Changes in the cardiac autonomic control system during rehabilitation in children after severe traumatic brain injury.
Cardiac autonomic control system
Children and adolescents
Handgrip test
Paced breathing test
Traumatic brain injury
Journal
Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
ISSN: 1877-0665
Titre abrégé: Ann Phys Rehabil Med
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101502773
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
received:
18
08
2021
revised:
18
01
2022
accepted:
25
01
2022
medline:
7
4
2023
pubmed:
3
3
2022
entrez:
2
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
One of the sequalae of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is impaired function of the cardiac autonomic control system (CACS) at rest. The CACS response to conventional autonomic tests is little known. To examine the CACS response to conventional autonomic tests in children after severe TBI during the rehabilitation period and to compare with typically developing (TD) children. This study combined a case-control and follow-up design. The severe TBI group (cases) consisted of 33 children aged 9-18 years, 14-142 days after severe TBI who were followed for 8 weeks during rehabilitation. The control group consisted of 19 TD children matched for age and sex. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) were evaluated with the Polar RS800CX device at rest (sitting), during a handgrip test and during a paced breathing test. At the first assessment, we found lower HRV values at rest and a lower HRV response during the paced breathing and handgrip tests in the TBI group than the TD group (p<0.01). After 8 weeks, HRV values did not change at rest in the TBI group, but the response to the autonomic tests improved significantly, with increased HRV values in response to the paced breathing test (p<0.01) and the handgrip test (p = 0.01). After severe TBI, children exhibited an impaired CACS response to autonomic tests, with parasympathetic suppression and sympathetic arousal. After 8 weeks of rehabilitation, CACS function recovered partially and the response to the autonomic tests improved with no change in CACS function at rest.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
One of the sequalae of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is impaired function of the cardiac autonomic control system (CACS) at rest. The CACS response to conventional autonomic tests is little known.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To examine the CACS response to conventional autonomic tests in children after severe TBI during the rehabilitation period and to compare with typically developing (TD) children.
METHODS
METHODS
This study combined a case-control and follow-up design. The severe TBI group (cases) consisted of 33 children aged 9-18 years, 14-142 days after severe TBI who were followed for 8 weeks during rehabilitation. The control group consisted of 19 TD children matched for age and sex. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) were evaluated with the Polar RS800CX device at rest (sitting), during a handgrip test and during a paced breathing test.
RESULTS
RESULTS
At the first assessment, we found lower HRV values at rest and a lower HRV response during the paced breathing and handgrip tests in the TBI group than the TD group (p<0.01). After 8 weeks, HRV values did not change at rest in the TBI group, but the response to the autonomic tests improved significantly, with increased HRV values in response to the paced breathing test (p<0.01) and the handgrip test (p = 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
After severe TBI, children exhibited an impaired CACS response to autonomic tests, with parasympathetic suppression and sympathetic arousal. After 8 weeks of rehabilitation, CACS function recovered partially and the response to the autonomic tests improved with no change in CACS function at rest.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35235875
pii: S1877-0657(22)00025-2
doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2022.101652
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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101652Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest None declared.