title: Medial medullary infarction: a role of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for stroke rehabilitation.
abstract: We report a patient with medial medullary infarction who could be diagnosed in an early stage, and we discuss the role of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for stroke rehabilitation. In the case of our patient, the infarction was difficult to diagnose because the patient had atypical features and a past history of head injury. Nonetheless, we could diagnose the medial medullary infarction easily using diffusion MRI within several hours of onset. Then, a rehabilitation program was started the day after onset. We believe that diffusion MRI can be used as a useful method for very early stage diagnosis and to execute rehabilitation for early stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeshima
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boh-Oka
authors.forename: Akitaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueyoshi
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome