Progressive lifespan modifications in the corpus callosum following a single juvenile concussion in male mice monitored by diffusion MRI.
André ObenausBrenda P NoarbeJeong Bin LeePolina E PanchenkoSean D NoarbeYu Chiao LeeJerome BadautPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
For the first time, we demonstrate progressive perturbations to WM of male mice after a single juvenile concussion across the mouse lifespan. The CC alterations were dependent on concussion severity with elevated sensitivity in the anterior CC that was related to astrocyte and microglial morphology. Our findings suggest that long-term monitoring of children with juvenile concussive episodes using dMRI is warranted, focusing on vulnerable WM tracts.