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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| Washington University | Other Identifier | Washington University, St. Louis |
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Acute changes in axial diffusivity will correlate with the severity of injury in patients that suffer an acute spinal cord injury.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters will correlate with severity of spinal cord injury in SCI patients as seen in rodent models. We will test whether the quantitative decrease in axial (λ║) diffusivity (a biomarker of axonal injury), will predict long-term functional outcomes for patients with a SCI.
Specific Aim: To examine patients after an acute SCI using DTI and to correlate the extent of acute decrease in λ║ with the presenting ASIA motor score and long-term functional outcome of the patient.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Cervical spinal cord injury | Those patients with an acute cervical spinal cord injury evaluated with DTI MRI |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in AISA score | Patients will be followed for the duration of their hospital stay with clinical follow-up out to 2 years. ASIA scores will be correlated with admission DTI findings(Axial Diffusivity). | 24 months |
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Patients with a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Washington University, School of Medicine | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D013119 | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| ID | Term |
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| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
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