International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Kimberly A. Hasselfeld

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• Research Article
  Retinal and Balance Changes Based on Concussion History: A Study of Division 1 Football Players
  Author(s): Ben Bixenmann, Kathryn Bigsby, Kimberly A. Hasselfeld, Jane Khoury, Robert E. Mangine, Gail J. Pyne-Geithman and Joseph F. Clark Ben Bixenmann, Kathryn Bigsby, Kimberly A. Hasselfeld, Jane Khoury, Robert E. Mangine, Gail J. Pyne-Geithman and Joseph F. Clark
  
  Background: The long term effects of a sports concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is poorly understood. The term chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is associated with protein deposition observed post mortem; thus the diagnosis of CTE in living subjects is impracticable using protein deposition as a diagnostic criterion. To date, there is no validated, objective method to observe and document pathologic changes post mTBI. The brain, optic-nerve, retina axes is closely linked; it is believed that some aspects of mTBI may be reflected in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and that optical coherence tomography (OCT) could be a means to observe and document these changes. In this paper we show an association between a history of concussion and RNFL changes in college athletes. Methods: Each member of the University of Cincinnati football team was surveye.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000234

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