I doubt it will be very useful in predicting outcomes but it should be used for the different therapy protocols that should exist between damaged brain and dead brain.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00970.x/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false
Neuroimaging plays an important role in acute stroke diagnosis and
management, but it is not routinely used in rehabilitation settings.
Incorporating imaging information in rehabilitation planning may
eventually translate to better outcomes after stroke. Here we review the
prediction of outcomes after stroke using magnetic resonance imaging.
There are clear and specific relationships between the anatomy of the
stroke lesion and impairments at the time of scanning, and at later time
points in recovery. However, most studies demonstrate these
relationships in groups of patients at the chronic stage. In order to be
useful for rehabilitation, neuroimaging needs to provide prognostic
information for individual patients at a much earlier stage. Recent
studies have used diffusion tensor imaging and functional neuroimaging
to address this, with promising results. Combining neuroimaging with
clinical and neurophysiological assessments may also be useful. Future
work in this area may support the tailoring of rehabilitation for
individual patients based on their capacity for neural reorganization
and recovery.
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