Recovery of corticospinal tract with diffuse axonal injury: A diffusion tensor image study

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-155

  Han, Bong Soo ^a   Kim, Seong Ho ^b   Kim, Oh Lyong ^b   Cho, Soo Ho ^b   Kim, Yun Hee ^c   Jang, Sung Ho ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffuse axonal injury; Diffusion tensor image; Motor recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIECTOMY; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LIMB; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PARALYSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUADRIPLEGIA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 34447626964     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2007-22212     Document Type: Article

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