Motor outcome prediction using diffusion tensor tractography in pontine infarct
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Sung Ho Jang MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University 317-1, Daemyungdong, Namku, Taegu, 705-717, Republic of KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorDaiseg Bai PhD
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSu Min Son MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJun Lee MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDae-Shik Kim PhD
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
Search for more papers by this authorJoon Sakong MD
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDong Gyu Kim MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDong Seok Yang MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Ulsan University, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sung Ho Jang MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University 317-1, Daemyungdong, Namku, Taegu, 705-717, Republic of KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorDaiseg Bai PhD
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSu Min Son MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJun Lee MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDae-Shik Kim PhD
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA
Search for more papers by this authorJoon Sakong MD
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDong Gyu Kim MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorDong Seok Yang MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Ulsan University, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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We investigated whether the integrity of the corticospinal tract classified by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) can predict the motor outcome in 25 patients with pontine infarct. DTTs were obtained in the early stage of stroke (5–30 days) and were classified into two groups (type A: the integrity of corticospinal tract was preserved around the infarct; type B: corticospinal tract was interrupted). DTT type A patients showed better motor function than the type B patients at 6 months after onset. DTT obtained at the early stage of pontine infarct appears to have predictive value for motor outcome in patients with pontine infarct. Ann Neurol 2008
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