Preliminary Investigation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Amyloid Burden in Veterans With and Without Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

LAURA PONTO; THOMAS M. BRASHERS-KRUG; RONALD K. PIERSON; YUSUF MENDA; LAURA ACION; LEONARD WATKINS; JOHN SUNDERLAND; JULIE KOEPPEL; RICARDO E. JORGE

THE JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES.

AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC

Año: 2015

0895-0172

This study aimed to examine global and regional cerebral blood flow and amyloid burden in combat veterans with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). Cerebral blood flow (in milliliters per minute per 100 mL) was measured by quantitative [15O]water, and amyloid burden was measured by [11C]PIB imaging. Mean global cerebral blood flow was significantly lower in veterans with TBI compared with non-TBI veterans. There were essentially no differences between groups for globally normalized regional cerebral blood flow. Amyloid burden did not differ between TBI and non-TBI veterans. Veterans who have suffered a TBI have significantly lower cerebral blood flow than non-TBI controls but did not manifest increased levels of amyloid, globally or regionally.