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| Title |
White Matter Changes Related to Subconcussive Impact Frequency during a Single Season of High School Football
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| Published in |
American Journal of Neuroradiology, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.3174/ajnr.a5489 |
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| Authors |
S.J. Kuzminski, M.D. Clark, M.A. Fraser, C.C. Haswell, R.A. Morey, C. Liu, K.R. Choudhury, K.M. Guskiewicz, J.R. Petrella |
| Abstract |
The effect of exposing the developing brain of a high school football player to subconcussive impacts during a single season is unknown. The purpose of this pilot study was to use diffusion tensor imaging to assess white matter changes during a single high school football season, and to correlate these changes with impacts measured by helmet accelerometer data and neurocognitive test scores collected during the same period. Seventeen male athletes (mean age, 16 ± 0.73 years) underwent MR imaging before and after the season. Changes in fractional anisotropy across the white matter skeleton were assessed with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics and ROI analysis. The mean number of impacts over a 10-g threshold sustained was 414 ± 291. Voxelwise analysis failed to show significant changes in fractional anisotropy across the season or a correlation with impact frequency, after correcting for multiple comparisons. ROI analysis showed significant (P < .05, corrected) decreases in fractional anisotropy in the fornix-stria terminalis and cingulum hippocampus, which were related to impact frequency. The effects were strongest in the fornix-stria terminalis, where decreases in fractional anisotropy correlated with worsening visual memory. Our findings suggest that subclinical neurotrauma related to participation in American football may result in white matter injury and that alterations in white matter tracts within the limbic system may be detectable after only 1 season of play at the high school level. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 82% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Scientists | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 84 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 84 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Researcher | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 17% |
| Unknown | 34 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 12 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 13% |
| Psychology | 7 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 44 | 52% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 October 2023.
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