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In this study, we aimed to characterize the relation of white matter integrity of both parts of the SLF (SLF I and SLF II) to both motor outcome and recovery and its evolution over time in stroke patients with upper limb motor deficits.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fractional anisotropy (FA) values over the SLF I, SLF II, and corticospinal tract (CST) and upper limb motor performance evaluated by both the upper limb Fugl-Meyer Assessment score and maximum grip strength were measured for 16 patients at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks poststroke. FA changes were assessed over time using repeated-measures Friedman ANOVA, and correlations between motor recovery, motor outcome at 12 weeks, and FA values in the CST, SLF I, and SLF II at 3 weeks were performed using Spearman's rank-order correlation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>FA values in the affected hemisphere's SLF I and SLF II at 3 weeks correlated with motor recovery at 12 weeks when assessed by the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper limb extremity (rho: 0.502, p: 0.04 and rho: 0.510, p: 0.04, respectively) but not when assessed by grip strength. FA values in the SLF I and SLF II were not correlated with motor outcomes. FA values in the SLF II in the affected hemisphere changed significantly over time (p: 0.016).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both SLF I and SLF II appeared to participate in poststroke motor recovery of complex movements but not in the motor outcome. 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