Motor outcome prediction using diffusion tensor tractography in pontine infarct

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 460-465

  Jang, Sung Ho ^a   Bai, Daiseg ^a   Su, Min Son ^a   Lee, Jun ^a   Kim, Dae Shik ^b   Sakong, Joon ^a   Dong, Gyu Kim ^a   Dong, Seok Yang ^c  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR TRACTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 55849083887     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21444     Document Type: Article

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