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Priyanka P. Shah-Basak. 1 Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2 Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Charline Urbain. 1 Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 Laboratoire de Cartographie Fonctionnelle du Cerveau, Erasme Hospital, ULB Bruxelles, Belgium.

Simeon Wong. 1 Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Leodante da Costa. 4 Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Elizabeth W. Pang. 5 Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 6 Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Benjamin T. Dunkley. 1 Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 6 Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7 Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Margot J. Taylor. 1 Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 7 Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 8 Department of Psychology, Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Address correspondence to: Priyanka P. Shah-Basak, PhD, Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada, E-mail: [email protected]

Introduction

Concussion, or also commonly referred to as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a global healthcare concern affecting millions in North America. The most common causes of concussion include motor vehicle accidents and falls. Whereas teens and young adults represent the highest risk group,1 younger children (< 4 years) and older adults (≥ 65 years) are also vulnerable because of fall-related injuries, and they represent groups2,3 whose risks are increasing. In recent years, emerging evidence has uncovered the subtle yet disabling cognitive, emotional, and physical sequelae of concussion.1,4 Whereas in a majority of patients, full recovery is believed to occur within 3-6 months post-injury, in ∼10-20% of patients, prolonged deficits have been reported years after the injury.4-6 These deficits are predominantly related to memory and attention problems,7-12 and are experienced as cognitive challenges in everyday life. Patients have reported poor concentration and planning abilities, increased distractibility, and slowed thinking.10,13-16...

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