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ArticleNeurology2020

Late contributions of repetitive head impacts and TBI to depression symptoms and cognition.

Michael L Alosco, Yorghos Tripodis, Zachary H Baucom, Jesse Mez, Thor D Stein, Brett Martin, Olivia Haller, Shannon Conneely, Michael McClean, Rachel Nosheny and 4 more

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Michael L AloscoFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA. malosco@bu.edu.
Yorghos TripodisFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Zachary H BaucomFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Jesse MezFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Thor D SteinFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Brett MartinFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Olivia HallerFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Shannon ConneelyFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Michael McCleanFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Rachel NoshenyFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Scott MackinFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Ann C McKeeFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Michael W WeinerFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.
Robert A SternFrom the Departments of Neurology (M.L.A., J.M., O.H., S.C., A.C.M., R.A.S.), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and CTE Center (Y.T., B.M.), and Departments of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.) and Anatomy and Neurobiology (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Biostatistics (Y.T., Z.H.B.), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (B.M.), and Department of Environmental Health (M.M.), Boston University School of Public Health, MA; VA Boston Healthcare System (T.D.S., A.C.M.); Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (T.D.S., A.C.M.), Bedford, MA; Departments of Psychiatry (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Radiology (M.W.W.), Biomedical Imaging (M.W.W.), Medicine (M.W.W.), and Neurology (M.W.W.), University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (R.N., S.M., M.W.W.), Center for Imaging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, CA.

Funding

Neuropathology CoreP30AG013846 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI KOWALL, NEIL W. · 1996 to 2020
$29.1M
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Detection, Diagnosis, Course, and Risk FactorsU01NS093334 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI CUMMINGS, JEFFREY L., REIMAN, ERIC MICHAEL · 2016 to 2022
$17.0M
The Brain Health Registry for facilitating interdisciplinary aging researchR33AG062867 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NOSHENY, RACHEL LAUREN · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
Repetitive Head Impact Exposure and Later-Life White Matter Signal Abnormalities: An Investigation in Former NFL Players, Subjects with Alzheimer's Disease, and Cognitively Normal ControlsK23NS102399 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI ALOSCO, MICHAEL · 2018 to 2022
$793k
Genetic and Neuropsychological Heterogeneity in Alzheimer's DiseaseK23AG046377 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MEZ, JESSE BENJAMIN · 2014 to 2018
$639k
The neuropathology of mild traumatic brain injury in Alzheimer's diseaseI01CX001038 · VA · EDITH NOURSE ROGERS MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL · PI STEIN, THOR · 2015 to 2022
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CSRD VA I01 CX001038NIA NIH HHS K23 AG046377NIA NIH HHS P30 AG013846NIA NIH HHS R33 AG062867NINDS NIH HHS K23 NS102399NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS093334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test the hypothesis that repetitive head impacts (RHIs), like those from contact sport play and traumatic brain injury (TBI) have long-term neuropsychiatric and cognitive consequences, we compared middle-age and older adult participants who reported a history of RHI and/or TBI with those without this history on measures of depression and cognition.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 13,323 individuals (mean age, 61.95; 72.5% female) from the Brain Health Registry who completed online assessments, including the Ohio State University TBI Identification Method, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and the CogState Brief Battery and Lumos Labs NeuroCognitive Performance Tests. Inverse propensity-weighted linear regressions accounting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education tested the effects of RHI and TBI compared to a non-RHI/TBI group.

resultsA total of 725 participants reported RHI exposure (mostly contact sport play and abuse) and 7,277 reported TBI (n = 2,604 with loss of consciousness [LOC]). RHI (β, 1.24; 95% CI, 0.36-2.12), TBI without LOC (β, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.31-0.54), and TBI with LOC (β, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.59-0.91) corresponded to higher GDS-15 scores. While TBI with LOC had the most neuropsychological associations, TBI without LOC had a negative effect on CogState Identification (β, 0.004; 95% CI, 0.001-0.01) and CogState One Back Test (β, 0.004; 95% CI, 0.0002-0.01). RHI predicted worse CogState One Back Test scores (β, 0.02; 95% CI, -0.01 to 0.05). There were RHI × TBI interaction effects on several neuropsychological subtests, and participants who had a history of both RHI and TBI with LOC had the greatest depression symptoms and worse cognition.

conclusionsRHI and TBI independently contributed to worse mid- to later-life neuropsychiatric and cognitive functioning.

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AgedBrain InjuriesBrain Injuries, TraumaticCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnconsciousness

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PMID32591472
PMCPMC7605500

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