Neuroimaging in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Current and Future Predictors of Functional Outcome

Autor/inn/en	Suskauer, Stacy J.; Huisman, Thierry A. G. M.
Titel	Neuroimaging in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Current and Future Predictors of Functional Outcome
Quelle	In: Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 15 (2009) 2, S.117-123 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-5510
DOI	10.1002/ddrr.62
Schlagwörter	Neurological Impairments; Head Injuries; Brain; Diagnostic Tests; Cognitive Ability; Disabilities; Disability Identification; Rehabilitation; Radiology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Kopfverletzung; Gehirn; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Denkfähigkeit; Handicap; Behinderung; Radiologie
Abstract	Although neuroimaging has long played a role in the acute management of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI), until recently, its use as a tool for understanding and predicting long-term brain-behavior relationships after TBI has been limited by the relatively poor sensitivity of routine clinical imaging for detecting diffuse axonal injury (DAI). Newer magnetic resonance-based imaging techniques demonstrate improved sensitivity to DAI. Early research suggests that these techniques hold promise for identifying imaging predictors and correlates of chronic function, both globally and within specific neuropsychological domains. In this review, we describe the principles of new, advanced imaging techniques including diffusion weighted and diffusion tensor imaging, susceptibility weighted imaging, and [to the first power]H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In addition, we summarize current research demonstrating their early success in establishing relationships between imaging measures and functional outcomes after TBI. With the ongoing research, these imaging techniques may allow earlier identification of possible chronic sequelae of tissue injury for each child with TBI, thereby facilitating efficacy and efficiency in delivering successful rehabilitation services. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10