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Agrela N, Santos ME, Guerreiro S. Communication skills training pilot programme after traumatic brain injury: short and medium-term benefits. Brain Inj 2021; 35:304-314. [PMID: 33464934 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1872096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Objective: The study aimed to evaluate whether a pilot communication rehabilitation programme improves different communicative modalities in people who have sustained a moderate to severe TBI immediately following the training and at 3 months follow up.Methods: We have recruited 12 participants who had moderate-to-severe TBI. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups, EG and CG. We have assessed the groups before and after treatment and we have performed a follow-up three months later, through of the ABaCo. The EG followed a very structured programme. In the CG, a programme to stimulate communication through free conversation was carried out. Each programme consisted of 24 group sessions, of 1h30 min, twice a week, for 12 weeks.Results: Improvements were observed in both groups, although more evident in the EG. Both groups had better results in extralinguistic production. In the EG, there was still an improvement in the paralinguistic production and extralinguistic comprehension, after ending the training. These improvements persisted 3 months after ending the programme.Conclusion: The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the intervention of a structured pragmatic rehabilitation programme. However, the existence of a communication group based solely on conversation can also have positive results and should be implemented whenever a more specific intervention is not possible. In future research, it will be important to increase the sample size and involve caregivers in person and regularly in the EG programme.
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- Nicole Agrela
- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centro de Reabilitação Profissional de Gaia (CRPG), Gaia, Portugal
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Anestis MD, Tull MT, Butterworth SE, Richmond JR, Houtsma C, Forbes CN, Gratz KL. The Role of Opioid Use in Distinguishing between Suicidal Ideation and Attempts. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2019; 49:1680-1692. [PMID: 31141194 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Opioid use disorders are associated with heightened suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide death. This study aimed to examine the extent to which opioid differentiates between those with suicide attempts from those with lifetime suicidal ideation but no history of attempt. METHODS Participants were drawn from the US National Guard and a residential substance use treatment facility. Multinomial logistic regression was utilized to determine the extent to which a lifetime history of nonmedical opioid use differentiated between (1) individuals with no lifetime history of suicidal ideation or attempt, (2) individuals with a history of suicidal ideation but no attempt, and (3) individuals with a history of at least one suicide attempt. RESULTS History of opioid use among National Guard personnel and opioid use disorders among substance-dependent patients were associated with an increased likelihood of having at least one suicide attempt relative to both a history of suicidal ideation but no attempts and no history of ideation or attempts. Findings held when accounting for lifetime nonmedical use of other substances and the presence of other lifetime substance use disorders. CONCLUSIONS Results highlight the importance of assessing for suicide risk among opioid users.
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- Michael D Anestis
- School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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- School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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Han K, Chapman SB, Krawczyk DC. Cognitive Training Reorganizes Network Modularity in Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2019; 34:26-38. [PMID: 31434528 DOI: 10.1177/1545968319868710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background. Graph-theoretic approaches are increasingly popular for identifying the patterns of disrupted neural systems after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the patterns of neuroplasticity in brain organization after cognitive training in TBI are less well understood. Objective. We identified the patterns of training-induced neuroplasticity of the whole-brain network in TBI, using resting-state functional connectivity and graph theory. Methods. A total of 64 civilians and veterans with TBI were randomized into either a strategy-based cognitive training group (n = 33) or a knowledge-based training group (active control group; n = 31) for 8 weeks. The participants experienced mild to severe TBI without focal damage and persistent cognitive dysfunctions. A subset of participants complained of subclinical but residual psychiatric symptoms. We acquired their resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging before training, immediately posttraining, and 3 months posttraining. From participants' resting-state networks, we obtained the modularity, participation coefficient, within-module connectivity, global efficiency, and local efficiency over multiple network densities. We next performed longitudinal analyses on those measures corrected for multiple comparisons across network densities using false discovery rate (FDR). Results. Relative to the knowledge-based training group, the strategy-based cognitive training group had reduced modularity and increased participation coefficient, global efficiency, and local efficiency over time (Pnodal < .05; qFDR < 0.05). Brain behavior analysis revealed that the participation coefficient and global efficiency within the strategy-based cognitive training group correlated with trail-making scores in the context of training (Pnodal < .05; qFDR < 0.05). Conclusions. Cognitive training reorganized modular networks in TBI over the whole brain. Graph-theoretic approaches may be useful in identifying a potential brain-based marker of training efficacy in TBI.
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- Kihwan Han
- The University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Krawczyk DC, Han K, Martinez D, Rakic J, Kmiecik MJ, Chang Z, Nguyen L, Lundie M, Cole RC, Nagele M, Didehbani N. Executive function training in chronic traumatic brain injury patients: study protocol. Trials 2019; 20:435. [PMID: 31307502 PMCID: PMC6633697 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3526-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Some individuals who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) continue to experience significant cognitive impairments chronically (months to years post injury). Many tests of executive function are insensitive to these executive function impairments, as such impairments may only appear during complex daily life conditions. Daily life often requires us to divide our attention and focus on abstract goals. In the current study, we compare the effects of two 1-month electronic cognitive rehabilitation programs for individuals with chronic TBI. The active program (Expedition: Strategic Advantage) focuses on improving goal-directed executive functions including working memory, planning, long-term memory, and inhibitory control by challenging participants to accomplish life-like cognitive simulations. The challenge level of the simulations increases in accordance with participant achievement. The control intervention (Expedition: Informational Advantage) is identical to the active program; however, the cognitive demand level is capped, preventing participants from advancing beyond a set level. We will evaluate these interventions with a military veteran TBI population. Methods/design One hundred individuals will be enrolled in this double-blinded clinical trial (all participants and testers are blinded to condition). Each individual will be randomly assigned to one of two interventions. The primary anticipated outcomes are improvement of daily life cognitive function skills and daily life functions. These are measured by a daily life performance task, which tests cognitive skills, and a survey that evaluates daily life functions. Secondary outcomes are also predicted to include improvements in working memory, attention, planning, and inhibitory control as measured by a neuropsychological test battery. Lastly, neuroimaging measures will be used to evaluate changes in brain networks supporting cognition pre and post intervention. Discussion We will test whether electronically delivered cognitive rehabilitation aimed at improving daily life functional skills will provide cognitive and daily life functional improvements for individuals in the chronic phase of TBI recovery (greater than 3 months post injury). We aim to better understand the cognitive processes involved in recovery and the characteristics of individuals most likely to benefit. This study will also address the potential to observe generalizability or to transfer from a software-based cognitive training tool toward daily life improvement. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03704116. Retrospectively registered on 12 Oct 2018.
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- Daniel C Krawczyk
- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, NE 210, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, NE 210, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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Han K, Martinez D, Chapman SB, Krawczyk DC. Neural correlates of reduced depressive symptoms following cognitive training for chronic traumatic brain injury. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:2955-2971. [PMID: 29573026 PMCID: PMC6055759 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Depression is the most frequent comorbid psychiatric condition among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, little is known about changes in the brain associated with reduced depressive symptoms following rehabilitation for TBI. We identified whether cognitive training alleviates comorbid depressive symptoms in chronic TBI (>6 months post-injury) as a secondary effect. Further, we elucidated neural correlates of alleviated depressive symptoms following cognitive training. A total of seventy-nine individuals with chronic TBI (53 depressed and 26 non-depressed individuals, measured using the Beck Depressive Inventory [BDI]), underwent either strategy- or information-based cognitive training in a small group for 8 weeks. We measured psychological functioning scores, cortical thickness, and resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) for these individuals before training, immediately post-training, and 3 months post-training. After confirming that changes in BDI scores were independent of training group affiliation, we identified that the depressive-symptoms group showed reductions in BDI scores over time relative to the non-depressed TBI controls (p < .01). Within the depressive-symptoms group, reduced BDI scores was associated with improvements in scores for post-traumatic stress disorder, TBI symptom awareness, and functional status (p < .00625), increases in cortical thickness in four regions within the right prefrontal cortex (pvertex < .01, pcluster <.05), and decreases in rsFC with each of these four prefrontal regions (pvertex < .01, pcluster < .0125). Overall, these findings suggest that cognitive training can reduce depressive symptoms in TBI even when the training does not directly target psychiatric symptoms. Importantly, cortical thickness and brain connectivity may offer promising neuroimaging markers of training-induced improvement in mental health status in TBI.
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- Kihwan Han
- Center for BrainHealth, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
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- Center for BrainHealth, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
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- Center for BrainHealth, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
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- Center for BrainHealth, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Han K, Chapman SB, Krawczyk DC. Neuroplasticity of cognitive control networks following cognitive training for chronic traumatic brain injury. Neuroimage Clin 2018; 18:262-278. [PMID: 29876247 PMCID: PMC5987796 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cognitive control is the ability to coordinate thoughts and actions to achieve goals. Cognitive control impairments are one of the most persistent and devastating sequalae of traumatic brain injuries (TBI). There have been efforts to improve cognitive control in individuals with post-acute TBI. Several studies have reported changes in neuropsychological measures suggesting the efficacy of cognitive training in improving cognitive control. Yet, the neural substrates of improved cognitive control after training remains poorly understood. In the current study, we identified neural plasticity induced by cognitive control training for TBI using resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC). Fifty-six individuals with chronic mild TBI (9 years post-injury on average) were randomized into either a strategy-based cognitive training group (N = 26) or a knowledge-based training group (active control condition; N = 30) for 8 weeks. We acquired a total of 109 resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging from 45 individuals before training, immediately post-training, and 3 months post-training. Relative to the controls, the strategy-based cognitive training group showed monotonic increases in connectivity in two cognitive control networks (i.e., cingulo-opercular and fronto-parietal networks) across time points in multiple brain regions (pvoxel < 0.001, pcluster < 0.05). Analyses of brain-behavior relationships revealed that fronto-parietal network connectivity over three time points within the strategy-based cognitive training group was positively associated with the trail making scores (pvoxel < 0.001, pcluster < 0.05). These findings suggest that training-induced neuroplasticity continues through chronic phases of TBI and that rsFC can serve as a neuroimaging biomarker of evaluating the efficacy of cognitive training for TBI.
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- Kihwan Han
- Center for BrainHealth®, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Center for BrainHealth®, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Center for BrainHealth®, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Galetto V, Sacco K. Neuroplastic Changes Induced by Cognitive Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2017; 31:800-813. [DOI: 10.1177/1545968317723748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background. Cognitive deficits are among the most disabling consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI), leading to long-term outcomes and interfering with the individual’s recovery. One of the most effective ways to reduce the impact of cognitive disturbance in everyday life is cognitive rehabilitation, which is based on the principles of brain neuroplasticity and restoration. Although there are many studies in the literature focusing on the effectiveness of cognitive interventions in reducing cognitive deficits following TBI, only a few of them focus on neural modifications induced by cognitive treatment. The use of neuroimaging or neurophysiological measures to evaluate brain changes induced by cognitive rehabilitation may have relevant clinical implications, since they could add individualized elements to cognitive assessment. Nevertheless, there are no review studies in the literature investigating neuroplastic changes induced by cognitive training in TBI individuals. Objective. Due to lack of data, the goal of this article is to review what is currently known on the cerebral modifications following rehabilitation programs in chronic TBI. Methods. Studies investigating both the functional and structural neural modifications induced by cognitive training in TBI subjects were identified from the results of database searches. Forty-five published articles were initially selected. Of these, 34 were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Results. Eleven studies were found that focused solely on the functional and neurophysiological changes induced by cognitive rehabilitation. Conclusions. Outcomes showed that cerebral activation may be significantly modified by cognitive rehabilitation, in spite of the severity of the injury.
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- Valentina Galetto
- Imaging and Cerebral Plasticity Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Centro Puzzle, Turin, Italy
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- Imaging and Cerebral Plasticity Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Han K, Davis RA, Chapman SB, Krawczyk DC. Strategy-based reasoning training modulates cortical thickness and resting-state functional connectivity in adults with chronic traumatic brain injury. Brain Behav 2017; 7:e00687. [PMID: 28523229 PMCID: PMC5434192 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Prior studies have demonstrated training-induced changes in the healthy adult brain. Yet, it remains unclear how the injured brain responds to cognitive training months-to-years after injury. METHODS Sixty individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) were randomized into either strategy-based (N = 31) or knowledge-based (N = 29) training for 8 weeks. We measured cortical thickness and resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) before training, immediately posttraining, and 3 months posttraining. RESULTS Relative to the knowledge-based training group, the cortical thickness of the strategy-based training group showed diverse temporal patterns of changes over multiple brain regions (pvertex < .05, pcluster < .05): (1) increases followed by decreases, (2) monotonic increases, and (3) monotonic decreases. However, network-based statistics (NBS) analysis of rsFC among these regions revealed that the strategy-based training group induced only monotonic increases in connectivity, relative to the knowledge-based training group (|Z| > 1.96, pNBS < 0.05). Complementing the rsFC results, the strategy-based training group yielded monotonic improvement in scores for the trail-making test (p < .05). Analyses of brain-behavior relationships revealed that improvement in trail-making scores were associated with training-induced changes in cortical thickness (pvertex < .05, pcluster < .05) and rsFC (pvertex < .05, pcluster < .005) within the strategy-based training group. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that training-induced brain plasticity continues through chronic phases of TBI and that brain connectivity and cortical thickness may serve as markers of plasticity.
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- Kihwan Han
- Center for BrainHealthSchool of Behavioral and Brain SciencesThe University of Texas at DallasDallasTXUSA
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- Center for BrainHealthSchool of Behavioral and Brain SciencesThe University of Texas at DallasDallasTXUSA
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- Center for BrainHealthSchool of Behavioral and Brain SciencesThe University of Texas at DallasDallasTXUSA
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- Center for BrainHealthSchool of Behavioral and Brain SciencesThe University of Texas at DallasDallasTXUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallasTXUSA
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Grasso G, Landi A. Changing paradigm in mild traumatic brain injury research. J Neurosci Res 2016; 94:825-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Giovanni Grasso
- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BIONEC); University of Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BIONEC); University of Palermo; Palermo Italy
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Sacco K, Gabbatore I, Geda E, Duca S, Cauda F, Bara BG, Bosco FM. Rehabilitation of Communicative Abilities in Patients with a History of TBI: Behavioral Improvements and Cerebral Changes in Resting-State Activity. Front Behav Neurosci 2016; 10:48. [PMID: 27047353 PMCID: PMC4801860 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A targeted training program for the rehabilitation of communicative abilities—Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment (CPT)—has been developed and previously tested on a sample of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), whose performance was found to have improved. Since cortical plasticity has been recognized as the main mechanism of functional recovery, we investigated whether and how behavioral improvements following the training program are accompanied by brain modifications. Eight TBI patients took part in the training program and were behaviorally assessed pre- and post-treatment; six of these patients were also evaluated with pre- and post-treatment resting state (rs) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). At the end of the rehabilitation program patients showed improvement in overall communicative performance, in both comprehension and production tasks. A follow-up retest revealed the stability of these results 3 months after completing the training program. At the brain level, we found significant increases in the amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (ALFF) index in the bilateral precentral gyrus, in the right middle and superior temporal gyri, in the right cingulate gyrus, and in the left inferior parietal lobule. We discuss these differences of brain activity in terms of their possible contribution to promoting recovery.
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- Katiuscia Sacco
- Imaging and Cerebral Plasticity Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of TurinTurin, Italy; Center for Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of TurinTurin, Italy; Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Faculty of Humanities, Research Unit of Logopedics, Child Language Research Center, University of Oulu Oulu, Finland
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- Imaging and Cerebral Plasticity Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of TurinTurin, Italy; GCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital, Department of Psychology, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of TurinTurin, Italy; GCS-fMRI, Koelliker Hospital, Department of Psychology, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Center for Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of TurinTurin, Italy; Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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- Center for Cognitive Science, Department of Psychology, University of TurinTurin, Italy; Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of TurinTurin, Italy
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Disrupted Intrinsic Connectivity among Default, Dorsal Attention, and Frontoparietal Control Networks in Individuals with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2016; 22:263-79. [PMID: 26888622 PMCID: PMC4763346 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617715001393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) often show detrimental deficits in higher order cognitive functions requiring coordination of multiple brain networks. Although assessing TBI-related deficits in higher order cognition in the context of network dysfunction is promising, few studies have systematically investigated altered interactions among multiple networks in chronic TBI. METHOD We characterized disrupted resting-state functional connectivity of the default mode network (DMN), dorsal attention network (DAN), and frontoparietal control network (FPCN) whose interactions are required for internally and externally focused goal-directed cognition in chronic TBI. Specifically, we compared the network interactions of 40 chronic TBI individuals (8 years post-injury on average) with those of 17 healthy individuals matched for gender, age, and years of education. RESULTS The network-based statistic (NBS) on DMN-DAN-FPCN connectivity of these groups revealed statistically significant (p NBS2.58) reductions in within-DMN, within-FPCN, DMN-DAN, and DMN-FPCN connectivity of the TBI group over healthy controls. Importantly, such disruptions occurred prominently in between-network connectivity. Subsequent analyses further exhibited the disrupted connectivity patterns of the chronic TBI group occurring preferentially in long-range and inter-hemispheric connectivity of DMN-DAN-FPCN. Most importantly, graph-theoretic analysis demonstrated relative reductions in global, local and cost efficiency (p<.05) as a consequence of the network disruption patterns in the TBI group. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that assessing multiple networks-of-interest simultaneously will allow us to better understand deficits in goal-directed cognition and other higher order cognitive phenomena in chronic TBI. Future research will be needed to better understand the behavioral consequences related to these network disruptions.
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Han K, Chapman SB, Krawczyk DC. Altered Amygdala Connectivity in Individuals with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury and Comorbid Depressive Symptoms. Front Neurol 2015; 6:231. [PMID: 26581959 PMCID: PMC4631949 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions in individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). Though depression has detrimental effects in TBI and network dysfunction is a "hallmark" of TBI and depression, there have not been any prior investigations of connectivity-based neuroimaging biomarkers for comorbid depression in TBI. We utilized resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to identify altered amygdala connectivity in individuals with chronic TBI (8 years post-injury on average) exhibiting comorbid depressive symptoms (N = 31), relative to chronic TBI individuals having minimal depressive symptoms (N = 23). Connectivity analysis of these participant sub-groups revealed that the TBI-plus-depressive symptoms group showed relative increases in amygdala connectivity primarily in the regions that are part of the salience, somatomotor, dorsal attention, and visual networks (p voxel < 0.01, p cluster < 0.025). Relative increases in amygdala connectivity in the TBI-plus-depressive symptoms group were also observed within areas of the limbic-cortical mood-regulating circuit (the left dorsomedial and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortices and thalamus) and the brainstem. Further analysis revealed that spatially dissociable patterns of correlation between amygdala connectivity and symptom severity according to subtypes (Cognitive and Affective) of depressive symptoms (p voxel < 0.01, p cluster < 0.025). Taken together, these results suggest that amygdala connectivity may be a potentially effective neuroimaging biomarker for comorbid depressive symptoms in chronic TBI.
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- Kihwan Han
- Center for BrainHealth®, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas , Dallas, TX , USA
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- Center for BrainHealth®, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas , Dallas, TX , USA
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- Center for BrainHealth®, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas , Dallas, TX , USA ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, TX , USA
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