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Studerus-Germann AM, Gautschi OP, Bontempi P, Thiran JP, Daducci A, Romascano D, von Ow D, Hildebrandt G, von Hessling A, Engel DC. Neurol. Neurochir. Pol. 2018; 52(6): 710-719.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: doortjeengel@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Termedia Publishing House)

DOI

10.1016/j.pjnns.2018.08.011

PMID

30245171

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Several imaging modalities are under investigation to unravel the pathophysiological mystery of delayed performance deficits in patients after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Although both imaging and neuropsychological studies have been conducted, only few data on longitudinal correlations of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) and extensive neuropsychological testing exist.

METHODS: MRI with T1- and T2-weighted, SWI and DTI sequences at baseline and 12 months of 30 mTBI patients were compared with 20 healthy controls. Multiparametric assessment included neuropsychological testing of cognitive performance and post-concussion syndrome (PCS) at baseline, 3 and 12 months post-injury. Data analysis encompassed assessment of cerebral microbleeds (Mb) in SWI, tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) of DTI (VBM-DTI). Imaging markers were correlated with neuropsychological testing to evaluate sensitivity to cognitive performance and post-concussive symptoms.

RESULTS: Patients with Mb in SWI in the acute phase showed worse performance in several cognitive tests at baseline and in the follow-ups during the chronic phase and higher symptom severity in the post concussion symptom scale (PCSS) at twelve months post-injury. In the acute phase there was no statistical difference in structural integrity as measured with DTI between mTBI patients and healthy controls. At twelve months post-injury, loss of structural integrity in mTBI patients was found in nearly all DTI indices compared to healthy controls.

CONCLUSIONS: Presence of Mb detected by SWI was associated with worse cognitive outcome and persistent PCS in mTBI patients, while DTI did not prove to predict neuropsychological outcome in the acute phase.

Copyright © 2018 Polish Neurological Society. Published by Elsevier Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.


Language: en

Keywords

Cognitive assessment; Diffuse axonal injury; Diffusion tensor imaging; Mild traumatic brain injury; Susceptibility-weighted imaging

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