19 February 2022 : Review article
A Review of Studies on the Role of Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tractography in the Evaluation of the Fronto-Subcortical Circuit in Patients with Akinetic Mutism
Sung Ho Jang
1ABDE, Dong Hyun Byun 1ABCE*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936251
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936251
Table 1 Diffusion tensor tractography studies on the fronto-subcortical circuit injury in patients with akinetic mutism.
| Authors | Publication year | Number of patients | Pathology of brain injury | Analysised neural tracts | DTT analysis method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jang & Kwon []2 | 2017 | 1 | Mild TBI | PCT, PTT | Configuration |
| Burks et al []24 | 2017 | 40 | Anterior butterfly glioma | PCT, PTT | Configuration |
| Jang et al []21 | 2017 | 1 | TBI | PCT | Change of congfiguration |
| Jang et al []28 | 2017 | 1 | Aneurysmal SAH | PCT | Change of congfiguration |
| Jang et al []29 | 2018 | 1 | TBI | PCT | Configuration |
| Byun & Jang []30 | 2022 | 1 | SAH, ICH, IVH | PCT, PTT, ARAS | Configuration |
| DTT – diffusion tensor tractography; TBI – traumatic brain injury; PCT – prefronto-caudate tract; PTT – prefronto-thalamic tract; SAH – subarachnoid hemorrhage; ICH – intracerebral hemorrhage; IVH – intraventricular hemorrhage; ARAS – ascending reticular activating system. | |||||