Effect of head impacts on diffusivity measures in a cohort of collegiate contact sport athletes
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- Received March 8, 2013
- Accepted in final form September 18, 2013
- First Published December 11, 2013.
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Author Disclosures
- Thomas W. McAllister, MD,
- James C. Ford, PhD,
- Laura A. Flashman, PhD,
- Arthur Maerlender, PhD,
- Richard M. Greenwald, PhD,
- Jonathan G. Beckwith, MS,
- Richard P. Bolander, PhD,
- Tor D. Tosteson, ScD,
- John H. Turco, MD,
- Rema Raman, PhD and
- Sonia Jain, PhD
- Thomas W. McAllister, MD,
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(1) NIH R01HD048638 (2) NIH RO1NS055020
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- James C. Ford, PhD,
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National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)
(1) Department of Defense (subcontract through University of California, San Diego, site PI: McAllister),
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- Laura A. Flashman, PhD,
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(1) Robin Hill Farm, Peterborough, NH (2) Independent Services Network, Inc., Manchester, NH
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(1) NIH/DIDCD/NINDS R01, Investigator, Neuropsychologist, July 2006 � June 2011; (2) NIH/NIA; Dartmouth Site PI, July 2007 � July 2012; (3) NIH/ NINDS, Investigator, Neuropsychologist, Aug 2007-June 2012; (4) Centers for Disease Control, Investigator, Neuropsychologist, Sept 2007-August 2010; (5) DoD USAMRAA, Investigator, Neuropsychologist, Sept 2008 � Sept 2013
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- Arthur Maerlender, PhD,
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Wechsler Intelligence test for Children, 4th Ed. Integrated, Pearson, 2005 Test, Administration Manual and Technical Manual
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- Richard M. Greenwald, PhD,
(1) National Operating Committee for Standards in Athletic Equipment; (2) National Advisory Council for Child Health and Human Development (NIH)
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Simbex, President
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(1) National Operating Committee for Standards in Athletic Equipment, June 2011 - May 2013; (2) National Institutes of Health, R44HD0868054 FastTrack SBIR, April 2011-December 2013; (3) NIH R24HD065703 - Part of the NCMRR/NICHD rehabilitation infrastructure network, September 2010-May 2015; (4) NIH R44HD061224 � Phase II SBIR � April 2010 � March 2012.
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(1) Hillerich and Bradsby - Expert witness for defense, 2010, 2011 - paid to Simbex
- Jonathan G. Beckwith, MS,
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(1) Simbex, Director of Research, 9
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(1) Simbex, Lebanon NH
(1) NIH R01HD048638, Engineer, 5; (2) NIH RO1NS05502, Engineer, 5; (3) NIH/CDC R01CE001254, Engineer, 4
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- Richard P. Bolander, PhD,
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(1) Simbex LLC, Biomechanics Researcher, 8/15/2011 to Present
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NIH/NIHCD, R01HD048638 Greenwald (PI), Researcher/Analyst, 1.5 Years
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(1)National Operating Committee for Sports Athletic Equipment, SAC-01
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- Tor D. Tosteson, ScD,
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Spine Journal, Associate Board,
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(1) NIH,#RO1NS055020, Co-Investigator, 2007-2012
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- John H. Turco, MD,
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- Rema Raman, PhD and
DSMB Member, Lipoic acid and omega-3 fatty acids in Alzheimer�s disease DSMB Member, The Stroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE) Trial DSMB Member: Development of NIC5-15 in the Treatment of Alzheimer�s Disease DSMB Member: PROGrESS (PROlonGed ExpoSure Sertraline) Trial
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Funded as the co-investigator by NIH grants # 2P50NS044148 Biostatistician (2008-present), # U01AG010483 Biostatistician (2007-present), # 1R01HD053074-01A1 Biostatistician (2007-present), W81XWH08-2-0159 Biostatistician (2008-2013) and # U01AG024904 Biostatistician (2011-present), and research support from Baxter IgIV Protocol #160701 Biostatistician (2008-present)and Eli Lilly and Company � DAPC LY450139 Biostatistician (2012 - present).
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- Sonia Jain, PhD
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry (T.W.M., J.C.F., L.A.F., A.M.), Community and Family Medicine (T.D.T.), and Medicine (J.H.T.), Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; Simbex, LLC (R.M.G., J.G.B., R.P.B.), Lebanon, NH; Thayer School of Engineering (R.M.G.), Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; and Biostatistics Research Center (R.R., S.J.), Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
- Correspondence to Dr. McAllister: twmcalli{at}iupui.edu
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