Article
In Vivo Evaluation of White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using DTI.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology - 1 Jul 2020
Preethish-Kumar V, Shah A, Kumar M, Ingalhalikar M, Polavarapu K, Afsar M, Rajeswaran J, Vengalil S, Nashi S, Thomas P T, Sadasivan A, Warrier M, Nalini A, Saini J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and prominent nonmotor manifestations, such as a low intelligence quotient and neuropsychiatric disturbance. We investigated WM integrity in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using DTI. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fractional anisotropy and mean, axial, and radial diffusivity (DTI measures)...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Brain
- Child
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- Dystrophin
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
- Mutation
- Neuroimaging
