Matthew N Jaffa, Jiachen Zhuo, Jamie E Podell, Prashant Raghavan, Wan-Tsu W Chang, Melissa Motta, Nicholas A Morris, Neeraj Badjatia, Stephanie H Chen, Gunjan Y Parikh
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Abstract
Objective: Comatose survivors of cardiac arrest (CA) pose a complex challenge for physicians reliant on imperfect studies to determine the extent of neurologic injury. Clinically available imaging is frequently relied upon despite limited sensitivity. We conducted a prospective pilot study comparing diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI)-MRI and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) in comatose survivors of CA to investigate the benefit of utilizing higher diffusion b-values to enhance prediction of arousal recovery.
Methods: Survivors of CA admitted from June 2015 through November 2019 with DKI-MRI and SSEPs were evaluated. Advanced diffusion metrics differentiating present or absent SSEPs were analyzed using whole-brain voxelwise nonparametric permutation inference with threshold-free cluster enhancement.
Results: Twenty survivors of CA were included, mean age 52, 45% female and out-of-hospital arrests accounting for 75% of cases. Baseline characteristics and examination findings were not statistically different between groups at admission or 48 h after achieving normothermia. A decrease in mean diffusivity (MD) and increase in mean kurtosis (MK) was demonstrated in subjects without arousal recovery potential, most prominently in the posterior mesial temporal, parietal and occipital lobes.
Conclusion: DKI-MRI may improve early arousal recovery prediction during the immediate phase of post-CA care, especially where SSEPs are unavailable or unreliable.
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Brain Injury publishes critical information relating to research and clinical practice, adult and pediatric populations. The journal covers a full range of relevant topics relating to clinical, translational, and basic science research. Manuscripts address emergency and acute medical care, acute and post-acute rehabilitation, family and vocational issues, and long-term supports. Coverage includes assessment and interventions for functional, communication, neurological and psychological disorders.