Abstract
White matter (WM) injury is increasingly recognized as central to the impact on the quality of life of patientswith all severity levels of traumatic brain injury. It can be the determinant of death or persistent disability. This article reviews the characteristics of the developing brain in relation to trauma, the primary and secondary phases ofWMinjury, and advanced magnetic resonance techniques in the evaluation of brain trauma. Special emphasis is placed on non-accidental trauma and sports-related WM injury, respectively.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 87-96 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Diffuse axonal injury
- Diffusion tensor imaging
- Non-accidental trauma
- Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Sports-related white matter injury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology