02120nas a2200445   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001700074653002500091653001600116653002000132653002200152653001100174653003100185653001100216653001200227653000900239653001600248653002500264653002200289653002200311653003100333653002000364653002200384100001300406700001700419700001600436700001500452700001600467700001300483700001400496700001400510245010800524300001000632490000700642520101100649022001401660       2006                            d  c2006 Jun10aAdult10aAged10aAlpha Rhythm10aAnalysis of Variance10aBeta Rhythm10aCerebral Cortex10aElectrophysiology10aFemale10aGait Disorders, Neurologic10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPostoperative Period10aPreoperative Care10aSpectrum Analysis10aSurveys and Questionnaires10aTendon Transfer10aTreatment Outcome1 aSilva JG1 aKnackfuss IG1 aPortella CE1 aBastos VHV1 aMachado DCD1 aBasile L1 aPiedade R1 aRibeiro P00a[EEG spectral coherence at patients submitted to tendon transfer surgery: study pre- and post-surgery].  a473-70 v643 a<p>Tendon transfer of the tibiliais posterior muscle is a surgical intervention widely employed in orthopedics for the correction of drop foot caused by leprosy. However, few models have proposed a thorough investigation of the brain plasticity phenomenon during tendon transfer. Thus, the present study aimed at analyzing EEG spectral coherence (SC) in patients submitted to tendon transfer of the tibiliais posterior muscle by Srinivasan's technique and quantitative EEG (EEGq). The sample consisted of four subjects with drop foot caused by leprosy. The SC parameter was evaluated in two experimental moments: pre and post-surgery. Results demonstrated a main moment effect for the C3-CZ electrode pair. Specifically, a significant increase in coherence values was observed. However, the ANOVA did not indicate a significant band/moment interaction. It can be assumed that coherence augmentation indicates that functional rehabilitation promoted by this specific surgery yields cortical alterations.</p>  a0004-282X