title: Incorporating virtual reality graphics with brain imaging for assessment of sport-related concussions.
abstract: There is a growing concern that traditional neuropsychological (NP) testing tools are not sensitive to detecting residual brain dysfunctions in subjects suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). Moreover, most MTBI patients are asymptomatic based on anatomical brain imaging (CT, MRI), neurological examinations and patients' subjective reports within 10 days post-injury. Our ongoing research has documented that residual balance and visual-kinesthetic dysfunctions along with its underlying alterations of neural substrates may be detected in "asymptomatic subjects" by means of Virtual Reality (VR) graphics incorporated with brain imaging (EEG) techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, the Pennsylvania State University. sms18@psu.edu
authors.forename: Semyon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slobounov
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sebastianelli
authors.forename: Karl M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014584:User-Computer Interface