Impaired eye movements in post-concussion syndrome indicate suboptimal brain function beyond the influence of depression, malingering or intellectual ability

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Impaired eye movements in post-concussion syndrome indicate suboptimal brain function beyond the influence of depression, malingering or intellectual ability

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) can affect up to 20%-30% of patients with mild closed head injury (mCHI), comprising incomplete recovery and debilitating persistence of post-concussional symptoms. Eye movements relate closely to the functional integrity of the injured brain and eye movement function is impaired post-acutely in mCHI. Here, we examined whether PCS patients continue to show disparities in eye movement function at 3-5 months following mCHI compared with patients with good recovery...

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Article

Date created

2009-10-01

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Heitger, Marcus H / Jones, Richard D / Macleod, A. D / Snell, Deborah L / Frampton, Chris M / Anderson, Tim J

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/35987

Related subjects

PCS / saccades / head injury / OSP / neuropsychological function

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