Grant: CIHR Fellowship
Unity Health Toronto
$90,000.00
Identification of the biomechanical and biomarker predictors of persistent concussive syndrome
FY 2015-16
Summary
Concussion has been demonstrated to be either a short term brain injury whose symptoms resolve within weeks, or can result in debilitating long term symptoms that are present for a much longer period of time. This research examines the differences in impact biomechanics, neurocognitive scores, medical imaging, and eye saccades characteristics between a group of short term concussive patients and a group who have long term post concussive syndrome. This research will identify what aspects of how the person was impacted, such as location, energy, velocity, that are related to the patient having a risk of long term concussion symptoms as defined by longitudinal neurcognitive scores, medical imaging diagnoses, and saccadic latencies. Once completed this proposal will identify what characteristics of the event lead to high risk of long term symptoms of concussion. This knowledge will improve diagnostic measures available to front line medical personnel to help identify and monitor patients who may be in need of further interventions to reduce the impact of the symptoms of concussion
Department
Program
CIHR Fellowship
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
339221
Name
Post Andrew M
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Fellowships - Post-PhD
Projecttitle
Identification of the biomechanical and biomarker predictors of persistent concussive syndrome
Programtype2
Fellowship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Unity Health Toronto
Cihramount2
$90,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
CIHR Fellowship
Keyworddelim
Biomarkers; Biomechanics; Injury Reconstruction; Medical Imaging; Neuropsychological Testing; Persistent Concussive Syndrome; Saccadic Eye Measures
Abstract
Concussion has been demonstrated to be either a short term brain injury whose symptoms resolve within weeks, or can result in debilitating long term symptoms that are present for a much longer period of time. This research examines the differences in impact biomechanics, neurocognitive scores, medical imaging, and eye saccades characteristics between a group of short term concussive patients and a group who have long term post concussive syndrome. This research will identify what aspects of how the person was impacted, such as location, energy, velocity, that are related to the patient having a risk of long term concussion symptoms as defined by longitudinal neurcognitive scores, medical imaging diagnoses, and saccadic latencies. Once completed this proposal will identify what characteristics of the event lead to high risk of long term symptoms of concussion. This knowledge will improve diagnostic measures available to front line medical personnel to help identify and monitor patients who may be in need of further interventions to reduce the impact of the symptoms of concussion
Competitiondate
201511
Approvedterm2
2 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Post, Andrew M
Approvedterm
2 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $90,000~ $0~
