Altered DTI scalars in the hippocampus are associated with morphological and structural changes after traumatic brain injury.
Brain Struct Funct
; 229(4): 853-863, 2024 May.
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Blunt and diffuse injury is a highly prevalent form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) which can result in microstructural alterations in the brain. The blunt impact on the brain can affect the immediate contact region but can also affect the vulnerable regions like hippocampus, leading to functional impairment and long-lasting cognitive deficits. The hippocampus of the moderate weight drop injured male rats was longitudinally assessed for microstructural changes using in vivo MR imaging from 4 h to Day 30 post-injury (PI). The DTI analysis found a prominent decline in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), radial diffusivity (RD), and axial diffusivity (AD) values after injury. The perturbed DTI scalars accompanied histological changes in the hippocampus, wherein both the microglia and astrocytes showed changes in the morphometric parameters at all timepoints. Along with this, the hippocampus showed presence of Aß positive fibrils and neurite plaques after injury. Therefore, this study concludes that TBI can lead to a complex morphological, cellular, and structural alteration in the hippocampus which can be diagnosed using in vivo MR imaging techniques to prevent long-term functional deficits.
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