Effect of the Suboccipital Musculature on Symptom Severity and Recovery after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Neck musculature mass has been suggested as a biomechanical contributor to injury severity in mild traumatic brain injury. We sought to determine how the cross-sectional areas of the suboccipital muscles affect symptom severity, neurocognitive performance, and recovery time in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.

Materials and methods

Sixty-four consecutive patients with mild traumatic brain injury underwent MR imaging and serial neurocognitive testing with the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test. Cross-sectional areas of the rectus capitis posterior musculature were retrospectively obtained at C1, and cross-sectional areas of the remaining 7 suboccipital muscles were measured at C2. Cross-sectional area reproducibility was ev

SUBMITTER: Fakhran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7960272 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature