Diffusion imaging of sport-related repetitive head impacts—a systematic review

IK Koerte, TLT Wiegand, EM Bonke, J Kochsiek… - Neuropsychology …, 2023 - Springer
Repetitive head impacts (RHI) are commonly observed in athletes participating in contact
sports such as American football, ice hockey, and soccer. RHI usually do not result in acute …

Diffusion tensor imaging in athletes sustaining repetitive head impacts: a systematic review of prospective studies

DK Schneider, R Galloway, JJ Bazarian… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Competitive sport participation, in contact and collision sports, exposes athletes to repetitive
head impacts. Although these impacts do not always result in overt symptomology or a …

Spatial regression analysis of MR diffusion reveals subject-specific white matter changes associated with repetitive head impacts in contact sports

PD Asselin, Y Gu, K Merchant-Borna, B Abar… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Repetitive head impacts (RHI) are a growing concern due to their possible neurocognitive
effects, with research showing a season of RHI produce white matter (WM) changes seen on …

Association of head impact exposure with white matter macrostructure and microstructure metrics

BL Brett, KM Koch, LT Muftuler, M Budde… - Journal of …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Prior studies have reported white matter abnormalities associated with a history of
cumulative concussion and/or repetitive head impacts (RHI) in contact sport athletes …

Persistent, long-term cerebral white matter changes after sports-related repetitive head impacts

JJ Bazarian, T Zhu, J Zhong, D Janigro, E Rozen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Repetitive head impacts (RHI) sustained in contact sports are thought to be
necessary for the long-term development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Our …

Sex differences in white matter alterations following repetitive subconcussive head impacts in collegiate ice hockey players

N Sollmann, PS Echlin, V Schultz, PV Viher, AE Lyall… - Neuroimage …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Repetitive subconcussive head impacts (RSHI) may lead to structural, functional,
and metabolic alterations of the brain. While differences between males and females have …

REPIMPACT-a prospective longitudinal multisite study on the effects of repetitive head impacts in youth soccer

IK Koerte, R Bahr, P Filipcik, J Gooijers… - Brain imaging and …, 2022 - Springer
Repetitive head impacts (RHI) are common in youth athletes participating in contact sports.
RHI differ from concussions; they are considered hits to the head that usually do not result in …

Head impact exposure, gray matter volume, and moderating effects of estimated intelligence quotient and educational attainment in former athletes at midlife

BL Brett, SR Walton, TB Meier, AS Nencka… - Journal of …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Repetitive head impact (RHI) exposure has been associated with differences in brain
structure among younger active athletes, most often within the hippocampus. Studies of …

A magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation in symptomatic former NFL players

ML Alosco, Y Tripodis, B Rowland, AS Chua… - Brain imaging and …, 2020 - Springer
The long-term neurologic consequences of exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) are
not well understood. This study used magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to examine …

Exposure to repetitive head impacts is associated with corpus callosum microstructure and plasma total tau in former professional American football players

J Kochsiek, LJ O'Donnell, F Zhang… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) is associated with an increased risk
of later‐life neurobehavioral dysregulation and neurodegenerative disease. The underlying …