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This project will combine the data collected from structural and functional MRI scans and neuropsychology performance post-TBI in children. Patients will be followed for a year, in order to examine the brain and cognitive recovery post head injury.
Traumatic brain injury in childhood has an cumulative effect that leads to impairments in cognitive functions such as deficits in memory, executive functions and attention. The cognitive impairment is the main cause of disabilities in the injured population, and has a different effect depending on the type and severity of the injury.
Imaging after brain trauma serves as a useful diagnostic tool in identifying the head trauma's results. Therefore, in recent years, using imaging methods, studies have tried to find measures which will be able to predict the functional outcome after brain injury in children, and assist in developing a personalized rehabilitation program. The combination of advanced imaging techniques with neuropsychological assessment within the early stage of the injury and during a year of followup, will allow us to establish the relationship between those measures and the functional recovery result of the children. This multi-analysis will enable us to have a deeper understanding of the neuroplasticity process and the functional recovery after brain injury in the developing young brain.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Functional MRI | fMRI brain activation to a cognitive tasks | 12 months |
| Structural MRI | MRI Structural changes using different methods | 12 months |
| neuropsychological tests | Cognitive scores on neuropsychological testing | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Associations between the cognitive performance and the imaging methods | 12 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
8. Deafness or blindness. 9. Renal failure.
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study population will include 1 group of subjects: group 1: young subjects, age 9-18, after traumatic brain injury
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Livny-Ezer, PhD | Contact | +972549988058 | abigail.livnyezer@gmail.com | |
| Tamar Silberg, PhD | Contact | +972507693933 | tamarsilberg@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail Livny-Ezer, PhD | Sheba Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheba medical center Tel Hashomer | Recruiting | Ramat Gan | Israel |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27750571 | Background | Livny A, Biegon A, Kushnir T, Harnof S, Hoffmann C, Fruchter E, Weiser M. Cognitive Deficits Post-Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Association with Injury Severity and Gray Matter Volumes. J Neurotrauma. 2017 Apr 1;34(7):1466-1472. doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4598. Epub 2016 Dec 2. | |
| 12759820 | Background | Anderson VA, Anderson P, Northam E, Jacobs R, Mikiewicz O. Relationships between cognitive and behavioral measures of executive function in children with brain disease. Child Neuropsychol. 2002 Dec;8(4):231-40. doi: 10.1076/chin.8.4.231.13509. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000070642 | Brain Injuries, Traumatic |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001930 | Brain Injuries |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| 16101268 | Background | Anderson V, Catroppa C. Recovery of executive skills following paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI): a 2 year follow-up. Brain Inj. 2005 Jun;19(6):459-70. doi: 10.1080/02699050400004823. |
| 10971189 | Background | Anderson V, Catroppa C, Morse S, Haritou F, Rosenfeld J. Recovery of intellectual ability following traumatic brain injury in childhood: impact of injury severity and age at injury. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Jun;32(6):282-90. doi: 10.1159/000028956. |
| 24678292 | Background | Keightley ML, Sinopoli KJ, Davis KD, Mikulis DJ, Wennberg R, Tartaglia MC, Chen JK, Tator CH. Is there evidence for neurodegenerative change following traumatic brain injury in children and youth? A scoping review. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 Mar 19;8:139. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00139. eCollection 2014. |
| D006259 |
| Craniocerebral Trauma |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |