Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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To perform a volumetric evaluation of the brain in fetuses with right or left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and to compare brain growth trajectories to normal fetuses. ⋯ Left and right CDH are associated with lower fetal brain volumes.
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Observational Study
Imaging of the peripheral nervous system in nociplastic pain: An ultrasound study in patients with fibromyalgia.
Although fibromyalgia (FM) is considered a central sensitization syndrome, studies investigating peripheral nerves in this condition are not available. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the sonographic changes (ie, increased cross-sectional area [CSA]), of peripheral nerves in patients with FM compared to healthy controls. The secondary objective is to identify potential clinical correlations associated with increased CSA in patients with FM. ⋯ Patients with FM show higher CSA of nerves than healthy subjects. The increased CSA is most evident at the sural nerve, vagus nerve, and sixth cervical nerve root. Ultrasound, a relatively easy-to-use technique, could identify morphological changes, in peripheral nervous structures in patients with FM.
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The relationship between ischemic stroke site and occurrence of poststroke epilepsy (PSE) is incompletely understood. This study intended to evaluate incidence and temporal profiles of seizures and to correlate ischemic lesion sites with PSE using voxel-based lesion symptom mapping (VLSM). ⋯ The data indicate that PSE occurs in a small proportion of patients with rather large ischemic strokes predominantly involving the cerebral cortex. Especially patients with ischemic lesions in the temporo-occipital cortex are vulnerable to develop PSE.
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Review Meta Analysis
A meta-analysis of the role of diffusion tensor imaging in cervical spinal cord compression.
At present, the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) remains controversial. This study aimed to confirm the role of DTI by comparing the differences in fractional anisotropy (FA) values between patients with cervical spinal cord compression (CSCC) and healthy individuals. ⋯ Our results show that FA values in the spinal cord decline in patients with CSCC, thus confirming the crucial role of DTI in CSCC.