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Downstream Effects of Multiple Concussions - Brain, Cognition and Mental Health​


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  • Gumus, M., Mack, M., Green, R., Khodadadi, M., Wennberg, R., Crawley, A., Colella, B., Tarazi, A., Mikulis, D., Tator, C., Tartaglia, M.C. (2022). Brain connectivity changes in Postconcussion Syndrome as the neural substrate of a heterogeneous syndrome. Brain Connectivity. Oct 12; 12(8):711-724. PMID: 35018791. 

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  • Shafi, R., Crawley, A., Tartaglia, C., Tator, C., Green, R., Mikulis, D., Colantonio, A. (2020). Sex-specific differences in resting-state functional connectivity of large-scale networks in Postconcussion Syndrome. Scientific Reports. Dec 15; 10, 21982. PMID: 33319807. 


  • Sihag, S., Naze, S., Taghdiri, F., Tator, C., Wennberg, R., Mikulis, D.J., Green, R., Colella, B., Tartaglia, M.C., Kozloski, J. R. (2020). Multimodal Dynamic Brain Connectivity Analysis Based on Graph Signal Processing for Former Athletes With History of Multiple Concussions. IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks. Mar 23; Vol 6: 284-299. 


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  • Terpstra, A.R., Vasquez, B., Colella, B., Tartaglia, M.C., Tator, C.H., Mikulis, D., Davis, K.D., Wennberg, R., Green, R.E.A. (2019). Comprehensive neuropsychiatric and cognitive characterization of former professional football players: Implications for neurorehabilitation. Frontiers in Neurology: Neurorehabilitation; Special Issue - Concussion Rehabilitation. Aug 7; 10(712): 1-12. PMID: 31447753.


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  • Misquitta, K., Dadar, M., Tarazi, A., Hussain, M.W., Alatwi, M.K., Ebraheem, A., Multani, N., Khodadadi, M., Goswami, R., Wennberg, R., Tator, C.H., Green, R.E.A., Colella, B., Davis, K.D., Mikulis, D.J., Grinberg, M., Sato, C., Rogaeva, E., Collins, D.L., Tartaglia M.C. (2018). The relationship between brain atrophy and cognitive-behavioural symptoms in retired Canadian football players with multiple concussions. NeuroImage: Clinical. May 14; 19(2018): 551-558. PMID: 29984163.


  • Tarazi, A., Tator, C.H., Wennberg, R., Ebraheem, A., Green, R.E., Colella, B., Saverino, C., Khodadadi, M., Misquitta, K., Tartaglia, M.C. (2018). Motor function in former professional football players with history of multiple concussion. Journal of Neurotrauma. Apr 15; 35(8): 1003-1007. PMID: 29256818.


  • Taghdiri, F., Chung, J., Irwin, S., Multani, N., Tarazi, A., Ebraheem, A., Khodadadi, M., Goswami, R., Wennberg, R., Mikulis, D., Green, R.E.A., Davis, K., Tator, C., Eizenman, M., Tartaglia, C. (2018). Decreased number of self-paced saccades in Post-Concussion Syndrome associated with higher symptom burden and reduced white matter integrity. Journal of Neurotrauma. Mar 1; 35(5):719-729. PMID: 29239265.

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