Longitudinal white-matter abnormalities in sports-related concussion: A diffusion MRI study
Wu YC, Harezlak J, Elsaid NMH, Lin Z, Wen Q, Mustafi SM, Riggen LD, Koch KM, Nencka AS, Meier TB, Mayer AR, Wang Y, Giza CC, DiFiori JP, Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, LaConte SM, Duma SM, Broglio SP, Saykin AJ, McCrea MA, McAllister TW. Longitudinal white-matter abnormalities in sports-related concussion: A diffusion MRI study. Neurology 2020, 95: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009930. PMID: 32641518, PMCID: PMC7605507, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSport-related concussionWhite matter abnormalitiesDiffusion tensor imagingWhite matterDTI metricsOutcome measuresCollegiate athletesMean diffusivityContact sport exposureTime pointsClinical outcome measuresGroup differencesProportional hazards modelWhite matter areasAffected white matterAcute concussionAsymptomatic stateClinical outcomesPersistent abnormalitiesClinical assessmentCorpus callosumConcussion assessmentDiffusion MRI studyHazards modelRecovery time