Longitudinal changes in brain volumetry and cognitive functions after moderate and severe diffuse axonal injury.

Fabrício Stewan FeltrinAna Luiza ZaninottoVinícius M P GuiradoFabiola MacruzDaniel SakunoMariana DalaquaLuiz Gustavo Antunes MagalhãesWellingson Silva PaivaAlmir Ferreira de AndradeMaria C G OtaduyClaudia C Leite

Published in: Brain injury (2018)

Our findings suggest that MHL may be a predictor of WMV reduction but cannot predict EF or EVM in DAI. Brain atrophy progresses over time, but patients showed better EF and EVM in some of the tests, which could be due to neuroplasticity.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
white matter
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
resting state
chronic kidney disease
spinal cord injury
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
low grade
early onset
cross sectional
optical coherence tomography