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ArticleScientific reports2024

Identifying delay in glymphatic clearance of labeled protons post-acute head trauma utilizing 3D ASL MRI (arterial spin labeling): a pilot study.

Charles R Joseph, Jubin Kang Lim, Bryce N Grohol, Marija Zivcevska, Joshua Lencke, Ethan Dean Rich, Connor James Arrasmith, Ian Shepherd Dorman, Bradley Waman Clark, Kim Love and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Charles R JosephLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA. crjoseph@liberty.edu.
Jubin Kang LimLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Bryce N GroholLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Marija ZivcevskaLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Joshua LenckeLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Ethan Dean RichLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Connor James ArrasmithLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Ian Shepherd DormanLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Bradley Waman ClarkLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Kim LoveK. R. Love Quantitative Consulting and Collaboration, Athens, USA.
Ben FerryLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Mark E RolfsLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, USA.
Liberty University · USQuantitative BioSciences · US

Funding

Liberty University 2022-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study correlated mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) cognitive changes with ASL-MRI glymphatic clearance rates (GCRs) and recovery with GCR improvement. mTBI disrupts the blood brain barrier (BBB), reducing capillary mean transit time and GCRs. mTBI is clinically diagnosed utilizing history/examination findings with no physiologic biomarkers. 3D TGSE (turbo-gradient spin-echo) pulsed arterial spin-labeling 3T MRI with 7 long inversion times (TIs) assessed the signal clearance of labeled protons 2800-4000 ms postlabeling in bifrontal, bitemporal, and biparietal regions within 7 days of mTBI and once clinically cleared to resume activities. The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool Version 5 (SKAT5) and Brief Oculomotor/Vestibular Assessment evaluated injured athletes' cognitive function prior to MRIs. The pilot study demonstrated significant GCRs improvement (95% CI - 0.06 to - 0.03 acute phase; to CI-recovery CI 0.0772 to - 0.0497; P < 0.001 in frontal lobes; and parietal lobes (95% CI - 0.0584 to - 0.0251 acute; CI - 0.0727 to - 0.0392 recovery; P = 0.024) in 9 mTBI athletes (8 female, 1 male). Six age/activity-matched controls (4 females, 2 males) were also compared. mTBI disrupts the BBB, reducing GCR measured using the 3D ASL MRI technique. ASL MRI is a potential noninvasive biomarker of mTBI and subsequent recovery.

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Brain ConcussionCraniocerebral TraumaCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePilot ProjectsProtonsSpin LabelsProtonsSpin Labels

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PMID38485759
PMCPMC10940642
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