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Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Associations With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Neuropsychological Tests.

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Banks, SD; Coronado, RA; Clemons, LR; Abraham, CM; Pruthi, S; Conrad, BN; Morgan, VL; Guillamondegui, OD; Archer, KR
Published in: Arch Phys Med Rehabil
August 2016

OBJECTIVES: (1) To examine differences in patient-reported outcomes, neuropsychological tests, and thalamic functional connectivity (FC) between patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and individuals without mTBI and (2) to determine longitudinal associations between changes in these measures. DESIGN: Prospective observational case-control study. SETTING: Academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: A sample (N=24) of 13 patients with mTBI (mean age, 39.3±14.0y; 4 women [31%]) and 11 age- and sex-matched controls without mTBI (mean age, 37.6±13.3y; 4 women [36%]). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Resting state FC (3T magnetic resonance imaging scanner) was examined between the thalamus and the default mode network, dorsal attention network, and frontoparietal control network. Patient-reported outcomes included pain (Brief Pain Inventory), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), posttraumatic stress disorder ([PTSD] Checklist - Civilian Version), and postconcussive symptoms (Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire). Neuropsychological tests included the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Tower test, Trails B, and Hotel Task. Assessments occurred at 6 weeks and 4 months after hospitalization in patients with mTBI and at a single visit for controls. RESULTS: Student t tests found increased pain, depressive symptoms, PTSD symptoms, and postconcussive symptoms; decreased performance on Trails B; increased FC between the thalamus and the default mode network; and decreased FC between the thalamus and the dorsal attention network and between the thalamus and the frontoparietal control network in patients with mTBI as compared with controls. The Spearman correlation coefficient indicated that increased FC between the thalamus and the dorsal attention network from baseline to 4 months was associated with decreased pain and postconcussive symptoms (corrected P<.05). CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that alterations in thalamic FC occur after mTBI, and improvements in pain and postconcussive symptoms are correlated with normalization of thalamic FC over time.

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Arch Phys Med Rehabil

DOI

EISSN

1532-821X

Publication Date

August 2016

Volume

97

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1254 / 1261

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thalamus
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Rehabilitation
  • Prospective Studies
  • Post-Concussion Syndrome
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Pain
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Middle Aged
 

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Banks, S. D., Coronado, R. A., Clemons, L. R., Abraham, C. M., Pruthi, S., Conrad, B. N., … Archer, K. R. (2016). Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Associations With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Neuropsychological Tests. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(8), 1254–1261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.013
Banks, Sarah D., Rogelio A. Coronado, Lori R. Clemons, Christine M. Abraham, Sumit Pruthi, Benjamin N. Conrad, Victoria L. Morgan, Oscar D. Guillamondegui, and Kristin R. Archer. “Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Associations With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Neuropsychological Tests.Arch Phys Med Rehabil 97, no. 8 (August 2016): 1254–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.013.
Banks SD, Coronado RA, Clemons LR, Abraham CM, Pruthi S, Conrad BN, et al. Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Associations With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Neuropsychological Tests. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Aug;97(8):1254–61.
Banks, Sarah D., et al. “Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Associations With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Neuropsychological Tests.Arch Phys Med Rehabil, vol. 97, no. 8, Aug. 2016, pp. 1254–61. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.013.
Banks SD, Coronado RA, Clemons LR, Abraham CM, Pruthi S, Conrad BN, Morgan VL, Guillamondegui OD, Archer KR. Thalamic Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Longitudinal Associations With Patient-Reported Outcomes and Neuropsychological Tests. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Aug;97(8):1254–1261.
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Published In

Arch Phys Med Rehabil

DOI

EISSN

1532-821X

Publication Date

August 2016

Volume

97

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1254 / 1261

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thalamus
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Rehabilitation
  • Prospective Studies
  • Post-Concussion Syndrome
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Pain
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Middle Aged