scholarly journals Hereditary spastic paraplegias: membrane traffic and the motor pathway

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Blackstone ◽  
Cahir J. O'Kane ◽  
Evan Reid
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Traffic ◽  
Motor Pathway ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias

scholarly journals Erratum: Hereditary spastic paraplegias: membrane traffic and the motor pathway

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Blackstone ◽  
Cahir J. O'Kane ◽  
Evan Reid
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Traffic ◽  
Motor Pathway ◽  
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias

Accuracy of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging tractography assessed using intraoperative subcortical stimulation mapping and magnetic source imaging

2007 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey I. Berman ◽  
Mitchel S. Berger ◽  
Sungwon Chung ◽  
Srikantan S. Nagarajan ◽  
Roland G. Henry
Keyword(s):  
White Matter ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Diffusion Tensor ◽  
Fiber Tracking ◽  
Bipolar Electrode ◽  
Source Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Source Imaging ◽  
Motor Pathway ◽  
Magnetic Source ◽  
Subcortical Stimulation

Object Resecting brain tumors involves the risk of damaging the descending motor pathway. Diffusion tensor (DT)–imaged fiber tracking is a noninvasive magnetic resonance (MR) technique that can delineate the subcortical course of the motor pathway. The goal of this study was to use intraoperative subcortical stimulation mapping of the motor tract and magnetic source imaging to validate the utility of DT-imaged fiber tracking as a tool for presurgical planning. Methods Diffusion tensor-imaged fiber tracks of the motor tract were generated preoperatively in nine patients with gliomas. A mask of the resultant fiber tracks was overlaid on high-resolution T1- and T2-weighted anatomical MR images and used for stereotactic surgical navigation. Magnetic source imaging was performed in seven of the patients to identify functional somatosensory cortices. During resection, subcortical stimulation mapping of the motor pathway was performed within the white matter using a bipolar electrode. Results A total of 16 subcortical motor stimulations were stereotactically identified in nine patients. The mean distance between the stimulation sites and the DT-imaged fiber tracks was 8.7 ±3.1 mm (±standard deviation). The measured distance between subcortical stimulation sites and DT-imaged fiber tracks combines tracking technique errors and all errors encountered with stereotactic navigation. Conclusions Fiber tracks delineated using DT imaging can be used to identify the motor tract in deep white matter and define a safety margin around the tract.

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