Browse the latest research summaries in the field of neuroimaging for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Scientific Reports, 2023 • November 1, 2023
This study examines the variability of DTI of the spinal cord between MR scanners of differing field strengths, hardware capabilities, and manufacturers by scanning a sample of thirty healthy adult su...
KEY FINDING: Large variability was found in diffusivity measures across different scanners, particularly in the upper thoracic region.
Diagnostics, 2024 • March 8, 2024
This study analyzed the clinical records of 81 patients who underwent surgical or endovascular treatment for SDAVF. The study found that the severity of motor deficits correlated with the extent of my...
KEY FINDING: Pretreatment ASIA-MS (motor score) correlated with the extent of myelopathy at admission, indicating a relationship between motor function and spinal cord damage.
Human Brain Mapping, 2024 • June 10, 2024
The study aimed to develop and validate a pre-trained brain-age model covering most of the human lifespan, addressing the need for robust and publicly available models. Researchers systematically exam...
KEY FINDING: The accuracy of age prediction was higher when no site harmonization (correction for differences between data collection sites) was applied to the brain imaging data.
Biomedicines, 2023 • September 22, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between the different levels and degrees of incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the results of no...
KEY FINDING: The study revealed consistent positive correlations in iSCI patients between the bilateral decrease of the spinal half injury MRI scores and a decrease of the transcranially-evoked MEP amplitudes.
Neurobiology of Aging, 2014 • February 15, 2014
The study uses quantitative multiparameter mapping (MPM) to identify widespread age-related differences in the microstructure of the human brain. MPM quantifies R1, R2*, MT, and PD*. Significant demye...
KEY FINDING: Significant demyelination occurs primarily in the white matter, with anatomically specific age-related differences in myelination observed.
Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 • March 17, 2023
The study investigated the relationship between childhood maltreatment, white matter microstructure, and posttraumatic symptoms in adults who recently experienced trauma. The researchers found that ch...
KEY FINDING: Childhood maltreatment load predicted 6-month PTSD symptoms.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2023 • May 1, 2023
This study explored the potential neural mechanism of motor imagery in the rehabilitation of pediatric patients with complete spinal cord injury using task-based fMRI. The results demonstrated that mo...
KEY FINDING: Motor-related and cognitive-related brain areas were functionally preserved in pediatric patients with complete spinal cord injury during motor imagery.
Spinal Cord, 2023 • August 1, 2023
This study found an association between the presence/absence of midsagittal tissue bridges and walking ability in veterans with cervical spinal cord injury. The presence of ventral tissue bridges show...
KEY FINDING: 71% of participants with midsagittal tissue bridges were able to walk overground.
Bioengineering, 2023 • July 20, 2023
The study aimed to identify brain regions involved in maintaining a resting state and their link to neuropathic pain (NP) severity in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Graph theory an...
KEY FINDING: Patients with moderate to severe neuropathic pain showed reduced node degree and fALFF (fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation) in the left middle frontal gyrus compared to those with mild pain and healthy controls.
Biomedicines, 2023 • August 14, 2023
This controlled pilot study described rearrangements of brain functional connectivity in acquired spasticity after a short course of anti-spastic epidural cervical SCS therapy and the association of t...
KEY FINDING: Higher functional connectivity of the brainstem to the right premotor cortex and changes in functional connectivity between cortical motor areas.