Extent of microstructural white matter injury in postconcussive syndrome correlates with impaired cognitive reaction time: A 3T diffusion tensor imaging study of mild traumatic brain injury

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 967-973

  Niogi, S N ^a   Mukherjee, P ^b   Ghajar, J ^a,c   Johnson, C ^a   Kolster, R A ^a,c   Sarkar, R ^c   Lee, H ^b   Meeker, M ^b   Zimmerman, R D ^a   Manley, G T ^b   McCandliss, Bruce D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Brain Trauma Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN INJURY; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE TIME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 43649088764     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0970     Document Type: Conference Paper

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