Neural activation during response inhibition differentiates blast from mechanical causes of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 169-179

  Fischer, Barbara L ^a   Parsons, Michael ^b   Durgerian, Sally ^c   Reece, Christine ^b   Mourany, Lyla ^b   Lowe, Mark J ^b   Beall, Erik B ^b   Koenig, Katherine A ^b   Jones, Stephen E ^b   Newsome, Mary R ^d,e   Scheibel, Randall S ^d,e   Wilde, Elisabeth A ^d,e   Troyanskaya, Maya ^d,e   Merkley, Tricia L ^d,e   Walker, Mark ^f,g   Levin, Harvey S ^d,e   Rao, Stephen M ^b  

^a WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blast related TBI; brain activation; fMRI; inhibitory control; mechanical TBI; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BONE INJURY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL TASK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STOP SIGNAL TASK; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84892682387     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.2877     Document Type: Article

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