Loss of consciousness (LOC) could influence the degree of white matter damage and cognitive impairment after blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), according to a new report published in NeuroImage. A diffusion tensor imaging study in 114 military veterans found that mTBI with LOC—but not mTBI minus LOC—was associated with spatially heterogeneous white matter abnormalities. In turn, the white matter injury was related to impaired performance on verbal memory tests.
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Hayes, J. P. et al. The nature of white matter abnormalities in blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. Neuroimage 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.04.001
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Loss of consciousness might affect outcomes of blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. Nat Rev Neurol 11, 247 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2015.66
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