PTProtocolPediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association2017
Understanding Brain Reorganization in Infants With Perinatal Stroke Through Neuroexcitability and Neuroimaging.
Chao-Ying Chen, Michael Georgieff, Jed Elison, Mo Chen, James Stinear, Bryon Mueller, Raghavendra Rao, Kyle Rudser, Bernadette Gillick
PMID 28350777WHAT IT FOUND
No results are reported for infants with perinatal stroke.
Planned brain scans and brain stimulation tests cannot change practice yet.
What this paper is
This is a study protocol for planned assessments in infants with perinatal stroke. It describes brain imaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and the General Movements Assessment, but it reports no results. There is no finding here to change clinical practice.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that brain scans or brain stimulation tests identify brain reorganization or predict outcomes. It is a protocol with no results.