Author(s): Iuliano SG; Coupal J; Bacon S; Teel EF;

The objective was to characterize the definitions and criteria used to determine persisting symptoms after concussion in children. This scoping review followed a five-step framework. Four databases (PubMed, Scopus, PsychInfo, and Web of Science) were searched using the concepts of concussion, children, and persisting symptoms. Articles were included if th ...

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Author(s): Sharif-Askari Z; Atoui K; El Zein W; Rizk M; Sharif Askari E;

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the gradual destruction of cognitive and behavioral functions. Despite the continuous research efforts, there is still no cure for this disease. In recent years, researchers have investigated Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) as a potential cause of AD. P. gingivalis-lipo ...

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Author(s): Coupal J; Shabanova D; Gagnon I; Grilli L; Beaulieu C; Teel E;

Context: Current graded exertion tests (GXTs) for concussion management require specialized equipment and in-person supervision. The Montreal Virtual Exertion (MOVE) protocol is a telehealth-compatible GXT but has been tested only in pseudo-virtual conditions. Objective: To determine the safety and feasibility of the MOVE protocol when administered remot ...

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Author(s): Quilico E; Alrawi S; Callender L; McShan E; Park S; Bennett M; Driver S;

Objective: Examine the association and temporal relationship between weight-loss and participant characteristics in a sample of community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury (ABI), including cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Secondary data analysis of a wait-list control assessor-blinded randomized control ...

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Author(s): Quilico EL; Driver SJ;

Objective: To update the status of physical activity research after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (msTBI) by systematically reviewing empirical studies across health-related fields with the behavioral epidemiological framework to identify evidence-based interventions and inform future recommendations. The last review of physical activity resea ...

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Author(s): Iuliano SG; Gagnon IJ; Iverson GL; Cook NE; Zemek R; Teel EF;

This secondary analysis examined the association between preexisting mental health conditions and clinical recovery trajectories in adolescents with concussion. Adolescents (13-17; n = 1238) completed clinical assessments (Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory [PCSI] =48 hours postinjury; PCSI/ Pediatric Quality of Life [PedsQL] for 3 months) and were categor ...

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Author(s): Mohammadi H; Zargaran SJ; Khajehpour H; Adibi I; Rahimiforoushani A; Karimi S; Serej ND; Alam NR;

Short-term memory (STM) temporarily stores sensory information, critical for synaptic plasticity, memory, and learning, and is regulated by the glutamate-gated NMDA receptor. While the frontal and parieto-occipital cortices have been implicated in STM, the electrochemical dynamics of the right he ...

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Author(s): Hosseininasabnajar F; Kakinami L;

Loss of brain tissues and cognitive abilities are natural processes of aging, but longitudinal studies are limited. We explored the longitudinal association between global and regional brain measures with cognitive abilities among individuals with normal cognitive status, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease, including those with stable ...

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Author(s): Jourde HR; Sobral M; Beltrame G; Coffey EBJ;

Sleep spindles are neural events unique to nonrapid eye movement sleep that play key roles in memory reactivation and consolidation. However, much of the evidence for their function remains correlational rather than causal. Closed-loop brain stimulation uses real-time monitoring of neural events (often via electroencephalography; EEG) to deliver precise a ...

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Author(s): Sobral M; Jourde HR; Marjani Bajestani SE; Coffey EBJ; Beltrame G;

Personalized closed-loop brain stimulation, in which algorithms used to detect neural events adapt to a user's unique neural characteristics, may be crucial to enable optimized and consistent stimulation quality for both fundamental research and clinical applications. Precise stimulation of sleep spindles-transient patterns of brain activity that occu ...

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Author(s): Barbaux L; Perrault AA; Cross NE; Weiner OM; Es-Sounni M; Pomares FB; Tarelli L; McCarthy M; Maltezos A; Smith D; Gong K; O' Byrne J; Yue V; Desrosiers C; Clerc D; Andriamampionona F; Lussier D; Gilbert S; Tannenbaum C; Gouin JP; Da ...

Study objectives: Insomnia in older adults is associated with widespread benzodiazepine (BZD) and benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use, despite evidence that chronic use disrupts sleep regulation and cognition. Little is known about BZD/BZRA effects on NREM slow oscillations (SO), spindles ...

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