Diffusion tensor imaging findings and postconcussion symptom reporting six weeks following mild traumatic brain injury

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-25

  Lange, Rael T ^a,b,c   Panenka, William J ^c   Shewchuk, Jason R ^c,d   Heran, Manraj K S ^c,d   Brubacher, Jeffrey R ^c,d   Bioux, Sylvain ^e,f   Eckbo, Ryan ^e,f   Shenton, Martha E ^e,f,g   Iverson, Grant L ^a,c,f,h,i  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Diffusion tensor imaging; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neurocognitive; Postconcussion symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; WHITE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925299177     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acu060     Document Type: Article

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