Association of acute depressive symptoms and functional connectivity of emotional processing regions following sport-related concussion.

ABSTRACT: Acute mood disturbance following sport-related concussion is common and is known to adversely affect post-concussion symptoms and recovery. The physiological underpinnings of depressive symptoms following concussion, however, are relatively understudied. We hypothesized that functional connectivity of the emotional processing network would be altered in concussed athletes and associated with the severity of depressive symptoms following concussion. Forty-three concussed collegiate athletes were assessed at approximately one day (N = 34), one week (N = 34), and one month post-concussion (N = 30). Fifty-one healthy contact-sport athletes served as controls and completed a single visit. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) was used to measure depressive sympto

SUBMITTER: McCuddy WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6029562 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature