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Temporal evolution of water diffusion parameters is different in grey and white matter in human ischaemic stroke.
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PMID:  15548489     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to investigate whether differences exist in the values and temporal evolution of mean diffusivity (<D>) and fractional anisotropy (FA) of grey and white matter after human ischaemic stroke. METHODS: Thirty two patients with lesions affecting both grey and white matter underwent serial diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI) within 24 hours, and at 4-7 days, 10-14 days, 1 month, and 3 months after stroke. Multiple small circular regions of interest (ROI) were placed in the grey and white matter within the lesion and in the contralateral hemisphere. Values of <D>[grey], <D>[white], FA[grey] and FA[white] were measured in these ROI at each time point and the ratios of ischaemic to normal contralateral values (<D>R and FAR) calculated. RESULTS: <D> and FA showed different patterns of evolution after stroke. After an initial decline, the rate of increase of <D>[grey] was faster than <D>[white] from 4-7 to 10-14 days. FA[white] decreased more rapidly than FA[grey] during the first week, thereafter for both tissue types the FA decreased gradually. However, FA[white] was still higher than FA[grey] at three months indicating that some organised axonal structure remained. This effect was more marked in some patients than in others. <D>R[grey] was significantly higher than <D>R[white] within 24 hours and at 10-14 days (p<0.05), and FAR[white] was significantly more reduced than FAR[grey] at all time points (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The values and temporal evolution of <D> and FA are different for grey and white matter after human ischaemic stroke. The observation that there is patient-to-patient variability in the degree of white matter structure remaining within the infarct at three months may have implications for predicting patient outcome.
Authors:
S Muñoz Maniega; M E Bastin; P A Armitage; A J Farrall; T K Carpenter; P J Hand; V Cvoro; C S Rivers; J M Wardlaw
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry     Volume:  75     ISSN:  0022-3050     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.     Publication Date:  2004 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-11-19     Completed Date:  2004-12-22     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985191R     Medline TA:  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1714-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
SHEFC Brain Imaging Research Centre for Scotland, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anisotropy
Brain / pathology*
Brain Ischemia / complications,  pathology*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stroke / complications,  pathology*
Time Factors
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