Quantification of white matter injury following neonatal stroke with serial DTI.

Conclusion:Neonatal FA measurements may underestimate the extent of injury following PAIS. FA measurements at 3 mo could be considered a more reliable predictor of neurodevelopmental outcome and correlate with DTI findings at 24 mo.
PMID: 23478641 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pediatric Research - May 26, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: van der Aa NE, Northington FJ, Stone BS, Groenendaal F, Benders MJ, Porro G, Yoshida S, Mori S, de Vries LS, Zhang J Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research