title: Sub-concussive hit characteristics predict deviant brain metabolism in football athletes.
abstract: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and helmet telemetry were used to monitor the neural metabolic response to repetitive head collisions in 25 high school American football athletes. Specific hit characteristics were determined highly predictive of metabolic alterations, suggesting that sub-concussive blows can produce biochemical changes and potentially lead to neurological problems.
authors: a Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana.
authors: Victoria N
authors: VN
authors: Poole
authors: Evan L
authors: EL
authors: Breedlove
authors: Trey E
authors: TE
authors: Shenk
authors: Kausar
authors: K
authors: Abbas
authors: Meghan E
authors: ME
authors: Robinson
authors: Larry J
authors: LJ
authors: Leverenz
authors: Eric A
authors: EA
authors: Nauman
authors: Ulrike
authors: U
authors: Dydak
authors: Thomas M
authors: TM
authors: Talavage
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D006257:Head; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012574:Schools; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods*