Wallerian degeneration in the corticospinal tract evaluated by diffusion tensor imaging correlates with motor deficit 30 days after middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke.
Puig
Josep
J
Department of Radiology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain. jpuigalcantara@yahoo.es
Pedraza
S
S
Blasco
G
G
Daunis-I-Estadella
J
J
Prats
A
A
Prados
F
F
Boada
I
I
Castellanos
M
M
Sánchez-González
J
J
Remollo
S
S
Laguillo
G
G
Quiles
A M
AM
Gómez
E
E
Serena
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000473:pathology; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000473:pathology*