A prospective functional MR imaging study of mild traumatic brain injury in college football players

KJ Jantzen, B Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although concussion is common among athletes,
evidence-based methods for clinical evaluation, treatment, and recovery are lacking. We …

Brain structure and function associated with a history of sport concussion: a multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging study

N Churchill, M Hutchison, D Richards… - Journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
There is growing concern about the potential long-term consequences of sport concussion
for young, currently active athletes. However, there remains limited information about brain …

New frontiers in diagnostic imaging in concussive head injury

KM Johnston, A Ptito, J Chankowsky… - Clinical journal of sport …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Concussed athletes may have documented incapacitating postconcussive symptoms,
neuropsychological deficits, and consequent important changes in their lives and sport, yet …

Recovery from mild head injury in sports: evidence from serial functional magnetic resonance imaging studies in male athletes

JK Chen, KM Johnston, M Petrides… - Clinical Journal of Sport …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine functional brain activation patterns before and after postconcussive
symptoms (PCS) resolution. Design: Prospective serial study with male athletes using …

Functional abnormalities in normally appearing athletes following mild traumatic brain injury: a functional MRI study

SM Slobounov, K Zhang, D Pennell, W Ray… - Experimental brain …, 2010 - Springer
Memory problems are one of the most common symptoms of sport-related mild traumatic
brain injury (MTBI), known as concussion. Surprisingly, little research has examined spatial …

Changes in functional connectivity of the brain associated with a history of sport concussion: a preliminary investigation

N Churchill, MG Hutchison, G Leung, S Graham… - Brain injury, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: There is evidence of long-term clinical consequences associated with a history of
sport concussion. However, there remains limited information about the underlying changes …

A critical review of neuroimaging applications in sports concussion

DT Pulsipher, RA Campbell, R Thoma… - Current sports medicine …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
While abnormalities related to concussion are typically not identified on traditional clinical
neuroimaging (ie, computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]), more …

Persistent differences in patterns of brain activation after sports-related concussion: a longitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging study

A Dettwiler, M Murugavel, M Putukian… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Avoiding recurrent injury in sports-related concussion (SRC) requires understanding the
neural mechanisms involved during the time of recovery after injury. The decision for return …

Concussion in athletics: ongoing clinical and brain imaging research controversies

S Slobounov, M Gay, B Johnson, K Zhang - Brain imaging and behavior, 2012 - Springer
Concussion, the most common form of traumatic brain injury, proves to be increasingly
complex and not mild in nature as its synonymous term mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) …

Neurometabolic changes in the acute phase after sports concussions correlate with symptom severity

LC Henry, S Tremblay, Y Boulanger… - Journal of …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Sports concussion is a major problem that affects thousands of people in North America
every year. Despite negative neuroimaging findings, many athletes display …