2024
Repetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity
Markicevic M, Mandino F, Toyonaga T, Cai Z, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Shen X, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Repetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2024 PMID: 39096127, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2024.0095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic variable stressRegional homogeneityFunctional brain abnormalitiesSynapse densityMild closed-head injuryClosed-head injuryTraumatic brain injuryTreat traumatic brain injuryNeurobiological alterationsMild head injuryVariable stressBrain abnormalitiesPositron emission tomographyMultimodal studiesSynaptic densityMagnetic resonance imagingBrain imagingBrain injuryInduce synapse lossFMRIInjured miceMouse modelEmission tomographyResonance imagingCompensatory mechanisms
2008
Functional MRI and other non-invasive imaging technologies: Providing visual biomarkers for spinal cord structure and function after injury
Harel NY, Strittmatter SM. Functional MRI and other non-invasive imaging technologies: Providing visual biomarkers for spinal cord structure and function after injury. Experimental Neurology 2008, 211: 324-328. PMID: 18396280, PMCID: PMC2442770, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonal growthSpinal cord traumaSpinal cord injurySpinal cord structuresFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingNon-invasive imaging techniqueCord traumaCord injuryNon-invasive imaging technologyNeurological damageCNS repairFunctional reorganizationTherapeutic interventionsResonance imagingFunctional MRICord structuresInjuryInterventionImaging techniquesVisual biomarkersPotential benefitsCNS structureMolecular basisTrauma