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Connecting combat-related mild traumatic brain injury with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms through brain imaging
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Costanzo, Michelle E. Chou, Yi-Yu Leaman, Suzanne Pham, Dzung L. Roy, Michael J. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may share common symptom and neuropsychological profiles in military service members (SMs) following deployment; while a connection between the two conditions is plausible, the relationship between them has been difficult to discern. The intent of this report is to enhance our understanding of the relationship between findings on structural and functional brain imaging and symptoms of PTSD. Within a cohort of SMs who did not meet criteria for PTSD but were willing to complete a comprehensive assessment within 2 months of their return from combat deployment, we conducted a nested case-control analysis comparing those with combat-related mTBI to age/gender-matched controls with diffusion tensor imaging, resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging and a range of psychological measures. We report degraded white matter integrity in those with a history of combat mTBI, and a positive correlation between the white matter microstructure and default mode network (DMN) connectivity. Higher clinician-administered and self-reported subthreshold PTSD symptoms were reported in those with combat mTBI. Our findings offer a potential mechanism through which mTBI may alter brain function, and in turn, contribute to PTSD symptoms. |
| Starting Page | 11 |
| Ending Page | 15 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.05.054 |
| PubMed reference number | 24907686 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 577 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/S0304394014004522 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394014004522?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2014.05.054 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |