The Relationship Between Magnetic Resonance Inaging and Motor Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Authors

Chinn-Dong Chung
Lance R. Stone
Angela Wang
Jang Huang

Translated Title

腦外傷病人之磁振造影和運動功能之關係

Abstract

Thirty four adults with traumatic brain injury [TBI] who had magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] within three months were evaluated motor outcome 6 to 18 months after injury. MRI were classified into four groups according to the depth of abnormality detected and the motor function evaluated with revised Fugl-Meyer method. The results showed no positive relationship between motor outcome and the depth of lesion detected by MRI. It was different from the result of Wilson's studies which had positive finding between the depth of brain lesions detected by MRI andneuropsychological outcome. Better prognosis was found in nonparenchymal abnormality or no ventricular enlargement and worse prognosis in parenchymal abnormality or ventricular enlargement consistent with atrophy detected by MRI. Although MRI can show deeper and smaller detail of traumatic brain lesions, it is not much better than CT scan as far as prognosis prediction of motor function is concerned.

Language

English

First Page

87

Last Page

94

Recommended Citation

Chung, Chinn-Dong; Stone, Lance R.; Wang, Angela; and Huang, Jang (1993) "The Relationship Between Magnetic Resonance Inaging and Motor Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.1886
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol21/iss1/18