Acute impact of soccer ball heading on brain tissue electrical conductivity
Motivation: The effects of sub-concussive head impacts are not well understood. New biomarkers are needed to detect sub-concussion. Goal(s): Our goal was to investigate the acute effects of sub-concussive impacts using MREPT. Approach: Fourteen soccer players were scanned with MREPT in two separate sessions after performing the task of either heading or kicking soccer balls for 20 minutes. Results: Electrical conductivity measured in multiple brain regions such as inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus after the heading session was significantly less than that measured following kicking, indicating that MREPT could be a useful tool for detecting sub-concussive injury. Impact: The finding that heading soccer balls for a short period can cause significant acute decreases in brain electrical conductivity suggests that this activity may have detrimental short term effects on brain function.
Authors
- Rebecca Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-6942)
- Elizabeth A. Cairns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-4761)
- Luke A. Henderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1026-0151)
- Shane Ball
- Paul J. Austin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-6876)
- Iain S. McGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9307-7159)
- Michael E. Buckland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4755-6471)
- Danielle McCartney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-5220)
- Jun Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9943-8712)
- Nathan Delang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9925-278X)
- Christopher Irwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-4271)
- Fernando A. Tinoco Mendoza
- Ben Desbrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3756-8866)
- Caroline Rae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-8084)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2024/0302
- Primary Topic
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00