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1 Traumatic Brain Injury:
Sport Concussion Research Lab Traumatic Brain Injury: Basic Mechanisms and Implications for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Dr. Paul van Donkelaar School of Health and Exercise Sciences University of British Columbia - Okanagan

2 Definition of Concussion
Sport Concussion Research Lab Definition of Concussion A type of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) induced by biomechanical forces that result in complex pathophysiological processes within the brain.

3 Symptoms of Concussion
Sport Concussion Research Lab Symptoms of Concussion Confusion - not sure of time/place Cognitive deficits - difficulty making decisions Attentional deficits - difficulty filtering out irrelevant stimuli Sensorimotor deficits - dizziness, balance and gait problems

4 Anatomical Evidence of Concussion – Structural Imaging
Sport Concussion Research Lab Anatomical Evidence of Concussion – Structural Imaging Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Concussion

5 Brain Activation in Concussion – Working Memory
Sport Concussion Research Lab Brain Activation in Concussion – Working Memory

6 Objective Assessment of Concussion
Sport Concussion Research Lab Objective Assessment of Concussion Need to develop objective tools to assess deficits post-concussion. If these assessment tools can be translated into clinical use, then initial diagnosis, management, and return-to-play decisions can be improved. Focus on behavioural, structural, and physiological biomarkers in humans.

7 Balance/Gait Deficits in Concussion
Sport Concussion Research Lab Balance/Gait Deficits in Concussion

8 Neurocognitive Deficits in Concussion – Task Switching
Sport Concussion Research Lab Neurocognitive Deficits in Concussion – Task Switching

9 Structural effects of concussion
Sport Concussion Research Lab Structural effects of concussion Myelin water imaging (UBCV) – uses T2 decay signal to probe integrity of myelin.

10 Cerebral Blood Flow and Concussion Symptoms
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Flow and Concussion Symptoms

11 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History Ability of the local cerebrovasculature to buffer slow changes in arterial blood pressure in order to maintain the delivery of cerebral blood flow = cerebral autoregulation

12 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History Blood Pressure Cerebral Blood Velocity

13 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History The FAST changes in arterial blood pressure associated with the cardiac cycle are passed through to the cerebrovasculature relatively unimpeded Blood Pressure Cerebral Blood Velocity Spontaneous Data

14 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History The SLOWER changes in arterial blood pressure associated with sympathetic activity (10 second cycles) are buffered by the cerebrovasculature Blood Pressure Cerebral Blood Velocity Spontaneous Data 0.10 Hz

15 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History The EVEN SLOWER changes in arterial blood pressure associated with myogenic tone (20 second cycles) are buffered to an even greater extent Blood Pressure Cerebral Blood Velocity Spontaneous Data 0.10 Hz 0.05 Hz

16 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History 28 elite football players (aged 18-22) 17 had no previous history of diagnosed concussions 11 had 3+ previous diagnosed concussions Squat-stand maneuvers at two frequencies (0.05 and 0.10 Hz) Phase (Timing Buffer) and Gain (Amplitude Buffer) of the cerebral pressure-flow relationship were assessed at: 0.05 Hz (indicative of the influence of myogenic tone) 0.10 Hz (indicative of the influence of sympathetic tone)

17 Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship and Concussion History MCA Phase (radians) Pressure-flow dynamics are more pressure-passive during very low frequency oscillations Repeated head impacts affect the intrinsic myogenic tone of the cerebrovasculature MCA

18 Compare contact and non-contact sport athletes pre- vs. post-season
Sport Concussion Research Lab Cerebral Blood Pressure-Flow Relationship across a season of contact sport Wright et al.,, JAMA Neurol., under 1st revision Squat-stand protocol; measure cerebral blood flow and blood pressure; head impacts Compare contact and non-contact sport athletes pre- vs. post-season Repetitive subconcussive head trauma from a season of contact sport induces exposure-dependent impairments in sympathetically-mediated cerebrovascular autoregulation

19 Blood Biomarkers of Concussion
Sport Concussion Research Lab Blood Biomarkers of Concussion

20 Blood biomarkers across a season of contact sport
Sport Concussion Research Lab Blood biomarkers across a season of contact sport Neurofilament light concentration measured Compare contact and non-contact sport athletes pre- vs. post-season Repetitive subconcussive head trauma from a season of contact sport induces increases in biomarker for CNS axonal damage

21 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Sport Concussion Research Lab Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Progressive neurodegenerative disease. Develops as a result of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. Clinical characteristics: chronic cognitive, behavioural, mood, and motor symptoms. Neuropathological characteristics: accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau in neurons and astrocytes.

22 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - Neuropathology
Sport Concussion Research Lab Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - Neuropathology Alzhiemer’s CTE Diffuse distribution Depths of sulci No perivascular clustering Perivascular clustering Present at layers III-VI Present at layers II-III

23 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – Athletes vs. Military
Sport Concussion Research Lab Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – Athletes vs. Military 18 yo athlete: football player; repetitive concussive injuries 21 yo athlete: football player; repetitive subconcussive injuries 34yo veteran: 2 blast exposures 1 and 6 years before 45yo veteran: 1 blast 2 years before

24 Characterizing concussion in intimate partner violence
Sport Concussion Research Lab Characterizing concussion in intimate partner violence Intimate partner violence (IPV) leads to a variety of negative mental health outcomes. Quite often IPV involves physical assault targeting the head/brain. Thus, it is possible the mental health challenges associated with IPV are due in part to TBI. Unfortunately, the potential interaction between TBI and IPV has rarely been studied.

25 Sport Concussion Research Lab
The current evidence Brain injury severity due to IPV negatively associated with measures of memory, learning, and cognitive flexibility.

26 Sport Concussion Research Lab
The current evidence Brain injury severity due to IPV negatively associated with intrinsic functional connectivity in network implicated in cognitive deficits in TBI populations.

27 Potential Significance
Sport Concussion Research Lab Potential Significance Uncommon for staff at women’s shelters to screen for TBI. Suggests that TBI is not taken into account in services provided to clients at women’s shelters. This may contribute to challenges facing survivors of IPV. Clearly and objectively characterizing the impact of TBI in IPV could serve to change policies and funding for community organizations providing support for this population.

28 The long-term consequences of concussion are currently not well known.
Sport Concussion Research Lab Summary/Conclusions Concussion is much more prevalent than most people suspect in both contact sport and intimate partner violence settings. Newer objective measures/techniques may lead to better diagnosis and management of concussion. The long-term consequences of concussion are currently not well known. In IPV settings, the development of better screening procedures may lead to provision of better support services for survivors.

29 Collaborators Funding Sport Concussion Research Lab Cheryl Wellington
Henrik Zetterberg Li-Shan Chou Phil Ainslie Peter Cripton Karen Mason University of Oregon UBCO UBCV UBCV University of Gothenburg Kelowna Women’s Shelter Funding

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