Toward objective markers of concussion in sport: A review of white matter and neurometabolic changes in the brain after sports-related concussion

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 413-424

  Dimou, Stefan ^a,b   Lagopoulos, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain trauma; concussion; diffusion tensor imaging; head injury; magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME; SPORT INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROIMAGING; SPORTS;

EID: 84896818835     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3050     Document Type: Review

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