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| Title |
Neurovascular Coupling by Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy and Sport-Related Concussion in Retired Rugby Players: The UK Rugby Health Project
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, February 2020
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00042 |
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| Authors |
Anick Sharma, Karen Hind, Patria Hume, Jyotpal Singh, J. Patrick Neary |
| Abstract |
Aim: This study investigated cerebral hemodynamic responses to a neurovascular coupling (NVC) test in retired contact athletes with a history of repeated mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and in controls with no history of mTBI. Methods: Twenty-one retired rugby players (47.7 ± 12.9 year old; age at retirement: 38.5 ± 8.9 year; number of years playing rugby: 12.7 ± 3.7 year) with a history of three or more diagnosed concussions (8.9 ± 7.9 concussions per player) and 23 controls with no history of mTBI (46.5 ± 12.8 year old) performed a NVC test to detect task-orientated cerebral hemodynamic changes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Results: The NVC showed a statistically significant reduction in the cerebral hemodynamic response in comparison to the control group which had a greater relative increase of oxyhemoglobin (O2Hb). There were reductions in left middle frontal gyrus (MFG) O2Hb (-0.015 ± 0.258 μM) and relative increases in deoxyhemoglobin (HHb; -0.004 ± 0.159 μM) in the same region for the mTBI group in comparison to the control group (-0.160 ± 0.311 μM; -0.121 ± 0.076 μM for O2Hb and HHb, respectively). The mTBI group induced a greater rate of oxygen extraction compared to the control group. Conclusion: This was the first study to examine cerebral hemodynamic changes in retired rugby players in response to a NVC test, and we found reduced cerebral hemodynamic responses in participants with a history of mTBI compared to controls. These results suggest altered cerebral metabolic demands in participants with a history of multiple head injuries. Further research is needed to ascertain an understanding of the changes in hemodynamics from playing into retirement. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 31% |
| United States | 2 | 15% |
| Mexico | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 8% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 15% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 54% |
| Scientists | 5 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 27 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 7 | 11% |
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
| Psychology | 3 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 32 | 48% |
Attention Score in Context
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