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In this pilot study participants will undergo routine magnetic resonance imaging and routine neurosurgical care. By prospectively collecting data from both MRI and patient records we want to investigate biomarkers derived from tractography and diffusion tensor imaging to predict rehabilitation potential.
Patients will undergo MRI before and after surgery with DTI. With CSD-tractography, fiber bundles and their volumes will be identified. By measuring fractional anisotropy (FA) within these volumes, a correlation with clinical outcome and recovery will be tested. Also, FA frequency distributions will be used to describe white matter integrity and to thereby improve future tractography algorithms. Fiber bundles of interest will be the arcuate fascicle (AF), the corticospinal tract (CST), frontal aslant tract (FAT), the inferior fronto-occipital fascicle (IFOF), the inferior longitudinal fascicle (ILF) and the uncinate fascicle (UF).
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| routine MRI | Other | MRI with routine DTI sequence |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Neurological Performance | Neurological Performance Score (NPS) | three months |
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Standard cohort of neurosurgical patients
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Meixensberger, MD | University of Leipzig | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leipzig University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery | Leipzig | Saxony | 04103 | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37646398 | Derived | Wende T, Hoffmann A, Scherlach C, Kasper J, Sander C, Arlt F, Dietel E, Stockert A, Meixensberger J, Prasse G. Preserved White Matter Integrity and Recovery After Brain Tumor Surgery: A Prospective Pilot Study on the Frontal Aslant Tract. Brain Connect. 2023 Dec;13(10):589-597. doi: 10.1089/brain.2023.0033. Epub 2023 Oct 19. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001932 | Brain Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016543 | Central Nervous System Neoplasms |
| D009423 | Nervous System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| D001927 |
| Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |