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Brain injury in the pediatric patient not only occurs in an immature brain, but
potentially influences all subsequent brain and neurodevelopmental maturation.
This presents unique challenges in neuroimaging the developing central nervous
system, which is reviewed herein. The most significant neuroimaging advances in
assessing pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) have occurred with magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), particularly diffusion tensor imaging and the multiple
emerging techniques using functional MRI (fMRI). Pediatric neuroimaging findings
of TBI are discussed in terms of techniques that can assess underlying neural
networks and provide information about neuroplasticity of recovery. Neuroimaging
methods also provide insights into the complexities of brain injury, cognitive
and neurobehavioral recovery, and how multimodality contemporary neuroimaging
methods best demonstrate underlying neuropathology that affects outcome.

Langue : ANGLAIS