Memory and the hippocampal formation following pediatric traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous research indicates disruption of learning and memory in children who have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Objective

This research evaluates the impact of pediatric TBI on volumetric differences along the long axis of the hippocampus, a region of the brain that is critical for explicit memory.

Methods

Structural brain data and behavioral measures were collected 6 weeks following TBI or extracranial injury (EI), in children aged 8-15 years and from a group of age matched typically developing controls (TDC). Total hippocampal volume and hippocampal subregion volumes corresponding to hippocampal head, body, and tail were compared across groups and were examined in relation to verbal and visual memory.

Results

Group differences were e

SUBMITTER: DeMaster D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745237 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature