Title

Persistent post-concussion brain changes in adolescent hockey players

Authors and Researchers

BrainsCAN, Western University
Kathryn Y. Manning, Western University
Amy Schranz, Western University
Robert Bartha, Western University
Gregory A. Dekaban, Western University
Christy Barreira, Western University
Arthur Brown, Western University
Lisa Fischer, Western University
Kevin Asem, Western University
Timothy J. Doherty, Western University
Douglas D. Fraser, Western University
Jeff Holmes, Western University
Ravi S. Menon, Western University

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Description

Changes continue to occur in a concussed brain even after standard clinical tests have returned to normal. Damage in the very long fibre tracks in the brain of concussed players can be detected up to three months after the concussion and after the individuals have been approved for return to athletics. It is also possible to detect ‘hyper-connectivity’ in the brain, suggesting the brain is still trying to compensate for the concussion.

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

BrainsCAN

City

London

Keywords

Brain trauma, Concussion, DWI, fMRI, Hyperconnectivity, MRI, MRS, Neurodevelopment

Disciplines

Neurosciences

Publication

The research article is available in BrainsCAN Publications as well as in
Neurology 2017;89;2157-2166,
Available open access at https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004669

Funding

BrainsCAN Support
Imaging Core

Research Support
CHF, CIHR, CCNA, CSERC, OICR, OBI

Notes

Western Faculty, Group or Institution
Robarts Research Institute

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

BrainsCAN "Persistent post-concussion brain changes in adolescent hockey players" (2018). Research Summaries. 1.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/brainscanresearchsummaries/1