TY - JOUR
T1 - Reduced Resting and Increased Elevation of Heart Rate Variability With Cognitive Task Performance in Concussed Athletes
AU - Huang, Mu
AU - Frantz, Justin
AU - Moralez, Gilbert
AU - Sabo, Tonia
AU - Davis, Peter F.
AU - Davis, Scott L.
AU - Bell, Kathleen R.
AU - Purkayastha, Sushmita
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine heart rate variability (HRV) at rest and with a 2-Back cognitive task involving executive function and sustained attention in athletes during the acute phase following concussion and compare them with the controls. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-three male and female collegiate athletes (20 ± 1 years) following (4 ± 1 days) a sports-related concussion and 23 sports- and sex-matched noninjured controls. PROCEDURE: Continuous R-R interval was acquired using 3-lead electrocardiogram for 3 minutes each at rest and during the 2-Back task. HRV was quantified as percent high-frequency (HF) power. RESULTS: At rest, lower percent HF power was observed in the concussed athletes (23 ± 11) compared with the controls (38 ± 14; P = .0027). However, with the 2-Back task, an increase in HF power was observed in the concussed group (39 ± 12; P = .0008) from rest and was comparable with the controls (36 ± 15). No difference in HF power between rest and 2-Back task was observed in the controls. CONCLUSION: Lower HRV was observed at rest following concussion. An increase in HRV, suggestive of enhanced prefrontal cortex (PFC) functioning, was observed during a cognitive task in the concussed athletes. Therefore, cognitive tasks as early as 4 days after injury may increase PFC functioning from rest and expedite return to learn in collegiate athletes.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine heart rate variability (HRV) at rest and with a 2-Back cognitive task involving executive function and sustained attention in athletes during the acute phase following concussion and compare them with the controls. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-three male and female collegiate athletes (20 ± 1 years) following (4 ± 1 days) a sports-related concussion and 23 sports- and sex-matched noninjured controls. PROCEDURE: Continuous R-R interval was acquired using 3-lead electrocardiogram for 3 minutes each at rest and during the 2-Back task. HRV was quantified as percent high-frequency (HF) power. RESULTS: At rest, lower percent HF power was observed in the concussed athletes (23 ± 11) compared with the controls (38 ± 14; P = .0027). However, with the 2-Back task, an increase in HF power was observed in the concussed group (39 ± 12; P = .0008) from rest and was comparable with the controls (36 ± 15). No difference in HF power between rest and 2-Back task was observed in the controls. CONCLUSION: Lower HRV was observed at rest following concussion. An increase in HRV, suggestive of enhanced prefrontal cortex (PFC) functioning, was observed during a cognitive task in the concussed athletes. Therefore, cognitive tasks as early as 4 days after injury may increase PFC functioning from rest and expedite return to learn in collegiate athletes.
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U2 - 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000409
DO - 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000409
M3 - Article
C2 - 29863622
AN - SCOPUS:85059407993
SN - 0885-9701
VL - 34
SP - 45
EP - 51
JO - The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
JF - The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
IS - 1
ER -