Corticospinal Tractography and Motor Function in Patients Undergoing Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomized-controlled trial evidence has demonstrated that minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) evacuation can improve outcomes in properly selected patients. Yet, there remains a need to optimize patient selection, operative technique, and prognosis following ICH evacuation. Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows visualization and quantification of critical white matter tracts. Corticospinal tract DTI (CST-DTI) is associated with motor function, awareness of which may improve treatment and prognosis in patients undergoing ICH evacuation.

Methods

Patients who underwent ICH evacuation with perioperative DTI were retrospectively reviewed. CST metrics (fractional anisotropy, radial diffusivity, axial diffusivity, geodesic anisotropy, fi

SUBMITTER: Cummins DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12697596 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature