White matter abnormalities associated with prolonged recovery in adolescents following concussion - Lima Santos JP, Kontos AP, Mailliard S, Eagle SR, Holland CL, Suss SJJ, Abdul-Waalee H, Stiffler RS, Bitzer HB, Blaney NA, Colorito AT, Santucci CG, Brown A, Kim T, Iyengar S, Skeba A, Diler RS, Ladouceur CD, Phillips ML, Brent D, Collins MW, Versace A.

BACKGROUND: Concussion symptoms in adolescents typically resolve within 4 weeks. However, 20 - 30% of adolescents experience a prolonged recovery. Abnormalities in tracts implicated in visuospatial attention and emotional regulation (i.e., inferior longitu...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news