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experiments, a significant reduction of BP

ND

was observed on days

1 and 3 (up to 30–50%) in CCI rats, but there was no significant

difference on days 7 and 26. A similar reduction of

a

7-nAChR

binding on days 1 and 3 and recovery on days 7 and 25 was seen in

the PET experiments. Evaluation of the cortical tissue demonstrated

that neuronal

a

7-nAChR’s are present in the sham, but are reduced

in the ipsilateral hemisphere after CCI. In conclusion, there is

significant reduction in expression of

a

7-nAChR’s early (1d, 3d)

after TBI, as measured by PET imaging, biodistribution, and im-

munohistochemistry. Validation of this non-invasive (PET) imaging

of

a

7-nAChR binding after TBI in preclinical models will facilitate

understanding of the pathogenesis of TBI, and could lead to clinical

translation for diagnosis, prognosis and drug development after

human TBI.

Keywords: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

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DECREASED CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IS ASSOCIATED

WITH WORSE COGNITIVE OUTCOME AFTER RE-

PETITIVE CONCUSSIONS IN MICE

Michael Whalen

, Erin Buckley, Homa Sadeghian, Julianne Golinski,

Lauren McAllister, Maria Franceschini

Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatrics, Boston, USA

Objectives:

Repetitive concussions may result in long-term cognitive

deficits that might be mitigated by adequate rest intervals between

injuries. However, biomarkers of safe rest intervals remain undefined.

Decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF) may be one such physiological

biomarker. Using a mouse closed head injury (CHI) model of human

concussion and diffuse correlation spectroscopy, we explored the ef-

fects of single and repetitive CHI on cortical CBF index and cognitive

outcome.

Methods:

Mice under isoflurane anesthesia were subjected to CHI

by weight drop (54 g, 38 in drop height). Sham-injured controls re-

ceived anesthesia alone. CBF was assessed at various times before and

after CHI by diffuse correlation spectroscopy. Cognitive function was

assessed after the final CHI using a version of the Morris water maze

(MWM).

Results:

After a single CHI, CBF was reduced by 35

4% at 4 h

and returned to pre-injury levels by 24 h. After 5 CHI spaced 1 day

apart, CBF was reduced from pre-injury levels 4 h after each injury

by approximately 20% but returned to pre-injury levels by 72 h after

the final CHI and remained at pre-injury levels after 2.5 weeks. A

single CHI did not induce MWM deficits, however, repetitive CHI

led to significant deficits compared to sham (p

<

0.001). After re-

petitive CHI, lower CBF measured both pre-injury and 4 hours after

the third CHI was associated with worse performance in the MWM

(p

<

0.01). Similar relationships were not observed between cogni-

tive deficits and CBF measured 4h, 72h, or 2.5 weeks after the final

CHI.

Conclusions:

Closed head injuries sustained by mice result in

transient decreases in cortical CBF. Decreased cortical CBF may be a

marker of an acute vulnerable period in which further injuries lead to

long-term cognitive deficits. Diffuse correlation spectroscopy is a

promising tool to interrogate the relationship between concussions and

return to play interval in preclinical models as well as concussed

patients.

Keywords: Concussion, diffuse correlation spectroscopy, cerebral

blood flow, mice

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MRI FINDINGS IN ACUTE TBI: INTER-RATER RELIA-

BILITY USING NIH COMMON DATA ELEMENTS

Katrin Rabiei, Sarah Murphy, Beth Costine, Paul Caruso, Monica

Shifman,

Ann-Christine Duhaime

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Pediatric

Neurosurgery, Boston, USA

Objective:

The NIH-sponsored Common Data Elements (CDE) for

Traumatic Brain Injury effort was designed to standardize data col-

lected across centers to facilitate pooling of data and better-powered

clinical studies. A standard dictionary of terms applied to specific

pathoanatomic lesions seen on CT or MRI was published, encom-

passing lesions seen in all ages of patients from infancy through

maturity.

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MRI has advantages in children, involving no radiation

exposure and providing improved sensitivity for many parenchymal

lesions. We reviewed a series of acute MRI’s obtained on children

treated for TBI in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to measure inter-

rater reliability of injury characterization using the CDE imaging

dictionary.

Methods:

79 consecutive children treated for TBI in our Pediatric

Intensive Care Unit undergoing early brain MRI were identified.

Using the CDE neuroimaging definitions dictionary, the initial MRI

was assessed and scored by two independent reviewers without

knowledge of clinical factors or other imaging results (e.g., CT). After

an initial practice set, 20 MRI’s were scored independently and results

compared. Scores included ‘‘absent’’, ‘‘present’’, or ‘‘indeterminate’’,

and location for each lesion seen on each MRI. Inter-rater reliability

was calculated using weighted kappa statistics.

Results:

All patients (ages 1 month - 17 years) had MRI’s within 2

days of injury. Agreement was ‘‘perfect’’ for cervicomedullary/brain

stem lesion (1.00), ‘‘very good’’ for subdural hemorrhage (0.833),

‘‘good’’ for extra-axial hemorrhage (0.714), intraventricular hemor-

rhage (0.787), diffuse axonal injury (0.787), edema (0.655), midline

shift (0.643), and hypoxia/ischemia (0.62), and ‘‘moderate’’ for epi-

dural hematoma (0.588) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (0.559). Most

differences occurred with very small (

<

1 cm) lesions. Skull fracture

showed ‘‘fair’’ agreement (0.267).

Conclusions:

MRI can characterize major acute TBI in children

with high inter-rater reliability using the NIH Common Data Elements

pathoanatomic definitions. These tools will enable reliable data col-

lection and analysis across centers for comparative effectiveness and

interventional trials for patients of all ages.

Keywords: Common Data Elements, Clinical trials, MRI, inter-

rater reliability

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IN VIVO GLUCO-CEST MRI DETECTS METABOLIC CRISIS

IN MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Tsang-Wei Tu

, Rashida Williams, Neekita Jikaria, L. Christine

Turtzo, Joseph A. Frank

National Institute of Health, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Be-

thesda, USA

TBI results in an instant perturbation to cerebral glucose metabolism

impairing longterm cognition. FDG-PET is the major imaging mo-

dality to track matabolic changes in brain. The drawbacks of PET

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Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Nov;91(11):1661–1666.

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