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Understanding the effects of mild traumatic brain injury on the pupillary light reflex

Author(s) -

Kenneth J. Ciuffreda,

Nabin Joshi,

James Truong

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

concussion

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205

H-Index - 3

ISSN - 2056-3299

DOI - 10.2217/cnc-2016-0029

Subject(s) - pupillary light reflex , pupillometry , pupillary reflex , traumatic brain injury , reflex , pupil , pupillary response , medicine , population , responsivity , concussion , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ophthalmology , poison control , psychology , anesthesia , neuroscience , injury prevention , optics , psychiatry , physics , medical emergency , environmental health , photodetector

The pupillary light reflex represents an optimal visual system to investigate and exploit in the mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) population. Static and dynamic aspects of the pupillary light reflex were investigated objectively and quantitatively in the mTBI population. Pupillary responsivity was found to be significantly delayed, slowed and reduced, but symmetrical in nature, and with a smaller baseline diameter, as compared with normals. Several pupillary parameters also discriminated between those with versus without photosensitivity. Thus, dynamic pupillometry provides several objective biomarkers for the presence of mTBI and photosensitivity, gives insight into the global sites of neurological dysfunction and possible related mechanisms, and should result in improved patient care.

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