ArticleHuman brain mapping2018
White matter alterations over the course of two consecutive high-school football seasons and the effect of a jugular compression collar: A preliminary longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study.
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- Diffusion MRI Microstructural Abnormalities at Term-Equivalent Age Are Associated with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 3 Years of Age in Very Preterm Infants.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2021Article
- The Effects of On-Field Heat Index and Altitude on Concussion Assessments and Recovery Among NCAA Athletes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Association of Head Impact Exposure with White Matter Macrostructure and Microstructure Metrics.Journal of neurotrauma · 2021Article
- In Patients Over 50 Years, Increased Age Is Associated With Decreased Odds of Documented Loss of Consciousness After a Concussion.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Every hit matters: White matter diffusivity changes in high school football athletes are correlated with repetitive head acceleration event exposure.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2019Article
- A jugular vein compression collar prevents alterations of endogenous electrocortical dynamics following blast exposure during special weapons and tactical (SWAT) breacher training.Experimental brain research · 2018Article
- Fewer US Adolescents Playing Football and Public Health: A Review of Measures to Improve Safety and an Analysis of Gaps in the Literature.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Review
- Head Impact Exposure Across Levels of Play in American Football: A Systematic Review of Accelerometer Data.Neurotrauma reportsReview
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Abstract
The cumulative effects of repetitive subclinical head impacts during sports may result in chronic white matter (WM) changes and possibly, neurodegenerative sequelae. In this pilot study, we investigated the longitudinal WM changes over the course of two consecutive high-school football seasons and explored the long-term effects of a jugular vein compression collar on these WM alterations. Diffusion tensor imaging data were prospectively collected both pre- and postseason in the two consecutive seasons. Participants were assigned into either collar or noncollar groups. Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) approach and region of interest-based approach were used to quantify changes in WM diffusion properties. Despite comparable exposure to repetitive head impacts, significant reductions in mean, axial, and/or radial diffusivity were identified in Season 1 in multiple WM regions in the noncollar group but not in the collar group. After an 8- to 9-month long off-season, these changes observed in the noncollar group partially and significantly reversed but also remained significantly different from the baseline. In Season 2, trend level WM alterations in the noncollar group were found but located in spatially different regions than Season 1. Last, the WM integrity in the collar group remained unchanged throughout the four time points. In conclusion, we quantitatively assessed the WM structural changes and partial reversal over the course of two consecutive high-school football seasons. In addition, the mitigated WM alterations in athletes in the collar group might indicate potential effect of the collar in ameliorating the changes against repetitive head impacts. Hum Brain Mapp 39:491-508, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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