Exercise treatment for postconcussion syndrome: A pilot study of changes in functional magnetic resonance imaging activation, physiology, and symptoms

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-249

  Leddy, John J ^a   Cox, Jennifer L ^a   Baker, John G ^a,b   Wack, David S ^b   Pendergast, David R ^a   Zivadinov, Robert ^a   Willer, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; fMRI; physiology; postconcussion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LINGUAL GYRUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; REACTION TIME; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYMPTOM; THALAMUS; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880847603     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31826da964     Document Type: Article

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