Decreased Corticospinal Tract Fractional Anisotropy Predicts Long-term Motor Outcome After Stroke
Author(s) -
Josep Puig,
Gerard Blasco,
Pepus DaunisiEstadella,
Götz Thomalla,
Mar Castellanos,
Jaume Figueras,
Sebastián Remollo,
Cecile van Eendenburg,
Javier SánchezGonzalez,
Joaquı́n Serena,
Salvador Pedraza
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.000382
Subject(s) - fractional anisotropy , medicine , corticospinal tract , diffusion mri , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , confidence interval , pyramidal tracts , tractography , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , anatomy , mechanical engineering , engineering
Nearly 50% of patients have residual motor deficits after stroke, and long-term motor outcome is difficult to predict. We assessed the predictive value of axonal damage to the corticospinal tract indexed by diffusion tensor imaging fractional anisotropy for long-term motor outcome.
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