This presentation reviews the principles of diffusion tensor imaging so that it can be understood in the context of newer tools that will be discussed as well as findings in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Findings from sports-related mTBI and subconcussive blows to the head in sports as well as finding in chronic mTBI will be reviewed from work conducted by the investigator and colleagues. Several new studies will also be reviewed which are just getting underway. The intended audience includes physicians who treat patients with mTBI, neurologists, psychiatrists, trainees interested in mTBI, and neuroscientists.
October 2013: Research assistants Eli Fredman (representing the St. Louis Cardinals) and Brian Dahlben (representing the Boston Red Sox) took in Game 1 of the 2013 Fall Classic. Fredman was fortunate enough to take a foul ball right to the kidney (see picture).
Summer Intern, Chandler Dunn was accepted Early Decision to Rensselaer Polytechnic University. He also recieved the Rensselaer Leadership Award. Read about his accomplishments here.
Drs. Martha Shenton, Inga Koerte and Robert Stern were featured in Part 2, Part 5 and Part 6 of the six part CTE Conference series report. The article highlights the cohort study, “Diagnosing and Evaluating Traumatic Encephalopathy using Clinical Tests” (DETECT) which is led by Drs. Stern and Shenton. The… read more →