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Axonal pathology in traumatic brain injury

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Johnson, Victoria E., Stewart, William, Smith, Douglas H.·2013·Experimental Neurology

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Over the past 70 years, diffuse axonal injury (DAI) has emerged as one of the most common and important pathological features of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Axons in the white matter appear to be especially vulnerable to injury due to the mechanical loading of the brain during TBI. As such, DAI has been found in all severities of TBI and may represent a key pathologic substrate of mild TBI (concussion). Pathologically, DAI encompasses a spectrum of effects from primary mechanical breaking of the axonal cytoskeleton, to transport interruption, swelling and proteolysis, through secondary physiological changes. Depending on the severity and extent of injury, these changes can manifest acutely as immediate loss of consciousness or confusion and persist as coma and/or cognitive dysfunction. In addition, recent evidence suggests that TBI may induce long-term neurodegenerative processes, such as insidiously progressive axonal pathology. Indeed, axonal degeneration has been found to continue even years after injury in humans, and appears to play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease-like pathological changes. Here we review the current understanding of DAI as a uniquely mechanical injury, its histopathological identification, and its acute and chronic pathogenesis following TBI.

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Authors
Johnson, V. E., Stewart, W., & Smith, D. H.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Smith, Douglas H.
Venue
Experimental Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-08
Volume
246
Pages
35-43
ISSN
0014-4886 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2170921124
Cited by
1,273
References
162
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Experimental Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R03AG038911)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-038104, R01NS038104, P01NS056202, NS 056202)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
Keywords
diffuse axonal injury, traumatic brain injury, axonal pathology, white matter, mild traumatic brain injury, concussion, axonal cytoskeleton, axonal transport, axonal swellings, proteolysis, secondary injury, Alzheimer's disease, histopathology, pathogenesis
MeSH terms
Animals, Axons, Brain Injuries, Coma, Humans, Nerve Degeneration, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated, Diffuse Axonal Injury

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