Title :
Incorporating virtual reality graphics with brain imaging for assessment of sport-related concussions
Author :
Slobounov, Semyon ; Sebastianelli, Wayne ; Newell, Karl M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
There is a growing concern that traditional neuropsychological (NP) testing tools are not sensitive to detecting residual brain dysfunctions in subjects suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI). Moreover, most MTBI patients are asymptomatic based on anatomical brain imaging (CT, MRI), neurological examinations and patients´ subjective reports within 10 days post-injury. Our ongoing research has documented that residual balance and visual-kinesthetic dysfunctions along with its underlying alterations of neural substrates may be detected in “asymptomatic subjects” by means of Virtual Reality (VR) graphics i ncorporated with brain imaging (EEG) techniques.
Keywords :
electroencephalography; injuries; mechanoception; medical computing; neurophysiology; patient diagnosis; sport; virtual reality; EEG; anatomical brain imaging; asymptomatic subjects; mild traumatic brain injury; neural substrate; neurological examination; neuropsychological testing tool; residual balance; residual brain dysfunction; sport-related concussion; virtual reality graphics; visual-kinesthetic dysfunction; Brain injuries; Coherence; Electroencephalography; Imaging; Virtual reality; Visualization; Wavelet transforms; Athletic Injuries; Brain; Brain Concussion; Brain Mapping; Electroencephalography; Evoked Potentials; Humans; Photic Stimulation; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; User-Computer Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090325