Prognostic value of tissue bridges in cervical spinal cord injury: a longitudinal, multicentre, retrospective cohort study

D Pfyffer, AC Smith, KA Weber, A Grillhoesl… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The accuracy of prognostication in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI)
needs to be improved. We aimed to explore the prognostic value of preserved spinal tissue …

Are midsagittal tissue bridges predictive of outcome after cervical spinal cord injury?

E Huber, P Lachappelle, R Sutter, A Curt… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
T2‐weighted scans provided data on the extent and dynamics of neuronal tissue damage
and midsagittal tissue bridges at the epicenter of traumatic cervical spinal cord lesions in 24 …

Predictive value of midsagittal tissue bridges on functional recovery after spinal cord injury

D Pfyffer, K Vallotton, A Curt… - … and neural repair, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The majority of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) have anatomically
incomplete lesions and present with preserved tissue bridges, yet their outcomes vary …

Width and neurophysiologic properties of tissue bridges predict recovery after cervical injury

K Vallotton, E Huber, R Sutter, A Curt, M Hupp… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess whether preserved dorsal and ventral midsagittal tissue bridges after
traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) encode tract-specific electrophysiologic properties …

Ligaments disruption: a new perspective in the prognosis of spinal cord injury

R Martinez-Perez, L Jimenez-Roldan… - Neural Regeneration …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
March 2014, Volume 9, Issue 5 www. nrronline. org used to more accurately rule out
ligament disruption (Pizones et al., 2012a, 2012b). Regretfully, STIR is not available in all …

Longitudinal motor system changes from acute to chronic spinal cord injury

TM Emmenegger, D Pfyffer, A Curt… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose In acute spinal cord injury (SCI), magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) reveals tissue bridges and neurodegeneration for 2 years. This 5‐year study aims to …

Pattern of neurological recovery in persons with an acute cervical spinal cord injury over the first 14 days post injury

N Fallah, VK Noonan, Z Waheed… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Following a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) it is critical to document the level
and severity of injury. Neurological recovery occurs dynamically after injury and a baseline …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking the neurodegenerative gradient after spinal cord injury

M Azzarito, M Seif, S Kyathanahally, A Curt… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify neurodegenerative changes along the cervical spinal cord rostral to a
spinal cord injury (SCI) by means of quantitative MRI (qMRI) and to determine its …

MRI investigation of the sensorimotor cortex and the corticospinal tract after acute spinal cord injury: a prospective longitudinal study

P Freund, N Weiskopf, J Ashburner, K Wolf… - The Lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background In patients with chronic spinal cord injury, imaging of the spinal cord and brain
above the level of the lesion provides evidence of neural degeneration; however, the spatial …

Trajectory-based classification of recovery in sensorimotor complete traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

BNR Jaja, J Badhiwala, J Guest, J Harrop, C Shaffrey… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To test the hypothesis that sensorimotor complete traumatic cervical spinal cord
injury (SCI) is a heterogenous clinical entity comprising several subpopulations that follow …