Critically appraised topic shows functional MRI alterations and memory deficits in young athletes following mild traumatic brain injury, indicating persistent cognitive impacts.
Clinical Question: Do sports-related mild traumatic brain injury in adolescents and young adults produce changes that can be identified with functional magnetic resonance imaging that are associated with memory impairment? Clinical Bottom Line: After sport-related mild traumatic brain injury, functional magnetic resonance imaging identified inconsistent structural changes (e.g., cortical thickness changes, brain activation patterns), and negative performance changes in memory function (e.g., lower neuropsychological scores) in adolescent s and young adults 9 days to more than a year following injury.
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