Browsing by Subject "Corticospinal tract"

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    NG2 Glia Reprogramming Induces Robust Axonal Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury
    (bioRxiv, 2023-06-15) Tai, Wenjiao; Du, Xiaolong; Chen, Chen; Xu, Xiao-Ming; Zhang, Chun-Li; Wu, Wei; Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
    Spinal cord injury (SCI) often leads to neuronal loss, axonal degeneration and behavioral dysfunction. We recently show that in vivo reprogramming of NG2 glia produces new neurons, reduces glial scaring, and ultimately leads to improved function after SCI. By examining endogenous neurons, we here unexpectedly uncover that NG2 glia reprogramming also induces robust axonal regeneration of the corticospinal tract and serotonergic neurons. Such reprogramming-induced axonal regeneration may contribute to the reconstruction of neural networks essential for behavioral recovery.
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    Preoperative Embolization With Fused CT Angiography and Tractography Facilitates Safe Resection of a Spetzler-Martin Grade IV Arteriovenous Malformation
    (Cureus, 2021-12-24) Weyhenmeyer, Jonathan; Ordaz, Josue D.; Gadol, Aaron Cohen; Shah, Mitesh; Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
    Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) are high-flow vascular lesions that have a propensity to rupture resulting in high rates of morbidity and mortality. Microsurgical resection of BAVMs is the standard of care for high-risk, resectable lesions. Multiple imaging modalities aid in the surgical planning and resection of high-grade BAVMs, but all have hidden variables that would prove useful if available. We present a 20-year-old male with a ruptured BAVM with concern for the involvement of the corticospinal tract (CST) and basal ganglia. We describe the melding of computed tomography angiography (CTA) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in addition to preoperative embolization to aid in the planning and resection of a lesion close to eloquent structures. Post-operative CTA and DTI showed a total resection of the lesion with retained CST white matter tracts, and the patient retained the functional ability of the contralateral limbs. The combination of CTA, brain DTI, and preoperative embolization provides a framework to improve the safety of resection of BAVMs that occur near eloquent brain networks.