title: Imaging brain plasticity after trauma.
abstract: The brain is highly plastic after stroke or epilepsy; however, there is a paucity of brain plasticity investigation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This mini review summarizes the most recent evidence of brain plasticity in human TBI patients from the perspective of advanced magnetic resonance imaging. Similar to other forms of acquired brain injury, TBI patients also demonstrated both structural reorganization as well as functional compensation by the recruitment of other brain regions. However, the large scale brain network alterations after TBI are still unknown, and the field is still short of proper means on how to guide the choice of TBI rehabilitation or treatment plan to promote brain plasticity. The authors also point out the new direction of brain plasticity investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA ; Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iraji
keywords: brain plasticity; diffusion tensor imaging; fMRI; magnetic resonance imaging; neuroimaging; neuroplasticity; traumatic brain injury