A Correlation Between Fractional Anisotropy Variations and Clinical Recovery in Spinal Cord Infarctions. Issue 2 (30th December 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Théaudin, Marie; Saliou, Guillaume; Denier, Christian; Adams, David; Ducreux, Denis
• Is Part Of: Journal of neuroimaging. Volume 23:Issue 2(2013)
• Page Start: 256
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2011-12-30
• Subjects: Diagnostic imaging -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Imagerie pour le diagnostic -- Périodiques; Système nerveux -- Maladies -- Diagnostic -- Périodiques; Imagerie médicale; Neuroimagerie; Neurologie; Système nerveux; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 616.804754
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00675.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-2284

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="abs1-1" sec-type="section"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> </sec> <sec id="abs1-2" sec-type="section"> <title>PURPOSE</title> <p>To describe diffusion‐weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging variations in spinal cord infarctions.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-3" sec-type="section"> <title>METHODS</title> <p>We studied the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) local variations in 2 patients with spinal cord infarcts in the conus region at days 3–4, 9–10, and 15–22 after clinical onset, and correlated them with the clinical outcome.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-4" sec-type="section"> <title>RESULTS</title> <p>Both patients (19 and 53 years‐old) presented spinal cord infarction unraveled by paraparesis and bladder dysfunction. Although initial clinical and radiological presentations were similar, the first patient early and fully recovered whereas the second kept severe bladder dysfunctions. Early absolute values of FA and ADC did not seem to correlate with outcome. At day 9–10, the second patient, who presented definitive sequel, had decreasing values of FA in the ischemic region whereas they had increased in the first patient, who fully recovered.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-5" sec-type="section"> <title>CONCLUSION</title> <p>FA values could be an interesting prognosis marker in spinal cord ischemia, which needs to be confirmed by a larger study.</p> </sec> </abstract>