Monitoring long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury with magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A pilot study
Authors: Dean, P.J.A., Otaduy, M.C.G., Harris, L.M., McNamara, A., Seiss, E. and Sterr, A.
Journal: NeuroReport
Volume: 24
Issue: 12
Pages: 677-681
eISSN: 1473-558X
ISSN: 0959-4965
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283637aa4
Abstract:This pilot study explores the metabolic changes associated with persistent postconcussion syndrome (PCS) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; >12 months after injury) using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We hypothesized that those mTBI participants with PCS will have larger metabolic differences than those without. Data were collected from mTBI participants with PCS, mTBI participants without PCS and non-head-injured participants (all groups: n=8). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy metabolite profiles within the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex showed a reduced creatine/choline ratio in mTBI patients compared with control participants. This data provides initial evidence for residual metabolic changes in chronic mTBI patients, but there was no conclusive relationship between these metabolic changes and PCS symptom report. Creatine is involved in maintaining energy levels in cells with high or fluctuating energy demand, suggesting that there may be some residual energy impairment in chronic mTBI. © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Monitoring long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury with magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a pilot study.
Authors: Dean, P.J.A., Otaduy, M.C.G., Harris, L.M., McNamara, A., Seiss, E. and Sterr, A.
Journal: Neuroreport
Volume: 24
Issue: 12
Pages: 677-681
eISSN: 1473-558X
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283637aa4
Abstract:This pilot study explores the metabolic changes associated with persistent postconcussion syndrome (PCS) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; >12 months after injury) using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We hypothesized that those mTBI participants with PCS will have larger metabolic differences than those without. Data were collected from mTBI participants with PCS, mTBI participants without PCS and non-head-injured participants (all groups: n=8). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy metabolite profiles within the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex showed a reduced creatine/choline ratio in mTBI patients compared with control participants. This data provides initial evidence for residual metabolic changes in chronic mTBI patients, but there was no conclusive relationship between these metabolic changes and PCS symptom report. Creatine is involved in maintaining energy levels in cells with high or fluctuating energy demand, suggesting that there may be some residual energy impairment in chronic mTBI.
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Monitoring long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury with magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a pilot study
Authors: Dean, P.J.A., Otaduy, M.C.G., Harris, L.M., McNamara, A., Seiss, E. and Sterr, A.
Journal: NEUROREPORT
Volume: 24
Issue: 12
Pages: 677-681
eISSN: 1473-558X
ISSN: 0959-4965
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283637aa4
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Monitoring long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury with magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a pilot study.
Authors: Dean, P.J.A., Otaduy, M.C.G., Harris, L.M., McNamara, A., Seiss, E. and Sterr, A.
Journal: Neuroreport
Volume: 24
Issue: 12
Pages: 677-681
eISSN: 1473-558X
ISSN: 0959-4965
DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e3283637aa4
Abstract:This pilot study explores the metabolic changes associated with persistent postconcussion syndrome (PCS) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; >12 months after injury) using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. We hypothesized that those mTBI participants with PCS will have larger metabolic differences than those without. Data were collected from mTBI participants with PCS, mTBI participants without PCS and non-head-injured participants (all groups: n=8). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy metabolite profiles within the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex showed a reduced creatine/choline ratio in mTBI patients compared with control participants. This data provides initial evidence for residual metabolic changes in chronic mTBI patients, but there was no conclusive relationship between these metabolic changes and PCS symptom report. Creatine is involved in maintaining energy levels in cells with high or fluctuating energy demand, suggesting that there may be some residual energy impairment in chronic mTBI.
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