Functional Transcranial Doppler (fTCD) investigation of brain lateralization following visual stimuli.

Abstract

This preliminary investigation of the local cerebral perfusion evaluated by Transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring of the Posterior Cerebral Arteries shows that selective stimulation of visual hemifields evokes significantly different vascular responses. TCD can therefore allow for functional evaluation of lateralized enhancements in cerebral metabolism.Clinical Relevance-The cerebral lateralization evaluated with the functional TCD can be a useful and low-cost approach to evaluate the effectiveness of the rehabilitation therapy in post stroke subjects experiencing hemianopia or to assess cerebral reorganization after cerebrovascular accidents.