Beyond symptomatic diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury
Concussion, 2023 Plain language summary It is commonly assumed that there is no brain injury if there are no noticeable symptoms following a head impact. There is growing evidence that traumatic brain injuries can occur with no outward symptoms and that the damage from ...
Alice Lux Fawzi, Christian Franck
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A retrospective autopsy-based survey of fatal traumatic brain injuries in Benin City, Nigeria
Ibom Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is major cause of death in young adults. It results from external force to the head causing injury to the contents of the skull with or without damage to the skull itself.
Udoh MO, Ugiagbe EE
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Brain-lung interaction: a vicious cycle in traumatic brain injury [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2022 The brain-lung interaction can seriously affect patients with traumatic brain injury, triggering a vicious cycle that worsens patient prognosis. Although the mechanisms of the interaction are not fully elucidated, several hypotheses, notably the “blast ...
Ariana Alejandra Chacón-Aponte +7 more
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Postconcussion Syndrome / Disorder or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: diagnostic issues and treatment
Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, 2015 Traumatic brain injury at the milder end of the spectrum is far more common than the moderate-severe spectrum. Mild traumatic injury (mTBI) accounts for approximately 80% of traumatic brain injuries [1].
Daniel Freedland
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Complex forensic medical evaluation of the traumatic brain injury: case of practice
Ukrainian Scientific Medical Youth Journal, 2021 The problem of studying the mechanisms of the occurrence of traumatic brain injury remains a very urgent issue for forensic medicine. The high incidence and high mortality rate of head injuries underlines its importance to experts. The article presents a
Svіtlana Diachenko +3 more
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Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in Brain Injury: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutics
Oxygen, 2023 Mitochondrial oxidative stress has been implicated in various forms of brain injury, both traumatic and non-traumatic. Due to its oxidative demand, the brain is intimately dependent on its mitochondrial functioning.
Andrew Nguyen +4 more
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2017 Objectives: Sport-related traumatic brain injuries are a significant public health burden, with hundreds of thousands sustained annually in North America.
Adriana M Workewych +5 more
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SAME-LEVEL FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2018 Objective: to identify factors associated with the occurrence of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries among older adults who suffered a same-level fall.
Josy Anne Silva +4 more
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Management of Spasticity After Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Traumatic brain injury is a common cause of disability worldwide. In fact, trauma is the second most common cause of death and disability, still today. Traumatic brain injury affects nearly 475 000 children in the United States alone.
Johannes M. N. Enslin +6 more
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Traumatic brain injury: Correlation of general patient condition, vital parameters and management at the admission to the intensive care unit, with final outcome (traumatic brain injury) [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, 2017 Introduction: Traumatic brain injuries are injuries of central nervous system that may be associated with poor outcome. Mortality in patients with severe brain trauma may be as high as 30-50%.
Vukadinović Antonija +2 more
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