Establishing, versus Maintaining, Brain Function: A Neuro-computational Model of Cortical Reorganization after Injury to the Immature Brain [PDF]
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society,
17:1030-1038, 2011, 2011 The effect of age at injury on outcome after acquired brain injury (ABI) has been the subject of much debate. Many argue that young brains are relatively tolerant of injury. A contrasting viewpoint due to Hebb argues that greater system integrity may be required for the initial establishment of a function than for preservation of an already-established
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Injury Epidemiology, 2023 Background Firearms are a substantial cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in Canada and globally, though evidence from contexts other than the USA is relatively limited.
Stephanie Toigo +5 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Background There have been no prior reports of real-time detailed records leading to complete quadriplegia immediately after fracture dislocation in high-energy trauma. Here, we report a case of cervical dislocation in which the deterioration to complete
Tsutomu Endo +10 more
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Data-driven characterization of walking after a spinal cord injury using inertial sensors
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023 Background An incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) refers to remaining sensorimotor function below the injury with the possibility for the patient to regain walking abilities.
Charlotte Werner +4 more
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Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Diosgenin in Rat Plasma by a UPLC-MS/MS Approach
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2022 Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, has attracted attention worldwide owing to its pharmacological properties, including antitumor, cardiovascular protective, hypolipidemic, and anti-inflammatory effects.
Pei Liu +10 more
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Extent, patterns and demographic correlates for physical fighting among school-attending adolescents in Namibia: examination of the 2013 Global School-based Health Survey [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Physical fighting is particularly detrimental for young people, often affecting other areas of their developing lives, such as relationships with friends and family and participating in risky behaviors.
Laura E. Davis +3 more
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Life experiences associated with change in perpetration of domestic violence
Injury Epidemiology, 2020 Background This study assessed whether several adult life experiences, including loss of support, loss of food security, loss of housing, and substance use cessation, are associated with change in domestic violence (DV) perpetration from early to later ...
Avanti Adhia +3 more
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The effects of a mindfulness-based program on the incidence of injuries in young male soccer players [PDF]
, 2020 We tested the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based program in reducing sport injury incidence. 168 young male elite soccer players were randomly assigned to mindfulness (MG) and control (CG) groups. The MG consisted of 7 sessions based on the Mindfulness-
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COVID-19-related violence trend data challenges & a resource for injury researchers
Injury Epidemiology, 2021 Published works have raised concerns that certain violent behaviors and firearm acquisition have encountered dramatic increases since the onset of COVID-19.
Hannah I. Rochford +3 more
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