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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2016

Functional, Structural, and Neurotoxicity Biomarkers in Integrative Assessment of Concussions.

Svetlana A Dambinova, Joseph C Maroon, Alicia M Sufrinko, John David Mullins, Eugenia V Alexandrova, Alexander A Potapov

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Svetlana A DambinovaBrain Biomarkers Research Laboratory, DeKalb Medical Center , Decatur, GA , USA.
Joseph C MaroonNeurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.
Alicia M SufrinkoOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.
John David MullinsSurgery, Piedmont Hospital , Atlanta, GA , USA.
Eugenia V AlexandrovaNeurotrauma, Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute , Moscow , Russia.
Alexander A PotapovNeurotrauma, Burdenko Neurosurgery Institute , Moscow , Russia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concussion is a complex, heterogeneous process affecting the brain. Accurate assessment and diagnosis and appropriate management of concussion are essential to ensure that athletes do not prematurely return to play or others to work or active military duty, risking re-injury. To date, clinical diagnosis relies primarily on evaluating subjects for functional impairment using instruments that include neurocognitive testing, subjective symptom report, and neurobehavioral assessments, such as balance and vestibular-ocular reflex testing. Structural biomarkers, defined as advanced neuroimaging techniques and biomarkers assessing neurotoxicity and immunoexcitotoxicity, may complement the use of functional biomarkers. We hypothesize that neurotoxicity AMPA, NMDA, and kainite receptor biomarkers might be utilized as a part of comprehensive approach to concussion evaluations, with the goal of increasing diagnostic accuracy and facilitating treatment planning and prognostic assessment.

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advanced MRI sequencesconcussionmild TBIneuropsychological evaluationsneurotoxicity and neuroplasticity biomarkers

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PMID27761129
PMCPMC5050199

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