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Spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage by Macdonald, R Loch, Prof, Schweizer, Tom A, PhD

“…Summary Subarachnoid haemorrhage is an uncommon and severe subtype of stroke affecting patients at a mean age of 55 years, leading to loss of many years of…”
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Cognitive and functional outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Al-Khindi, Timour, Macdonald, R Loch, Schweizer, Tom A

“…Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a medical emergency characterized by the accumulation of blood in the subarachnoid space surrounding the brain…”
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White matter during concussion recovery: Comparing diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) by Churchill, Nathan W., Caverzasi, Eduardo, Graham, Simon J., Hutchison, Michael G., Schweizer, Tom A.

“…Concussion pathophysiology in humans remains incompletely understood. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has identified microstructural abnormalities in otherwise…”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of On-Road Simulator and Cognitive Driving Assessment in Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment by Hird, Megan A, Egeto, Peter, Fischer, Corinne E, Naglie, Gary, Schweizer, Tom A

“…Many individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at an increased risk of driving impairment. There is a need for tools…”
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Bilingualism as a contributor to cognitive reserve: Evidence from brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease by Schweizer, Tom A., Ware, Jenna, Fischer, Corinne E., Craik, Fergus I.M., Bialystok, Ellen

“…Much of the research on delaying the onset of symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has focused on pharmacotherapy, but environmental factors have also been…”
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Music Intervention Approaches for Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of the Literature by Leggieri, Melissa, Thaut, Michael H, Fornazzari, Luis, Schweizer, Tom A, Barfett, Joseph, Munoz, David G, Fischer, Corinne E

“…Music interventions have been widely adopted as a potential non-pharmacological therapy for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) to treat cognitive and/or…”
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Head Trauma in Mixed Martial Arts by Hutchison, Michael G., Lawrence, David W., Cusimano, Michael D., Schweizer, Tom A.

“…Background: Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full combative sport with a recent global increase in popularity despite significant scrutiny from medical…”
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Resting State fMRI: Going Through the Motions by Maknojia, Sanam, Churchill, Nathan W, Schweizer, Tom A, Graham, S J

“…Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has become an indispensable tool in neuroscience research. Despite this, rs-fMRI signals are…”
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the trail-making test in older adults by Talwar, Natasha, Churchill, Nathan W, Hird, Megan A, Tam, Fred, Graham, Simon J, Schweizer, Tom A

“…The trail-making test (TMT) is a popular neuropsychological test, which is used extensively to measure cognitive impairment associated with neurodegenerative…”
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Baseline vs. cross-sectional MRI of concussion: distinct brain patterns in white matter and cerebral blood flow by Churchill, Nathan W., Hutchison, Michael G., Graham, Simon J., Schweizer, Tom A.

“…Neuroimaging has been used to describe the pathophysiology of sport-related concussion during early injury, with effects that may persist beyond medical…”
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Evaluating the Affective Component of the Cerebellar Cognitive Affective Syndrome by Wolf, Uri, Rapoport, Mark J, Schweizer, Tom A

“…The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the affective component of the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome…”
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Brain activity during driving with distraction: an immersive fMRI study by Schweizer, Tom A, Kan, Karen, Hung, Yuwen, Tam, Fred, Naglie, Gary, Graham, Simon J

“…Non-invasive measurements of brain activity have an important role to play in understanding driving ability. The current study aimed to identify the neural…”
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Mini-Mental State Examination versus Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Rapid assessment tools for cognitive and functional outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Schweizer, Tom A, Al-Khindi, Timour, Macdonald, R. Loch

“…Abstract Objective Recent studies suggest that the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is more sensitive to stroke-associated cognitive dysfunction than the…”
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Rehabilitation of executive functioning in patients with frontal lobe brain damage with goal management training by Levine, Brian, Schweizer, Tom A, O'Connor, Charlene, Turner, Gary, Gillingham, Susan, Stuss, Donald T, Manly, Tom, Robertson, Ian H

“…Executive functioning deficits due to brain disease affecting frontal lobe functions cause significant real-life disability, yet solid evidence in support of…”
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Cerebral blood flow is associated with matrix metalloproteinase levels during the early symptomatic phase of concussion by Churchill, Nathan W, Di Battista, Alex P, Rhind, Shawn G, Richards, Doug, Schweizer, Tom A, Hutchison, Michael G

“…Concussion is associated with disrupted cerebral blood flow (CBF), although there appears to be substantial inter-individual variability in CBF response. At…”
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Driving With Distraction: Measuring Brain Activity and Oculomotor Behavior Using fMRI and Eye-Tracking by Yuen, Nicole H, Tam, Fred, Churchill, Nathan W, Schweizer, Tom A, Graham, Simon J

“…Driving motor vehicles is a complex task that depends heavily on how visual stimuli are received and subsequently processed by the brain. The potential impact…”
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The first week after concussion: Blood flow, brain function and white matter microstructure by Churchill, Nathan W, Hutchison, Michael G, Richards, Doug, Leung, General, Graham, Simon J, Schweizer, Tom A

“…Concussion is a major health concern, associated with short-term deficits in physical function, emotion and cognition, along with negative long-term health…”
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Reliability of Task-Based fMRI for Preoperative Planning: A Test-Retest Study in Brain Tumor Patients and Healthy Controls by Morrison, Melanie A, Churchill, Nathan W, Cusimano, Michael D, Schweizer, Tom A, Das, Sunit, Graham, Simon J

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) continues to develop as a clinical tool for patients with brain cancer, offering data that may directly influence…”
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Effects of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome on the functional brain networks of non-hospitalized individuals by Churchill, Nathan W, Roudaia, Eugenie, Chen, J Jean, Gilboa, Asaf, Sekuler, Allison, Ji, Xiang, Gao, Fuqiang, Lin, Zhongmin, Jegatheesan, Aravinthan, Masellis, Mario, Goubran, Maged, Rabin, Jennifer S, Lam, Benjamin, Cheng, Ivy, Fowler, Robert, Heyn, Chris, Black, Sandra E, MacIntosh, Bradley J, Graham, Simon J, Schweizer, Tom A

“…The long-term impact of COVID-19 on brain function remains poorly understood, despite growing concern surrounding post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). The goal…”
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Tablet Technology for Writing and Drawing during Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Review by Lin, Zhongmin, Tam, Fred, Churchill, Nathan W, Schweizer, Tom A, Graham, Simon J

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful modality to study brain activity. To approximate naturalistic writing and drawing behaviours inside…”
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