[Articles] Use of brain diffusion tensor imaging for the prediction of long-term neurological outcomes in patients after cardiac arrest: a multicentre, international, prospective, observational, cohort study

In patients who are unconscious 7 days after cardiac arrest, the normalised WWM-FA value, measured by diffusion tensor imaging, could be used to accurately predict neurological outcome at 6 months. This evidence requires confirmation from future large-scale trials with a strict protocol of withdrawal or limitation-of-care decisions and time window for MRI.

Source: Lancet Neurology - February 27, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Lionel Velly, Vincent Perlbarg, Thomas Boulier, Nicolas Adam, Sebastien Delphine, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Valentine Battisti, Gregory Torkomian, Charlotte Arbelot, Russell Chabanne, Betty Jean, Carol Di Perri, Steven Laureys, Giuseppe Citerio, Alessia Vargi Tags: Articles Source Type: research