Integrity of normal-appearing white matter and functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke

Conclusions:
FA decrease in NAWM contralateral to the acute infarct is associated with worse mRS category at 90 days after stroke. These data suggest that white matter integrity may contribute to functional recovery after stroke.

Source: Neurology - May 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Etherton, M. R., Wu, O., Cougo, P., Giese, A.-K., Cloonan, L., Fitzpatrick, K. M., Kanakis, A. S., Boulouis, G., Karadeli, H. H., Lauer, A., Rosand, J., Furie, K. L., Rost, N. S. Tags: MRI, Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke, Volumetric MRI, Metabolic disease (inherited) ARTICLE Source Type: research