Diffusion tensor MR imaging tractography of the pyramidal tracts correlates with clinical motor function in children with congenital hemiparesis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1796-1802

  Glenn, Drit A ^a,b   Ludeman, N A ^a   Berman, J I ^a   Wu, Y W ^b   Lu, Y ^a   Bartha, A I ^b   Vigneron, D B ^a   Chung, S W ^a   Ferriero, D M ^b   Barkovich, A J ^a,b   Henry, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROGYRIA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PARESIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 35349018437     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0676     Document Type: Article

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