Abstract | RATIONALE: We report on a patient with traumatic brain injury who showed motor recovery concurrent with recovery of injured corticofugal tracts (CFTs), diagnosed by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS: Four weeks after onset, when the patient started rehabilitation, he showed severe weakness of both upper and lower extremities [Motricity Index (MI, full score: 100/100): 9/30]. DIAGNOSES: INTERVENTIONS: OUTCOMES: After 2 months' intensive rehabilitation, his motor weakness rapidly recovered to the point that he was able to move all 4 extremities against some resistance (MI: 75/75). The right supplementary motor area (SMA)-CFT showed narrowing and partial tearing in the upper portion on 1-month DTT, and became thicker on 3-month DTT. Compared to the 12 normal control subjects, the fractional anisotropy (FA) values of the right corticospinal tract and both dorsal premotor cortex-CFT were more than 1 standard deviation lower than those of normal control subjects on both 1- and 3-month DTTs. LESSONS: Although the tract volume of the right SMA-CFT was more than 1 standard deviation lower than normal control subjects on 1-month DTT, it increased to within 1 standard deviation on 3-month DTT. Recovery of the injured SMA-CFT concurrent with motor recovery was demonstrated in a patient with traumatic brain injury.
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Authors | Sung Ho Jang, Seong Ho Kim, Jeong Pyo Seo |
Journal | Medicine
(Medicine (Baltimore))
Vol. 97
Issue 7
Pg. e9063
(Feb 2018)
ISSN: 1536-5964 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 29443731
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Accidents, Traffic
- Adult
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic
(etiology, physiopathology, rehabilitation)
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- Humans
- Male
- Motor Cortex
(injuries, physiopathology)
- Pyramidal Tracts
(injuries, physiopathology)
- Recovery of Function
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