2025

 

Effects of Lifetime Exposure to Sports-Related Head Impacts on Brain Injury and Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers Among Former Middle-Aged Athletes

Grace O Recht, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Claire V Buddenbaum, Sage H Sweeney, Zachary S Bellini, Sharlene D Newman, Dibyadyuti Datta, Keisuke Kawata

Neurotrauma Reports 6 (1), 638-650

 

Alterations in mitochondrial energy metabolites following acute subconcussive head impacts among athletes with and without ADHD

Gage Ellis, Madeleine K Nowak, William G Kronenberger, Grace O Recht, Osamudiamen Ogbeide, Lillian M Klemsz, Patrick D Quinn, Landon Wilson, Taylor Berryhill, Stephen Barnes, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

iScience 28 (6)

 

20 (2A) Unlocking asymptomatic subconcussive brain injury: blood biomarkers of oligodendrocyte-derived exosomes in athletes

M Mitsuhashi, A Hirata, Y Oguma, H Ishida, K Kawata

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 11 (Suppl 3)

 

Assessing the capability of the corneal blink reflex to display neurological changes following subconcussive head impacts

OS Ogbeide, MK Nowak, L Klemsz, D Garner, K Kawata

Frontiers in Neurology 16, 1589577

 

Association of blood biomarkers for neural injury with recent, frequent exposure to partnered sexual strangulation in young adult women

Megan E Huibregtse, Isabella L Alexander, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Lillian M Klemsz, Molly Rosenberg, J Dennis Fortenberry, Debby Herbenick, Keisuke Kawata

The Journal of Sexual Medicine 22 (5), 961-970

 

Investigating omega-3 fatty acids’ neuroprotective effects in repetitive subconcussive neural injury: Study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Lauren H Beauregard, Jeffrey J Bazarian, Blair D Johnson, Hu Cheng, Gage Ellis, William Kronenberger, Philip C Calder, Zhongxue Chen, Patricia Silveyra, Patrick D Quinn, Sharlene D Newman, Timothy D Mickleborough, Keisuke Kawata

PLoS One 20 (4), e0321808

 

Unique cortical morphology in young adults who are diagnosed with and medicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Madeleine K Nowak, William G Kronenberger, Jiancheng Hou, Osamudiamen Ogbeide, Lillian M Klemsz, Hu Cheng, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

Brain imaging and behavior 19 (2), 566-577

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2024

 

Return-to-Learn for the K-12 Student: a Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

M Dieball, S Grant, J Kingma, K Kawata, Z Bevilacqua

Journal of Athletic Training

 

Spontaneous Cardiovagal Baroreflex Sensitivity Following A Bout Of Subconcussive Head Impacts Is Not Altered: 693

C Ryan, FG Pereira, M Olesh, L Mick, K Kawata, BD Johnson

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 56 (10S), 235-235

 

Spontaneous Cardiovagal Baroreflex Sensitivity Following A Bout Of Subconcussive Head Impacts Is Not Altered

C Ryan, FG Pereira, M Olesh, L Mick, K Kawata, BD Johnson

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE 56 (10), 233-233

 

Multiparameter cortical surface morphology in former amateur contact sport athletes

Grace Recht, Jiancheng Hou, Claire Buddenbaum, Hu Cheng, Sharlene D Newman, Andrew J Saykin, Keisuke Kawata

Cerebral cortex 34 (7), bhae301

 

A Pilot Study Investigating the Use of Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein to Monitor Changes in Brain White Matter Integrity After Repetitive Head Hits During a Single …

Jeffrey J Bazarian, Beau Abar, Kian Merchant-Borna, Dzung L Pham, Eric Rozen, Rebekah Mannix, Keisuke Kawata, Yiyu Chou, Steve Stephen, Jessica M Gill

Journal of neurotrauma 41 (13-14), 1597-1608

 

Associations between repetitive head impact exposure and midlife mental health wellbeing in former amateur athletes

CV Buddenbaum, GO Recht, AK Rodriguez, SD Newman, K Kawata

Frontiers in psychiatry 15, 1383614

 

A Pilot Study Investigating the Use of serum GFAP to Monitor Changes in Brain White Matter Integrity after Repetitive Head Hits During a Single Collegiate football game.

J Bazarian, B Abar, K Merchant-Borna, DL Pham, E Rozen, R Mannix, K Kawata, YY Chou, SJ Stephen, J Gill

Journal of Neurotrauma

 

Association of Auditory Interference and Ocular-Motor Response with Subconcussive Head Impacts in Adolescent Football Players

Zachary S Bellini, Grace O Recht, Taylor R Zuidema, Kyle A Kercher, Sage H Sweeney, Jesse A Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

Neurotrauma Reports 5 (1), 512-521

 

An Acute Bout of Subconcussive Head Impacts Does Not Change Intracranial Pressure

C Ryan, F Gorini Pereira, M Olesh, L Mick, K Kawata, BD Johnson

Physiology 39 (S1), 1747

 

Effectiveness of biomedical interventions on the chronic stage of traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

K Kawata, DJ Rettke, C Thompson, R Mannix, JJ Bazarian, D Datta

Frontiers in Neurology 15, 1321239

 

An approach for the analysis of axonal neuroinflammation by measuring dual biomarkers of oligodendrocytes and inflammatory cytokine in human plasma

M Mitsuhashi, A Hirata, Y Oguma, H Ishida, K Kawata

Research Square, rs. 3. rs-3997676

 

Cerebral cortical surface structure and neural activation pattern among adolescent football players

Taylor R Zuidema, Jiancheng Hou, Kyle A Kercher, Grace O Recht, Sage H Sweeney, Nishant Chenchaiah, Hu Cheng, Jesse A Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

JAMA Network Open 7 (2), e2354235-e2354235

 

2023

 

Sexual choking/strangulation during sex: A review of the literature

D Herbenick, C Patterson, PJ Wright, K Kawata, T Fu

Current Sexual Health Reports 15 (4), 253-260

 

Neuro-ophthalmologic and blood biomarker responses in ADHD following subconcussive head impacts: a case–control trial

Madeleine K Nowak, William G Kronenberger, Devin Rettke, Osamudiamen Ogbeide, Lillian M Klemsz, Patrick D Quinn, Timothy D Mickleborough, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

Frontiers in Psychiatry 14, 1230463

 

The Effects Of Subconcussive Head Impacts On Spontaneous Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation: 1462

C Ryan, FG Pereira, H Picking, S Miller, K Kawata, BD Johnson

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 55 (9S), 494-495

 

Effects Of Subconcussive Head Impacts On Heart Rate Variability: 1470

Haley Picking, Caleb Ryan, Felipe Gorini Pereira, Spencer Miller, Olivia Ariens, Lauryn Mick, Keisuke Kawata, Blair Johnson

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 55 (9S), 500

 

The effects of intermittent fasting on in vivo metabolic levels following subconcussive head impacts

T Zuidema, N Chenchaiah, M Stephens, S Sweeney, H Cheng, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A84-A84

 

CHANGES IN NEURAL ACTIVITY AND FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY OVER THE COURSE OF A SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON

Sage Sweeney, Taylor Zuidema, Jiancheng Hou, Grace Recht, Nishant Chenchaiah, Mikayla Stephens, Kyle Kercher, Hou Cheng, Jesse Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A77-A78

 

SERUM LEVELS OF PROTEINS AND NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGIC FUNCTION AS BIOMARKERS FOR NEURAL INTEGRITY IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER FOLLOWING SUBCONCUSSIVE HEAD IMPACTS

Madeleine Nowak, William Kronenberger, Devin Rettke, Osamudiamen Ogbeide, Lillian Klemsz, Patrick Quinn, Timothy Mickleborough, Sharlene Newman, Keisuke Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A102-A102

 

The Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Mental Health

M Stephens, T Zuidema, S Sweeney, N Chenchaiah, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A10-A10

 

THE EFFECTS OF INTERMITTENT FASTING ON NEAR POINT OF CONVERGENCE FOLLOWING A CONTROLLED SOCCER HEADING INTERVENTION

N Chenchaiah, T Zuidema, M Stephens, S Sweeney, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A78-A78

 

DIFFERENCES OF STRUCTURAL BRAIN MORPHOLOGY BETWEEN ADOLESCENT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND NON-CONTACT ATHLETE CONTROLS

Grace Recht, Jiancheng Hou, Taylor Zuidema, Sage Sweeny, Nishant Chenchaiah, Mikayla Stephens, Hu Cheng, Kyle Kercher, Jesse Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A77-A77

 

BLINK REFLEX DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY FOR NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES FROM SUBCONCUSSIVE HEAD IMPACTS

O Ogbeide, M Nowak, D Rettke, L Klemsz, A Massey, D Garner, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 40 (15-16), A8-A8

 

Structural brain morphology in young adult women who have been choked/strangled during sex: A whole‐brain surface morphometry study

Jiancheng Hou, Megan E Huibregtse, Isabella L Alexander, Lillian M Klemsz, Tsung‐Chieh Fu, Molly Rosenberg, James Dennis Fortenberry, Debby Herbenick, Keisuke Kawata

Brain and behavior 13 (8), e3160

 

Association of frequent sexual choking/strangulation with neurophysiological responses: A pilot resting-state fMRI study

Jiancheng Hou, Megan E Huibregtse, Isabella L Alexander, Lillian M Klemsz, Tsung-Chieh Fu, J Dennis Fortenberry, Debby Herbenick, Keisuke Kawata

Journal of neurotrauma 40 (13-14), 1339-1351

 

The modulatory role of cannabis use in subconcussive neural injury

Rachel M Kalbfell, Devin J Rettke, Ken Mackie, Keisuke Ejima, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Isabella L Alexander, Jim Wager-Miller, Blair D Johnson, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

Iscience 26 (6)

 

Association between serum Neurofilament light and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels and head impact burden in Women's collegiate water polo

Megan E Huibregtse, Sage H Sweeney, Mikayla R Stephens, Hu Cheng, Zhongxue Chen, Hannah J Block, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

Journal of Neurotrauma 40 (11-12), 1130-1143

 

Longitudinal associations of clinical and biochemical head injury biomarkers with head impact exposure in adolescent football players

Taylor R Zuidema, Jeffrey J Bazarian, Kyle A Kercher, Rebekah Mannix, Reuben H Kraft, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Ejima, Devin J Rettke, Jonathan T Macy, Jesse A Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

JAMA network open 6 (5), e2316601-e2316601

 

The effects of subconcussive head impacts on cerebral vascular reactivity

C Ryan, F Pereira, S Miller, H Picking, K Kawata, B Johnson

Physiology 38 (S1), 5733786

 

Association between head impact exposure, psychological needs, and indicators of mental health among US High school tackle football players

Kyle A Kercher, Jesse A Steinfeldt, Devin J Rettke, Taylor R Zuidema, Miata J Walker, Vanessa M Martinez Kercher, Patricia Silveyra, Dong-Chul Seo, Jonathan T Macy, Leslie A Hulvershorn, Keisuke Kawata

Journal of Adolescent Health 72 (4), 502-509

 

Effects of physical exertion on early changes in blood-based brain biomarkers: implications for the acute point of care diagnosis of concussion

Jeffrey J Bazarian, Beau Abar, Kian Merchant-Borna, Dzung L Pham, Eric Rozen, Rebekah Mannix, Keisuke Kawata, Yiyu Chou, Steve Stephen, Jessica M Gill

Journal of neurotrauma 40 (7-8), 693-705

 

Acute and chronic effects of sub-concussion on brain function

AP Lavender, R Takechi, K Kawata, K Peek, TG Di Virgilio

Frontiers in Neurology 13, 1121589

 

Blood biomarkers of neuronal injury in paediatric cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia

Dibyadyuti Datta, Adnan Gopinadhan, Alejandro Soto, Paul Bangirana, Robert O Opoka, Andrea L Conroy, Andrew J Saykin, Keisuke Kawata, Chandy C John

Brain Communications 5 (6), fcad323

 

2022

 

The association between contact sport exposure and cervical sensorimotor dysfunction: a scoping review of implications for future musculoskeletal injury risk

K Cheever, J King, K Kawata

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 30 (1), 50

 

Drill intensity and head impact exposure in adolescent football

KA Kercher, JA Steinfeldt, JT Macy, DC Seo, K Kawata

Pediatrics 150 (5)

 

Prevalence of acute neck pain following sports-related concussion in high school athletes

K Cheever, J King, AA Swan, K Kawata

Clinical journal of sport medicine 32 (6), e556-e561

 

Monitoring of post-brain injuries by measuring plasma levels of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles

Naoshi Hotta, Takahiro Tadokoro, John Henry, Daisuke Koga, Keisuke Kawata, Hiroyuki Ishida, Yuko Oguma, Akihiro Hirata, Masato Mitsuhashi, Kenji Yoshitani

Biomarker Insights 17, 11772719221128145

 

Short-term neurologic manifestations of repetitive head impacts among athletes: a scoping review

Steve J Stephen, Linda Hasman, May Goldenberg, Kian Merchant-Borna, Keisuke Kawata, Rebekah Mannix, Jeffrey J Bazarian

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 37 (5), 318-325

 

Frequency, method, intensity, and health sequelae of sexual choking among US undergraduate and graduate students

Debby Herbenick, Tsung-chieh Fu, Heather Eastman-Mueller, Sally Thomas, Dubravka Svetina Valdivia, Molly Rosenberg, Lucia Guerra-Reyes, Paul J Wright, Keisuke Kawata, John R Feiner

Archives of sexual behavior 51 (6), 3121-3139

 

Defining an approach to monitoring brain health in individuals exposed to repetitive head impacts: lessons learned from radiation safety

R Mannix, K Kawata, JJ Bazarian

J Neurotrauma 39 (13–14), 897-901

 

Titrating the translational relevance of a low-level repetitive head impact model

Masen L Boucher, Grace Conley, Jordan Nowlin, Jianhua Qiu, Keisuke Kawata, Jeffrey J Bazarian, William P Meehan, Rebekah Mannix

Frontiers in neurology 13, 857654

 

Frequent and recent non-fatal strangulation/choking during sex and its association with fMRI activation during working memory tasks

Megan E Huibregtse, Isabella L Alexander, Lillian M Klemsz, Tsung-chieh Fu, J Dennis Fortenberry, Debby Herbenick, Keisuke Kawata

Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 16, 881678

 

NEURO-FILAMENT LIGHT AND GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN CHANGES THROUGHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SEASON

T Zuidema, D Rettke, I Alexander, K Kercher, J Steinfeldt, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 39 (11-12), A15-A15

 

ASTROGLIAL AND NEURONAL RESPONSE IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER FOLLOWING SUBCONCUSSIVE HEAD IMPACTS

M Nowak, P Quinn, T Mickleborough, S Newman, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 39 (11-12), A63-A63

 

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHRONIC CANNABIS USE AND NEUROLOGIC RESPONSE TO ACUTE SUBCONCUSSIVE HEAD IMPACTS

Devin Rettke, Miss Rachel Kalbfell, Keisuke Ejima, Isabella Alexander, Blair Johnson, Sharlene Newman, Keisuke Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 39 (11-12), A74-A74

 

UNEXPECTED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CHANGES FOLLOWING LOW-LEVEL REPETITIVE HEAD IMPACTS

Masen Boucher, Grace Conley, Jordan Nowlin, Jianhua Qiu, Keisuke Kawata, Jeffrey Bazarian, William Meehan, Rebekah Mannix

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 39 (11-12), A30-A30

 

Time-course changes in near point of convergence across high school football season

Taylor Zuidema, Kyle Kercher, Keisuke Ejima, Devin Rettke, Nishant Chenchaiah, Jesse Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 39 (11-12), A101-A101

 

Blood biomarkers may have found a new frontier in spaceflight

TR Zuidema, ME Huibregtse, K Kawata

JAMA neurology 79 (6), 632-632

 

The Effects of an Acute Bout of Subconcussive Head Impacts on Sympathetic Reactivity

ML Worley, D Rettke, I Alexander, R Kalbfell, K Kawata, BD Johnson

The FASEB Journal 36

 

Return to learn: Preferences of college educators when receiving concussion medical notes

ZW Bevilacqua, D Cothran, D Rettke, D Koceja, T Nelson-Laird, K Kawata

Neurotrauma Reports 3 (1), 185-189

 

Non-fatal strangulation/choking during sex and its associations with mental health: Findings from an undergraduate probability survey

Debby Herbenick, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Keisuke Kawata, Heather Eastman-Mueller, Lucia Guerra-Reyes, Molly Rosenberg, Dubravka Svetina Valdivia

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 48 (3), 238-250

 

A preliminary model of football-related neural stress that integrates metabolomics with transcriptomics and virtual reality

Nicole L Vike, Sumra Bari, Khrystyna Stetsiv, Alexa Walter, Sharlene Newman, Keisuke Kawata, Jeffrey J Bazarian, Zoran Martinovich, Eric A Nauman, Thomas M Talavage, Linda Papa, Semyon M Slobounov, Hans C Breiter

Iscience 25 (1)

 

ADHD may associate with reduced tolerance to acute subconcussive head impacts: a pilot case-control intervention study

Madeleine K Nowak, Keisuke Ejima, Patrick D Quinn, Jeffrey J Bazarian, Timothy D Mickleborough, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

Journal of attention disorders 26 (1), 125-139

 

2021

 

Association of plasma tau with mortality and long-term neurocognitive impairment in survivors of pediatric cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia

Dibyadyuti Datta, Paul Bangirana, Robert O Opoka, Andrea L Conroy, Caitlin Bond, Yi Zhao, Keisuke Kawata, Andrew J Saykin, Chandy C John

JAMA network open 4 (12), e2138515-e2138515

 

Chronic elevation of serum S100B but not neurofilament-light due to frequent choking/strangulation during sex in young adult women

Isabella L Alexander, Megan E Huibregtse, Tsung-Chieh Fu, Lillian M Klemsz, J Dennis Fortenberry, Debby Herbenick, Keisuke Kawata

medRxiv, 2021.11. 01.21265760

 

AXONAL INJURY MARKER TAU IN PLASMA IS ELEVATED IN ALL FORMS OF PEDIATRIC SEVERE MALARIA AND ASSOCIATED WITH IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AT 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP

Dibyadyuti Datta, Adnan Gopinadhan, Ruth Namazzi, Andrea L Conroy, Paul Bangirana, Robert O Opoka, Keisuke Kawata, Andrew J Saykin, Chandy C John

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 105 (5), 60-61

 

The biological significance and clinical utility of emerging blood biomarkers for traumatic brain injury

ME Huibregtse, JJ Bazarian, SR Shultz, K Kawata

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 130, 433-447

 

Fewer US adolescents playing football and public health: a review of measures to improve safety and an analysis of gaps in the literature

JT Macy, K Kercher, JA Steinfeldt, K Kawata

Public Health Reports 136 (5), 562-574

 

Integrating multi-omics with neuroimaging and behavior: a preliminary model of dysfunction in football athletes

Sumra Bari, Nicole L Vike, Khrystyna Stetsiv, Alexa Walter, Sharlene Newman, Keisuke Kawata, Jeffrey J Bazarian, Linda Papa, Eric A Nauman, Thomas M Talavage, Semyon Slobounov, Hans C Breiter

Neuroimage: Reports 1 (3), 100032

 

The role of cervical symptoms in post-concussion management: a systematic review

K Cheever, J McDevitt, J Phillips, K Kawata

Sports Medicine 51 (9), 1875-1891

 

Influence Of Acute Subconcussive Head Impacts On Heart Rate Variability In Healthy Young Adults

ML Worley, D Rettke, I Alexander, R Kalbfell, BD Johnson, K Kawata

MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE 53 (8), 100-100

 

Influence Of Acute Subconcussive Head Impacts On Heart Rate Variability In Healthy Young Adults: 318

ML Worley, D Rettke, I Alexander, R Kalbfell, BD Johnson, K Kawata

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 53 (8S), 127

 

EVALUATING THE COMBINATION OF ACUTE HYPOXIA AND CONTROLLED SOCCER HEADING ON NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTION: A RANDOMIZED CROSSOVER STUDY

M Huibregtse, D Rettke, M Nowak, R Chapman, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 38 (14), A80-A80

 

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGIC FUNCTION IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AFTER REPEAT SPORTS-RELATED HEAD IMPACTS

M Nowak, P Quinn, T Mickleborough, S Newman, K Kawata

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA 38 (14), A16-A16

 

Heart Rate Variability is Altered in College‐Aged Chronic Cannabis Users versus Non‐Users

M Worley, D Rettke, I Alexander, R Kalbfell, B Johnson, K Kawata

The FASEB Journal 35

 

Educator perspectives on concussion management in the college classroom: a grounded theory introduction to collegiate return-to-learn

Zachary Bevilacqua, Donetta J Cothran, Devin J Rettke, David M Koceja, Thomas F Nelson-Laird, Keisuke Kawata

BMJ open 11 (4), e044487

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Classification of comprehensive neuro-ophthalmologic measures of postacute concussion

Christina N Feller, May Goldenberg, Patrick D Asselin, Kian Merchant-Borna, Beau Abar, Courtney Marie Cora Jones, Rebekah Mannix, Keisuke Kawata, Jeffrey J Bazarian

JAMA network open 4 (3), e210599-e210599

 

87842 The Effects of Head Impact Exposure on Changes in Neurocognitive and Oculomotor Function Across a High School American Football Season: A Pilot Study

ME Huibregtse, JT Macy, JA Steinfeldt, K Kawata

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 5 (s1), 112-112

 

Caution in clinical interpretation of near point of convergence: Influence of time of day on oculomotor function

S Coon, ZW Bevilacqua, MC Ferris, Z Chen, K Kawata

Athletic Training & Sports Health Care 13 (1), 7-10

 

2020

 

Association between proteomic blood biomarkers and DTI/NODDI metrics in adolescent football players: a pilot study

Keisuke Kawata, Jesse A Steinfeldt, Megan E Huibregtse, Madeleine K Nowak, Jonathan T Macy, Kyle Kercher, Devin J Rettke, Andrea Shin, Zhongxue Chen, Keisuke Ejima, Sharlene D Newman, Hu Cheng

Frontiers in Neurology 11, 581781

 

Does acute soccer heading cause an increase in plasma S100B? A randomized controlled trial

Megan E Huibregtse, Madeleine K Nowak, Joseph E Kim, Rachel M Kalbfell, Alekhya Koppineni, Keisuke Ejima, Keisuke Kawata

Plos one 15 (10), e0239507

 

Clinical changes in cervical neuromuscular control following subconcussive impacts

K Cheever, JT Howard, K Kawata

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 30 (3), 467-474

 

Acute time-course changes in CCL11, CCL2, and IL-10 levels after controlled subconcussive head impacts: a pilot randomized clinical trial

ME Huibregtse, K Ejima, Z Chen, RM Kalbfell, A Koppineni, K Kawata

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 35 (5), 308-316

 

Subconcussive head impact exposure between drill intensities in US high school football

K Kercher, JA Steinfeldt, JT Macy, K Ejima, K Kawata

PLoS One 15 (8), e0237800

 

Is salivary S100B a biomarker of traumatic brain injury? A pilot study

D Janigro, K Kawata, E Silverman, N Marchi, R Diaz-Arrastia

Frontiers in neurology 11, 528

 

Neuro-ophthalmologic response to repetitive subconcussive head impacts: a randomized clinical trial

Madeleine K Nowak, Zachary W Bevilacqua, Keisuke Ejima, Megan E Huibregtse, Zhongxue Chen, Timothy D Mickleborough, Sharlene D Newman, Keisuke Kawata

JAMA ophthalmology 138 (4), 350-357

 

Return to learn: academic effects of concussion in high school and college student-athletes

A Holmes, Z Chen, L Yahng, D Fletcher, K Kawata

Frontiers in pediatrics 8, 57

 

Association between proteomic blood biomarkers and DTI/NODDI metrics in adolescent football players

Keisuke Kawata, Jesse A Steinfeldt, Megan E Huibregtse, Madeleine K Nowak, Jonathan T Macy, Andrea Shin, Zhongxue Chen, Keisuke Ejima, Kyle Kercher, Sharlene D Newman, Hu Cheng

bioRxiv

 

Association between history of concussion and substance use is mediated by mood disorders

SD Newman, JG Grantz, K Brooks, A Gutierrez, K Kawata

Journal of neurotrauma 37 (1), 146-151

 

Association between muscle damage and head impacts in high school American football

Megan E Huibregtse, Steven W Zonner, Keisuke Ejima, Zachary W Bevilacqua, Sharlene D Newman, Jonathan T Macy, Keisuke Kawata

International journal of sports medicine 41 (01), 36-43

 

2019

 

Inflammatory blood biomarker response after controlled subconcussive head impacts: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Megan Elizabeth Huibregtse, Keisuke Ejima, Zhongxue Chen, Zachary William Bevilacqua, Alekhya Koppineni, Rachel M Kalbfell, Keisuke Kawata

 

Association of physiological variables with subconcussive head impacts in high school American football

Megan E Huibregtse, Steven W Zonner, Keisuke Ejima, Zachary W Bevilacqua, Sharlene D Newman, Jonathan T Macy, Keisuke Kawata

Neurology 93 (14_Supplement_1), S28-S28

 

Reduced cognitive resiliency ofattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder against subconcussive head impacts

M Nowak, P Quinn, K Ejima, T Mickelborough, S Newman, K Kawata

Neurology 93 (14_Supplement_1), S29-S29

 

Preliminary evidence-based recommendations for return to learn: A novel pilot study tracking concussion recovery in college students

Zachary Bevilacqua, Mary Kerby, David Fletcher, Zhongxue Chen, Becca Merritt, Megan Huibregtse, Keisuke Kawata

Neurology 93 (14_Supplement_1), S33-S34

 

Transient perturbation in neuro-ophthalmologic function after repetitive subconcussive head impacts: a randomized controlled trial

Keisuke Kawata, Madeleine Nowak, Zachary Bevilacqua, Keisuke Ejima, Megan Huibregtse, Timothy Mickleborough, Sharlene Newman

Neurology 93 (14_Supplement_1), S17-S17

 

Preliminary evidence-based recommendations for return to learn: a novel pilot study tracking concussed college students

Zachary W Bevilacqua, Mary E Kerby, David Fletcher, Zhongxue Chen, Becca Merritt, Megan E Huibregtse, Keisuke Kawata

Concussion 4 (2), CNC63

 

Sports-related concussion: neurometabolic aspects

RE Banks, DC Domínguez

Seminars in speech and language 40 (05), 333-343

 

In vivo protocol of controlled subconcussive head impacts for the validation of field study data

ZW Bevilacqua, ME Huibregtse, K Kawata

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), e59381

 

Association of increased serum S100B levels with high school football subconcussive head impacts

Steven W Zonner, Keisuke Ejima, Zachary W Bevilacqua, Megan E Huibregtse, Carmen Charleston, Ciara Fulgar, Keisuke Kawata

Frontiers in neurology 10, 327

 

Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Levels in Collegiate Football Players: A Pilot Study

J Sayoc, K Kawata, J Shin, M Rath, SG Hong, SY Choi, R Tierney, JY Park

The FASEB Journal 33 (S1), lb435-lb435

 

NFL blood levels are moderated by subconcussive impacts in a cohort of college football players

Leah H Rubin, Ryan Tierney, Keisuke Kawata, Leroy Wesley, Jong Hyun Lee, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Dianne Langford

Brain injury 33 (4), 456-462

 

Oculomotor response to cumulative subconcussive head impacts in US high school football players: a pilot longitudinal study

Steven W Zonner, Keisuke Ejima, Ciara C Fulgar, Carmen N Charleston, Megan E Huibregtse, Zachary W Bevilacqua, Keisuke Kawata

JAMA ophthalmology 137 (3), 265-270

 

Multidisciplinary management of collegiate sports-related concussions

K Knollman-Porter, F Constantinidou, J Beardslee, S Dailey

Seminars in Speech and Language 40 (01), 003-012

 

Association of acute increase in plasma neurofilament light with repetitive subconcussive head impacts: a pilot randomized control trial

A Wirsching, Z Chen, ZW Bevilacqua, ME Huibregtse, K Kawata

Journal of neurotrauma 36 (4), 548-553

 

2018

 

Procedural shortcomings with near point of convergence assessment may lead to inappropriate prognosis of concussion injury in athletes

ZW Bevilacqua, K Kawata

The American Journal of Sports Medicine 46 (12), NP64-NP66

 

A preliminary report on brain-derived extracellular vesicle as novel blood biomarkers for sport-related concussions

K Kawata, M Mitsuhashi, R Aldret

Frontiers in neurology 9, 239

 

Acute changes in plasma total tau levels are independent of subconcussive head impacts in college football players

Keisuke Kawata, Leah H Rubin, Leroy Wesley, Jong Hyun Lee, Thomas Sim, Masahiro Takahagi, Al Bellamy, Ryan Tierney, Dianne Langford

Journal of neurotrauma 35 (2), 260-266

 

Blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers

K Kawata, R Tierney, D Langford

Handbook of clinical neurology 158, 217-233

 

Association of physiological variables with football subconcussive head impacts: Why measure?

Megan E Huibregtse, Steven W Zonner, Keisuke Ejima, Zachary W Bevilacqua, Sharlene Newman, Jonathan T Macy, Keisuke Kawata

bioRxiv, 493700

 

2017

 

Subconcussive impact-dependent increase in plasma S100β levels in collegiate football players

Keisuke Kawata, Leah H Rubin, Masahiro Takahagi, Jong Hyun Lee, Thomas Sim, Victor Szwanki, Al Bellamy, Ryan Tierney, Dianne Langford

Journal of neurotrauma 34 (14), 2254-2260

 

Subconcussive Impact Dependent Increase in Plasma S100B Expression in Collegiate Football Players

K Kawata, LH Rubin, M Takahagi, JH Lee, T Sim, V Szwanki, A Bellamy, R Tierney, D Langford

Journal of Athletic Training 52 (6), S69

 

Dysregulation of PINCH signaling in mesial temporal epilepsy

Charles Liu, Jon Russin, Christianne Heck, Keisuke Kawata, Radhika Adiga, William Yen, Jonathan Lambert, Benjamin Stear, Meng Law, Yvette Marquez, Peter Crino, David Millett, Dianne Langford

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 36, 43-52

 

Vestibular dysfunction after subconcussive head impact

S Hwang, L Ma, K Kawata, R Tierney, JJ Jeka

Journal of neurotrauma 34 (1), 8-15

 

2016

 

Cervical injury assessments for concussion evaluation: a review

K Cheever, K Kawata, R Tierney, A Galgon

Journal of athletic training 51 (12), 1037-1044

 

Protect the player, protect the game: subconcussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy

JH Lee, K Kawata

 

Blood biomarkers for brain injury: what are we measuring?

K Kawata, CY Liu, SF Merkel, SH Ramirez, RT Tierney, D Langford

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 68, 460-473

 

Association of football subconcussive head impacts with ocular near point of convergence

Keisuke Kawata, Leah H Rubin, Jong Hyun Lee, Thomas Sim, Masahiro Takahagi, Victor Szwanki, Al Bellamy, Kurosh Darvish, Soroush Assari, Jeffrey D Henderer, Ryan Tierney, Dianne Langford

JAMA ophthalmology 134 (7), 763-769

 

Effect of repetitive sub-concussive head impacts on ocular near point of convergence

K Kawata, R Tierney, J Phillips, JJ Jeka

International journal of sports medicine 37 (05), 405-410

 

Subconcussive head impact effect on plasma expression of S100-beta and PINCH proteins in collegiate football players

K Kawata

Temple University

 

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