“Dupatta” Entanglement: Cause of Head Injury in Female Pillion Riders on Motorcycles
Road traffic accidents are a major cause of head injury. Direct head-on collision, hit by vehicle, and overturning of vehicle are some of the modes of road traffic accidents leading to head injury.
Sushilkumar M. Shinde+3 more
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The contribution of injury severity, executive and implicit functions to awareness of defi cits after traumatic brain injury (TBI) [PDF]
Deficits in self-awareness are commonly seen after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and adversely affect rehabilitative efforts, independence and quality of life (Ponsford, 2004).
Barker, Lynne, Morton, Nicholas
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Paroxysmal Dyskinesias Secondary to HHV‐6A Encephalitis: The First Case Report and Literature Review
ABSTRACT Paroxysmal dyskinesias encompasses a spectrum of conditions marked by intermittent involuntary movements, with paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesias being the most common phenotype. Central nervous system infection is a rare cause of paroxysmal dyskinesias.
Zhuoran Wang+5 more
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Blast-induced axonal degeneration in the rat cerebellum in the absence of head movement
Blast exposure can injure brain by multiple mechanisms, and injury attributable to direct effects of the blast wave itself have been difficult to distinguish from that caused by rapid head displacement and other secondary processes. To resolve this issue,
Robin Bishop+5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective The cervical spinal cord (cSC) is highly relevant to clinical dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (MS) but remains understudied using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We assessed magnetization transfer ratio (MTR), a semi‐quantitative MRI measure sensitive to MS‐related tissue microstructural changes, in the cSC and its ...
Lisa Eunyoung Lee+26 more
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Hyperthermia following traumatic brain injury: a critical evaluation
Hyperthermia, frequently seen in patients following traumatic brain injury (TBI), may be due to posttraumatic cerebral inflammation, direct hypothalamic damage, or secondary infection resulting in fever.
Hilaire J Thompson+4 more
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In India about one million people sustain head injury every year. Minor head injury constitutes about 80 – 90% cases of total head injury patients. About 50% minor head injury cases have associated organic brain dysfunctions.
Raj Kumar, Deepak Agarwal, AK Mahapatra
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Clinical decision rules for children with minor head injury: a systematic review
Introduction Clinical decision rules aid clinicians with the management of head injured patients. This study aimed to identify clinical decision rules for children with minor head injury and compare their diagnostic accuracy for detection of intracranial
A. Pickering+4 more
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Head Injury Analysis of Vehicle Occupant in Frontal Crash Simulation: Case Study of ITB's Formula SAE Race Car [PDF]
In the present study, frontal crash simulations were conducted to determine the effect of various car speeds against the Head Injury Criterion (HIC), a measure of the likelihood of head injury arising from impact.
Dirgantara, T. (Tatacipta)+3 more
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Implementation of Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) guidelines for traumatic brain injury in a rural tertiary care center [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate changes in imaging practices for pediatric head trauma following publication of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) guidelines, explore areas for quality improvement regarding neuroradiology referrals ...
Bingham, Peter+3 more
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