sensorimotor cortex.