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Early neuro-rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury: the need for an African perspective

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global public health challenge, affecting about 69 million individuals annually and being one of the leading causes of mortality.
Franklin Chu Buh, Peter J. A. Hutchinson, Fahim Anwar   +2 more
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World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule versus Functional Independence Measure in Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023
Objective: In patients with traumatic brain injury, to compare functioning measured using the 12-item patient and proxy World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-12) with assessments made by professionals. Patients and methods: At
Sinikka Tarvonen-Schröder, Mari Koivisto   +1 more
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Neuropsychological evaluation of blast-related concussion: Illustrating the challenges and complexities through OEF/OIF case studies [PDF]

, 2011
Background/objective: Soldiers of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF) sustain blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) with alarming regularity. This study discusses factors in addition to concussion, such as co-morbid
Charlesworth, Molly J, Ferrier-Auerbach, Amanda G, Hoelzle, James B, McGuire, Kathryn A., Nelson, Nathaniel W, Sponheim, Scott R   +5 more
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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 1996
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openaire   +4 more sources

Diagnostic accuracy of prehospital serum S100B and GFAP in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a prospective observational multicenter cohort study – “the PreTBI I study”

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The biomarker serum S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) is used in in-hospital triage of adults with mild traumatic brain injury to rule out intracranial lesions.
Sophie-Charlott Seidenfaden, Julie Linding Kjerulff, Niels Juul, Hans Kirkegaard, Mette Fogh Møller, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster, Morten Thingemann Bøtker   +6 more
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Understanding practice: the factors that influence management of mild traumatic brain injury in the emergency department-a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Mild traumatic brain injury is a frequent cause of presentation to emergency departments. Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines in this area, there is variation in practice.
A Kuper, AM Patey, Australian Bureau of Statistics, B Heskestad, B Stuart, D Thurman, Denise A O’Connor, EJ Tavender, Emma J Tavender, F Servadei, ICEBeRG, IG Stiell, J Cane, J Kerr, J Kerr, J Ponsford, Jill J Francis, JJ Bazarian, JJ Francis, JJ Francis, Jonathan Knott, M Bosch, M Sandelowski, Marije Bosch, N Abelson-Mitchell, P Davies, R Baker, R Grol, R Grol, RD Vanderploeg, Russell L Gruen, S Buetow, S Faux, S Michie, S Michie, SA Berben, Sally E Green, SD French, SE Green, Susan Michie, T Bessen, T Ingebrigtsen, T Peachey, WH Ryu, WJ Meurer   +44 more
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Lifelong behavioral and neuropathological consequences of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Exposure to repetitive concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), has been linked with increased risk of long-term neurodegenerative changes, specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Acker, Christopher M., Ait-Ghezala, Ghania, Bachmeier, Corbin, Crawford, Fiona, Crynen, Gogce, Davies, Peter, Ferguson, Scott, Mouzon, Benoit C., Mullan, Michael, Ojo, Joseph O., Paris, Daniel, Stewart, William   +11 more
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Post-traumatic amnesia and the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder after mild traumatic brain injury [PDF]

, 2009
The prevalence and nature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is controversial because of the apparent paradox of suffering PTSD with impaired memory for the traumatic event. In this study, 1167 survivors
Bryant, Richard, Clark, Christopher Richard, Creamer, Mark, McFarlane, Alexander C, O'Donnell, Meaghan, Silove, Derrick   +5 more
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Structural and functional connectivity of the whole brain and subnetworks in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury: predictors of patient prognosis

Neural Regeneration Research
Patients with mild traumatic brain injury have a diverse clinical presentation, and the underlying pathophysiology remains poorly understood.
Sihong Huang, Jungong Han, Hairong Zheng, Mengjun Li, Chuxin Huang, Xiaoyan Kui, Jun Liu   +6 more
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Objective neuropsychological deficits in post-traumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury: what remains beyond symptom similarity? [PDF]

, 2014
This exploratory study intends to characterize the neuropsychological profile in persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using objective measures of cognitive performance.
Guay, Stéphane, Marchand, André, Pineau, Hélène   +2 more
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