Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveal Lower Motor Neuron Damage after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury? A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Restoring muscle function to patients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) will invariably require a functioning lower motor neuron (LMN). As techniques such as nerve transfer surgery emerge, characterizing the extent of LMN damage associated with SCIs becomes clinically important. Current methods of LMN diagnosis have inherent limitations that could potentially be overcome by the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers: specific features on MRI that are indicative of LMN integrity. To identify research on MRI biomarkers of LMN damage in the acute phase after SCI, we searched PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for articles published from inception to April 27, 2021. Overall, 2 of 58 unique articles screened met our inclusion crite

SUBMITTER: Moneo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655802 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature