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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can produce long lasting cognitive dysfunction. There is typically no cell death and only diffuse structural injury after mTBI. Thus, functional changes in intact neurons may contribute to symptoms. We have previously shown altered intrinsic properties of axotomized and intact neurons within 2 d after a central fluid percussion injury in mice expressing yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) that allow identification of axonal state prior to recording. Here, whole-cell patch clamp recordings were used to examine synaptic properties of YFP(+) layer V pyramidal neurons. An increased frequency of spontaneous and miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) was recorded from axotomized neurons at 1 d and intact neurons at 2 d after injury, likely reflecting an increased number of afferents. This also was reflected in the increased amplitude of the EPSC evoked by local extracellular stimulation for all neurons from injured cortex and increased likelihood of producing an action potential for intact cells. Field potentials recorded in superficial layers after online deep layer stimulation contained a single negative peak in controls but multiple negative peaks in injured tissue. The amplitude of this evoked negativity was significantly larger than controls over a series of stimulus intensities at both the 1 d and 2 d survival times. Interictal-like spikes never occurred in the field potential recordings from controls but were observed in 20-80% of stimulus presentations in injured cortex. Together, these results suggest an overall increase in network excitability and the production of particularly powerful (intact) neurons that have both increased intrinsic and synaptic excitability.

journal of neurotrauma

Increased Network Excitability Due to Altered Synaptic Inputs to Neocortical Layer V Intact and Axotomized Pyramidal Neurons after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury