Altered Motor and Motor Perceptual Cognitive Imagery Task–Related Activation in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Insights From Functional MRI

OBJECTIVE To compare central nervous system (CNS) activation in patients with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) during motor and motor imagery tasks and to correlate activation with functional performance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Twenty-six participants (13 with DPN, 13 without DPN) underwent functional MRI during three tasks: ankle dorsi plantar flexion (motor task [MT]) and motor imagery tasks of walking on a smooth surface...