Abstract #3417
Prospective study of white matter diffusion tensor properties in concussed and non-concussed ice hockey players
Michael Jarrett 1 , Elham Shahinfard 1 , Enedino Hernndez-Torres 1 , Alexander Wright 2 , Jack Taunton 1 , David Li 1 , and Alexander Rauscher 1
1
University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC, Canada,
2
UBC
Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Traumatic brain injury is among the most common
neurological disorders. Sports related injuries are a
major cause of mild TBI among youth and young adults. We
followed two ice hockey teams over a season and
performed MRI and neuropsychological testing at
pre-season and post-season and at serial timepoints
following concussions. We measured changes in diffusion
tensor imaging parameters using both a region of
interest analysis and tract-based spatial statistics. We
found evidence of brain structure changes in both
concussed and non-concussed players.
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