Efficacy/effectiveness of brain mapping in treating concussions

WorkSafeBC Evidence-Based Practice Group, Martin CW
Record ID 32018013505
English
Authors' objectives: To determine whether there is any evidence to support the efficacy/effectiveness or the role of brain mapping in treating patients who have sustained a concussion.
Authors' results and conclusions: Overall, there were 318 published studies identified in our literature search and after examining the titles and abstracts of these 318 studies, 16 were thought to be relevant and were retrieved in full for further appraisal. A manual search did not identify further primary study relevant to the objective of this systematic review. Of the 16 studies that were retrieved in full, eight studies were on brain mapping and concussion, a further eight studies were on qEEG and concussion while no study investigating the application of qEEG neurofeedback in concussion patient were identified. Examination on the full publication of these 16 studies that were retrieved in full failed to identify any study that is relevant to the objective of this systematic review. At present, there is no published study reporting on the application of brain mapping in patients with mTBI, investigating the efficacy/effectiveness of qEEG neurofeedback in treating patients with mTBI, and in investigating the role of qEEG in treating patient with mTBI.
Authors' methods: We began our search by conducting a simple, preliminary search of brain mapping on PubMed as well as on Bing search engine in order to develop further search strategy, if necessary. Based on the results of these preliminary searches, we then conducted formal search, in April 11 2024, on commercial medical literature databases by employing developed keywording from the preliminary search.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/about-us/research-services/evidence-based-medicine-and-systematic-reviews
Year Published: 2024
URL for published report: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-care-providers/guides/efficacy-effectiveness-brain-mapping-treating-concussions?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fforms-resources%23sort%3DDate%26q%3DEfficacy%252FEffectiveness%2520of%2520Brain%2520Mapping%2520in%2520Treating%2520Concussions%26f%3Alanguage-facet%3D%5BEnglish%5D%26tags%3DGuide%7C2d7eb4b30f6a4a319e0d40565c9abbab%2CHealth%2520Care%2520Provider%7C13468b0b3f074f6bade3f57ac3cdfb8e%2CSystematic%2520Review%7Cf78c29d570c14ec3b5a394385905df70&highlight=Efficacy/Effectiveness%20of%20Brain%20Mapping%20in%20Treating%20Concussions
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Mini HTA
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Brain Concussion
  • Brain Mapping
  • Neural Pathways
  • Brain Injuries, Traumatic
  • Post-Concussion Syndrome
  • Neurofeedback
Keywords
  • brain mapping
  • mild traumatic brain injury
  • concussion
  • post-concussion syndrome
  • eeg
  • qeeg
  • neurofeedback
Contact
Organisation Name: WorkSafeBC
Contact Address: 6591 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C6 Canada. Tel: 604-231-8417; Fax: 604-279-7698
Contact Name: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Contact Email: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Copyright: WorkSafe BC
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