Effects of Exercise on EEG Activity and Standard Tools Used to Assess Concussion

Joint Authors

Devilbiss, David M.
Etnoyer-Slaski, Jena L.
Dunn, Emily
Dussourd, Christopher R.
Kothare, Mayuresh V.
Martino, Stephen J.
Simon, Adam J.

Source

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-14, 14 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-04-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

Public Health
Medicine

Abstract EN

A variety of cognitive assessment tools are used to determine the functional status of the brain before and after injury in athletes.

Questionnaires, neuropsychological tests, and electroencephalographic (EEG) measures have been recently used to directly assess brain function on and near the playing field.

However, exercise can affect cognitive performance and EEG measures of cortical activity.

To date, little empirical evidence exists on the effects of acute exercise on these measures of neurological function.

We therefore quantified athlete performance on a standardized battery of concussion assessment tools and EEG measurements immediately before and after acute exercise to simulate conditions of athletic competition.

Heart rate and arterial oxygen levels were collected before and after the exercise challenge consisting of a 1-mile run.

Together these data, from a gender-balanced cohort of collegiate athletes, demonstrated that moderate to hard levels of acute exercise improved performance on the King-Devick test (K-D test) and Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) component of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT3).

Gender played an important role in these effects, and performance was most affected by exercise in female athletes.

EEG activity in the theta band (4–8 Hz) was decreased during periods of quiet resting with eyes open or eyes closed.

Additionally, exercise produced a slowing of the EEG during the K-D test and a shift to higher frequencies during the balance assessment of the SCAT3.

Together, these data indicate that exercise alone can influence outcome measures of cognitive assessment tools used to assess brain function in athletes.

Finally, care must be taken to acquire postinjury measurements during a comparable physiologic state to that in which baseline assessment data were measured, and further research is needed into the factors influencing outcome measures of these tests.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Devilbiss, David M.& Etnoyer-Slaski, Jena L.& Dunn, Emily& Dussourd, Christopher R.& Kothare, Mayuresh V.& Martino, Stephen J.…[et al.]. 2019. Effects of Exercise on EEG Activity and Standard Tools Used to Assess Concussion. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Devilbiss, David M.…[et al.]. Effects of Exercise on EEG Activity and Standard Tools Used to Assess Concussion. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Devilbiss, David M.& Etnoyer-Slaski, Jena L.& Dunn, Emily& Dussourd, Christopher R.& Kothare, Mayuresh V.& Martino, Stephen J.…[et al.]. Effects of Exercise on EEG Activity and Standard Tools Used to Assess Concussion. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175223

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1175223