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
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
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

101652

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest None declared.

Auteurs

Gilad Sorek (G)

Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Isabelle Gagnon (I)

Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.

Kathryn Schneider (K)

Sport Injury Research Prevention Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

Mathilde Chevignard (M)

Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale, LIB, & GRC 24 HaMCRe, Paris, France; Hôpitaux de Saint Maurice, Saint Maurice, France.

Nurit Stern (N)

Alyn Children's Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Yahaloma Fadida (Y)

Children Rehabilitation Department, Lowenstein Rehabilitation Center Ra'anana, Israel.

Liran Kalderon (L)

Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Sharon Shaklai (S)

Children Rehabilitation Department, Lowenstein Rehabilitation Center Ra'anana, Israel.

Michal Katz-Leurer (M)

Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: michalkz@post.tau.ac.il.

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