Persistent differences in patterns of brain activation after sports-related concussion: A longitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 180-188

  Dettwiler, Annegret ^a   Murugavel, Murali ^a   Putukian, Margot ^c   Cubon, Valerie ^b   Furtado, John ^a   Osherson, Daniel ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

concussion; DLPFC; fMRI; n back task; working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT SPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INFERIOR PARIETAL LOBULE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SPORT INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892689748     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.2983     Document Type: Article

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