Prognostic Value of a Structural Brain MRI Score in the Acute Phase of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Pilot Study.

Sarah E NelsonPirouz PiranJun HuaAlexander SigmonCasey WeinerHaris I SairJose I SuarezRobert D Stevens

Published in: Neurocritical care (2021)

In this pilot study, a qualitative scoring system using anatomically defined MRI FLAIR and DWI signal abnormalities identified in the acute phase of aSAH was linked to 6-month functional outcome. However, these scores did not add prognostic value to established indices of neurological severity.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted
white matter
magnetic resonance
cerebral ischemia
computed tomography
resting state
subarachnoid hemorrhage