A follow-up study of neurometabolic alterations in female concussed athletes

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 339-345

  Chamard, Emilie ^a   Henry, Luke ^a   Boulanger, Yvan ^c   Lassonde, Maryse ^a,b   Théoret, Hugo ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE ET COGNITION   (Canada)

Author keywords

female athletes; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; sport; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CREATINE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INOSITOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893951466     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3083     Document Type: Article

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