• Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Nov 2017

    Review Meta Analysis

    Diffusion-Tensor Imaging Findings and Cognitive Function Following Hospitalized Mixed-Mechanism Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    • Lucy Oehr and Jacqueline Anderson.
    • Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    • Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Nov 1; 98 (11): 2308-2319.

    ObjectiveTo undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between microstructural damage and cognitive function after hospitalized mixed-mechanism (HMM) mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).Data SourcesPsycInfo, EMBASE, and MEDLINE were used to find relevant empirical articles published between January 2002 and January 2016.Study SelectionStudies that examined the specific relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and cognitive test performance were included. The final sample comprised previously medically and psychiatrically healthy adults with HMM mTBI.Data ExtractionSpecific data were extracted including mTBI definitional criteria, descriptive statistics, outcome measures, and specific results of associations between DTI metrics and cognitive test performance.Data SynthesisOf the 248 original articles retrieved and reviewed, 8 studies met all inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed statistically significant associations between reduced white matter integrity and poor performance on measures of attention (fractional anisotropy [FA]: d=.413, P<.001; mean diffusivity [MD]: d=-.407, P=.001), memory (FA: d=.347, P<.001; MD: d=-.568, P<.001), and executive function (FA: d=.246, P<.05), which persisted beyond 1 month postinjury.ConclusionsThe findings from the meta-analysis provide clear support for an association between in vivo markers of underlying neuropathology and cognitive function after mTBI. Furthermore, these results demonstrate clearly for the first time that in vivo markers of structural neuropathology are associated with cognitive dysfunction within the domains of attention, memory, and executive function. These findings provide an avenue for future research to examine the causal relationship between mTBI-related neuropathology and cognitive dysfunction. Furthermore, they have important implications for clinical management of patients with mTBI because they provide a more comprehensive understanding of factors that are associated with cognitive dysfunction after mTBI.Copyright © 2017 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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