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Recovery of balance and gait ability is important in stroke patients. Several studies have examined the role of white matter tracts in the recovery of gait and balance, but the results have been inconclusive. Therefore, we examined whether the integrity of the corticospinal tract (CST), corticoreticular pathway (CRP), and cortico-ponto-cerebellar tract (CPCT) at 1 month predicted balance and gait function 6 months after stroke onset. This retrospective longitudinal observational clinical study assessed 27 patients with first-ever unilateral supratentorial stroke. The subjects underwent diffusion tensor imaging 1 month after the stroke, and the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) scores were assessed after 6 months. The normalized fiber number (FN) and fractional anisotropy (FA) results for the CST, CRP and CPCT were also obtained. The FN and FA results for the CST, CRP, or CPCT at 1 month were not related to the gait or balance at 6 months. There was also no difference in FAC values at 1 month after stoke onset among three groups differing in degree of independence of ambulation. The integrity of the CST, CRP, and CPCT on 1 month after stroke onset was not associated with gait or balance after 6 months. The white matter integrity did not predict the clinical outcome.

Does Motor Tract Integrity at 1 Month Predict Gait and Balance Outcomes at 6 Months in Stroke Patients?