title: The role of location of subconcussive head impacts in FMRI brain activation change.
abstract: Monte-Carlo permutation analysis was used to identify sets of head impacts most predictive of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changes in football players. The relative distribution of impact location was found to be more predictive of brain activation changes than the number of impacts, suggesting that fMRI changes are related to systematic playing style.
authors.affiliation: a Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana.
authors.forename: Meghan E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Trey E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Shenk
authors.forename: Evan L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Breedlove
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Leverenz
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Nauman
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Talavage
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult