Seth D Friedman1, Andrew V Poliakov1, Christopher Budech1, Dennis W W Shaw1, David Breiger1, Thomas Jinguji1, Brian Krabak1, David Coppel1, Tressa Mattioli Lewis1, Samuel Browd1, Jeffrey G Ojemann2. 1. From the Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute (S.D.F., A.V.P., C.B., D.W.W.S., D.B., T.J., B.K., D.C, T.M.L., S.B., J.G.O.) and University of Washington (D.W.W.S., D.B., T.J., B.K., D.C., S.B., J.G.O.), Seattle. 2. From the Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute (S.D.F., A.V.P., C.B., D.W.W.S., D.B., T.J., B.K., D.C, T.M.L., S.B., J.G.O.) and University of Washington (D.W.W.S., D.B., T.J., B.K., D.C., S.B., J.G.O.), Seattle. jeff.ojemann@seattlechildrens.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether frontal-lobe magnetic resonance spectroscopy measures of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) would be altered in a sample of adolescents scanned after sport concussion because mild traumatic brain injury is often associated with working memory problems. METHODS: Eleven adolescents (age 14-17 years) who had sustained a first-time sport concussion were studied with MRI/magnetic resonance spectroscopy within 23 to 44 days after injury (mean 30.4 ± 6.1 days). Age- and sex-matched healthy controls, being seen for sports-related injuries not involving the head and with no history of concussion, were also examined. GABA/creatine + phosphocreatine (Cre) was measured in left-sided frontal lobe and central posterior cingulate regions. The frontal voxel was positioned to overlap with patient-specific activation on a 1-back working memory task. RESULTS: Increased GABA/Cre was shown in the frontal lobe for the concussed group. A decreased relationship was observed in the parietal region. High correlations between GABA/Cre and task activation were observed for the control group in the frontal lobe, a relationship not shown in the concussed participants. CONCLUSIONS: GABA/Cre appears increased in a region colocalized with working memory task activation after sport concussion. Further work extending these results in larger samples and at time points across the injury episode will aid in refining the clinical significance of these observations.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether frontal-lobe magnetic resonance spectroscopy measures of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) would be altered in a sample of adolescents scanned after sport concussion because mild traumatic brain injury is often associated with working memory problems. METHODS: Eleven adolescents (age 14-17 years) who had sustained a first-time sport concussion were studied with MRI/magnetic resonance spectroscopy within 23 to 44 days after injury (mean 30.4 ± 6.1 days). Age- and sex-matched healthy controls, being seen for sports-related injuries not involving the head and with no history of concussion, were also examined. GABA/creatine + phosphocreatine (Cre) was measured in left-sided frontal lobe and central posterior cingulate regions. The frontal voxel was positioned to overlap with patient-specific activation on a 1-back working memory task. RESULTS: Increased GABA/Cre was shown in the frontal lobe for the concussed group. A decreased relationship was observed in the parietal region. High correlations between GABA/Cre and task activation were observed for the control group in the frontal lobe, a relationship not shown in the concussed participants. CONCLUSIONS:GABA/Cre appears increased in a region colocalized with working memory task activation after sport concussion. Further work extending these results in larger samples and at time points across the injury episode will aid in refining the clinical significance of these observations.
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