Diffusion restriction in the corticospinal tract and the corpus callosum of term neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Katsumi Hayakawa Koichi Tanda Akira Nishimura Sachiko Koshino Zenro Kizaki Koji Ohno

Published in: Pediatric radiology (2022)

Pre-Wallerian degeneration was visualized in the corticospinal tract and corpus callosum and was associated with extensive brain injury caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. The changes in signal were observed to evolve over time within the first 2 weeks. The clinical outcome of infants having pre-Wallerian degeneration in the corticospinal tract was unfavorable.

Keyphrases

brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
transcranial magnetic stimulation
early onset
gestational age
cerebral ischemia
preterm infants
high frequency
low birth weight