Corticospinal tractography as a prognosticator for motor improvement after brainstem cavernoma resection

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-110

  McLaughlin, Nancy ^a   Kelly, Daniel F ^a  

^a SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem cavernoma; Corticospinal tracts; Diffusion tension imaging; Motor function; Tractography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; HEMOSIDERIN;

ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAINSTEM CAVERNOMA; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NAUSEA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMONITORING; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRACTOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; WHITE MATTER; WHITE MATTER TRACTOGRAPHY;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 84872717208     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2012.714014     Document Type: Article

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