MRI-based radiologic scoring system for extent of brain injury in children with hemiplegia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Brain MR imaging is recommended in children with cerebral palsy. Descriptions of MR imaging findings lack uniformity, due to the absence of a validated quantitative approach. We developed a quantitative scoring method for brain injury based on anatomic MR imaging and examined the reliability and validity in correlation to motor function in children with hemiplegia.

Materials and methods

Twenty-seven children with hemiplegia underwent MR imaging (T1, T2-weighted sequences, DTI) and motor assessment (Manual Ability Classification System, Gross Motor Functional Classification System, Assisting Hand Assessment, Jebsen Taylor Test of Hand Function, and Children's Hand Experience Questionnaire). A scoring system devised in our center was applied to all scans

SUBMITTER: Shiran SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7965326 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature