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ArticleNeurotrauma reports2024

Slowing of Parameterized Resting-State Electroencephalography After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

Mark C Nwakamma, Alexandra M Stillman, Laurel J Gabard-Durnam, James F Cavanagh, Charles H Hillman, Timothy P Morris

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Article in Neurotrauma reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mark C NwakammaDepartment of Physical Therapy Human Movement Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Alexandra M StillmanDepartment of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Laurel J Gabard-DurnamDepartment of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
James F CavanaghDepartment of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Charles H HillmanDepartment of Physical Therapy Human Movement Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Timothy P MorrisDepartment of Physical Therapy Human Movement Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Northeastern University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reported changes in electroencephalography (EEG)-derived spectral power after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains inconsistent across existing literature. However, this may be a result of previous analyses depending solely on observing spectral power within traditional canonical frequency bands rather than accounting for the aperiodic activity within the collected neural signal. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test for differences in rhythmic and arrhythmic time series across the brain, and in the cognitively relevant frontoparietal (FP) network, and observe whether those differences were associated with cognitive recovery post-mTBI. Resting-state electroencephalography (rs-EEG) was collected from 88 participants (56 mTBI and 32 age- and sex-matched healthy controls) within 14 days of injury for the mTBI participants. A battery of executive function (EF) tests was collected at the first session with follow-up metrics collected approximately 2 and 4 months after the initial visit. After spectral parameterization, a significant between-group difference in aperiodic-adjusted alpha center peak frequency within the FP network was observed, where a slowing of alpha peak frequency was found in the mTBI group in comparison to the healthy controls. This slowing of week 2 (collected within 2 weeks of injury) aperiodic-adjusted alpha center peak frequency within the FP network was associated with increased EF over time (evaluated using executive composite scores) post-mTBI. These findings suggest alpha center peak frequency within the FP network as a candidate prognostic marker of EF recovery and may inform clinical rehabilitative methods post-mTBI.

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alpha peak frequencyaperiodic activityEEGmTBIspectral parameterization

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PMID38666007
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