Spinal Cord Signal Change on Magnetic Resonance Imaging May Predict Worse Clinical In- and Outpatient Outcomes in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Multicenter Study in 459 Patients.

Authors

• Thorsten Jentzsch
• David W Cadotte
• Jefferson R Wilson
• Fan Jiang
• Jetan H Badhiwala
• Muhammad A Akbar
• Brett Rocos
• Robert G Grossman
• Bizhan Aarabi
• James S Harrop
• Michael G Fehlings

Publication/Presentation Date

10-18-2021

Abstract

Prognostic factors for clinical outcome after spinal cord (SC) injury (SCI) are limited but important in patient management and education. There is a lack of evidence regarding magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical outcomes in SCI patients. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether baseline MRI features predicted the clinical course of the disease. This study is an ancillary to the prospective North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) registry. Patients were enrolled from 2005-2017. MRI within 72 h of injury and a minimum follow-up of one year were available for 459 patients. Patients with American Spinal Injury Association impairment scale (AIS) E were excluded. Patients were grouped into those with (

Volume

10

Issue

20

ISSN

2077-0383

Published In/Presented At

Jentzsch, T., Cadotte, D. W., Wilson, J. R., Jiang, F., Badhiwala, J. H., Akbar, M. A., Rocos, B., Grossman, R. G., Aarabi, B., Harrop, J. S., & Fehlings, M. G. (2021). Spinal Cord Signal Change on Magnetic Resonance Imaging May Predict Worse Clinical In- and Outpatient Outcomes in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Multicenter Study in 459 Patients. Journal of clinical medicine, 10(20), 4778. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10204778

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

34682902

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article