Author(s)

Marina Lucas, Pedro Ribeiro, Mauricio Cagy, Silmar Teixeira, Fernanda Chaves, Diana Carvalho, Caroline Peressutti, Sérgio Machado, Juliana Bittencourt, Bruna Velasques, Roberto Piedade

Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Physiotherapy Laboratory, Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Physiotherapy Department, Piquet Carneiro Policlinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil School of Physical Education, Bioscience Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (EEFD/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistic, Institute of Health Community, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Physical Activity Neuroscience Laboratory, Salgado de Oliveira University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Stroke has been considered as one of the main causes of death and of motor and cognitive sequels. Especially, many patients with upper limb hemiparesis improved their motor action and showed meaningful cortical changes after treatment with constraint-induced movement therapy. Therefore, this review aims to verify the literature about neuroimaging and behavioral evidences in the cortical reorganization through the use of the constraint-induced movement therapy. So, we conducted the literature research in indexed journals from many databases like Pubmed, Medline, Cochrane Database, Lilacs and Scielo. We concluded that the behavioral and neuroimaging studies using traditional and modified constraint-induced movement therapy promote cortical reorganization.

Stroke; Constraint-Induced-Movement-Therapy; Neuroplasticity; Cerebral Reorganization

M. Lucas, P. Ribeiro, M. Cagy, S. Teixeira, F. Chaves, D. Carvalho, C. Peressutti, S. Machado, J. Bittencourt, B. Velasques and R. Piedade, "Neurorestorative Effects of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy after Stroke: An Integrative Review," Neuroscience and Medicine, Vol. 4 No. 4, 2013, pp. 253-262. doi: 10.4236/nm.2013.44036.