Diffusion tensor imaging of the perforant pathway zone and its relation to memory function in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 711-725

  Christidi, Foteini ^a,b   Bigler, Erin D ^c,d   McCauley, Stephen R ^e,f,h   Schnelle, Kathleen P ^e   Merkley, Tricia L ^c,e   Mors, Matthew B ^c   Li, Xiaoqi ^e   Macleod, Marianne ^e   Chu, Zili ^f,g   Hunter, Jill V ^f,g   Levin, Harvey S ^e,f,h   Clifton, Guy L ^e   Wilde, Elisabeth A ^e,f,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

diffusion tensor imaging; memory; perforant pathway; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN INJURIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMANS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; PERFORANT PATHWAY;

EID: 79955957273     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1644     Document Type: Article

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