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Abstract #3711

Detecting Mild Traumatic Brain Injury at the Acute Stage: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Investigation and Neurocognitive Assessment

Zhifeng Kou1, Ramtilak Gattu, Randall Benson2, Hardik Doshi3, Jie Yang4, Valerie Mika3, Grace Ma, Robert Welch5, John Woodard6, Scott Millis7, E Mark Haacke1

1Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States; 2Neurology and Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; 3Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 4Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 5Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States; 6Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 7Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States


There is limited data reported the neurocognitive status and their injury pattern of mild traumatic brain injury at the acute stage. Our data demonstrated significant neurocognitive deficits and DTI white matter lesions in mild traumatic brain injury patients at the acute stage.