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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2020

Repeated Long-Term Sub-concussion Impacts Induce Motor Dysfunction in Rats: A Potential Rodent Model.

Andrew P Lavender, Samuel Rawlings, Andrew Warnock, Terry McGonigle, Bailey Hiles-Murison, Michael Nesbit, Virginie Lam, Mark J Hackett, Melinda Fitzgerald, Ryusuke Takechi

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew P LavenderSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC, Australia.
Samuel RawlingsSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Andrew WarnockCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Terry McGonigleCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Bailey Hiles-MurisonCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Michael NesbitCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Virginie LamCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Mark J HackettCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Melinda FitzgeraldCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Ryusuke TakechiCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
Curtin University · AUUniversity of Western Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whilst detrimental effects of repeated sub-concussive impacts on neurophysiological and behavioral function are increasingly reported, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we report that repeated sub-concussion with a light weight drop (25 g) in wild-type PVG rats for 2 weeks does not induce detectable neuromotor dysfunction assessed by beamwalk and rotarod tests. However, after 12 weeks of repeated sub-concussion, the rats exhibited moderate neuromotor dysfunction. This is the first study to demonstrate development of neuromotor dysfunction following multiple long-term sub-concussive impacts in rats. The outcomes may offer significant opportunity for future studies to understand the mechanisms of sub-concussion-induced neuropsychological changes.

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beamwalkmild traumatic brain injuryneuromotor functionrotarodsub-concussion

Identifiers

PMID32547485
PMCPMC7274030
OpenAlexW3029190726

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