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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Social behavior following traumatic brain injury and its association with emotion recognition, understanding of intentions, and cognitive flexibility. [PDF]
, 2008 Although the adverse consequences of changes in social behavior following traumatic brain injury (TBI) are well documented, relatively little is known about possible underlying neuropsychological deficits.
Crawford, John R +8 more
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Investigating severe pediatric traumatic brain injury in South Africa : a demographic profile of admissions, brain oxygenation and neuropsychological outcomes and an attention-training intervention [PDF]
, 2013 Includes bibliographical references.The aim of this dissertation was to investigate severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) in South Africa. To that end, I conducted three studies, each examining a different aspect of severe pTBI. Study 1 presents
Schrieff, Leigh
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Traumatic brain injury in children part 1—initial assessment and management [PDF]
, 2013 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health issue in children and young adults. Although most TBIs tend to be mild or moderate, TBI is a leading cause of death or disability in children, accounting for a quarter to one third of childhood
Smith, Joanna, Braine, Mary E.
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The Lancet, 2000 The decrease in mortality and improved outcome for patients with severe traumatic brain injury over the past 25 years can be attributed to the approach of "squeezing oxygenated blood through a swollen brain". Quantification of cerebral perfusion by monitoring of intracranial pressure and treatment of cerebral hypoperfusion decrease secondary injury ...
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Annals of MedicineObjective To identify the prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CRP/ALB, CAR) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score in the weaning outcomes of mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Methods Medical ...
Jiaxuan Zeng +13 more
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Clinical profile, management, and outcome of pediatric neurotrauma: a multicentric observational study [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryPurpose Pediatric neurotrauma (pNT) includes pediatric traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. The incidence and distribution of pNT by age and sex remain understudied, with several gaps in both epidemiological and clinical data.
Sanat Kumar Khanna +3 more
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