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This review synthesizes current evidence on predictors of neurological outcomes across conventional prognostic factors (clinical and macrostructural metrics) and quantitative neuroimaging (microstructural metrics), as well as how machine learning (ML) models integrate these predictors into a precision medicine framework to aid in DCM management. We explore evidence on conventional clinical and radiographic factors. Although several signs and scales are associated with clinical outcomes, cross-study inconsistency and the limits of linear models blunt their standalone utility, underscoring the need for multifactorial modelling. We then assess quantitative MRI biomarkers, including diffusion tensor imaging, magnetization transfer, and myelin water imaging, which index axonal integrity and myelination, thereby enriching risk stratification and prediction. 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