A hypothetical proposal for association between migraine and Meniere's disease. [PDF]
Meniere's disease (MD) is a chronic condition affecting the inner ear whose precise etiology is currently unknown. We propose the hypothesis that MD is a migraine-related phenomenon which may have implications for future treatment options for both ...
Abouzari, Mehdi +3 more
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Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Tools in Primary Care [PDF]
Traumatic brain injuries are a significant health concern, being responsible for over 52,000 deaths each year. Unfortunately, many traumatic brain injuries often go misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Primary care providers are the principal and first source of
Bizon Jr, Lee John
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Computerised tomography indices of raised intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injury severity in a New Zealand sample [PDF]
After traumatic brain injury (TBI) complex cellular and biochemical processes occur¹ including changes in blood flow and oxygenation of the brain; cerebral swelling; and raised intracranial pressure (ICP).² This can dramatically worsen the damage³ and ...
Barker-Collo, Suzanne +4 more
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When alarm bells ring: emergency tinnitus [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to develop a diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm for those suffering from tinnitus who seek emergency aid. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature review has been performed on articles from the last 30 years. RESULTS: It is
Altissimi, Giancarlo +10 more
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Post-traumatic pituitary apoplexy is uncommon, most of which present with a sudden onset of severe headache and visual impairments associated with a dumbbell-shaped pituitary tumor. We experienced an unusual case of post-traumatic pituitary apoplexy with
Tomoki Ishigaki +6 more
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Association between 5-Year clinical outcome in patients with nonmedically evacuated mild blast traumatic brain injury and clinical measures collected within 7 days postinjury in combat [PDF]
Importance: Although previous work has examined clinical outcomes in combat-deployed veterans, questions remain regarding how symptoms evolve or resolve following mild blast traumatic brain injury (TBI) treated in theater and their association with long ...
Barber, Jason +6 more
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Butting Heads: Tackling Football Concussion and Prevention [PDF]
Hundreds of thousands of sports concussions occur each year in the United States, and almost half of them are the result of a football injury. Even though they may not initially appear serious, concussions can lead to extreme cognitive impairments in ...
McDaniel, Mandy
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Disability from posttraumatic headache is compounded by coexisting posttraumatic stress disorder
Louise S Roper,1–3 Peter Nightingale,4 Zhangjie Su,5,6 James L Mitchell,1–3 Antonio Belli,5,6 Alexandra J Sinclair1–3 1Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham ...
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Background: Post-dural puncture headache is characterized as a headache that develops within five days following a lumbar puncture. Its onset is influenced by several contributing factors.
Maria Jabeen +3 more
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Ten-year trends in traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study of California emergency department and hospital revisits and readmissions. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:To describe visits and visit rates of adults presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is a major cause of death and disability in the USA; yet, current literature is limited because few ...
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