Search Tag: TBI

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Endotypes-of-traumatic-brain-injury

2022 09 Aug

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a heterogeneous disease. It has various injury mechanisms and tissue pathologies. It is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in young individuals globally. In addition, the incidence of TBI in older patients is an area of concern with an increase in an ageing population that is more likely to be multi-morbid and...Read more

ICU Management

The-incept-study-impact-of-post-traumatic-cerebral-infarction

2020 12 Feb

Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is common after traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity mostly among young people, but its incidence is also increasing in older people, particularly in high-income countries. The outcome of a TBI depends on several factors, including patient characteristics, disease...Read more

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Treatment-of-high-intracranial-pressure-after-traumatic-brain-injury

2020 11 Jan

One of the most frequent causes of death and disability after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is high intracranial pressure (ICP). ICP is generally treated with usual techniques such as normothermia, sedation, etc. and first-line therapeutic strategies such as moderate hypocapnia, mannitol etc. However, in patients where these measures do not work,...Read more

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Tranexamic-acid-reduces-head-injury-deaths

2019 19 Oct

According to new research findings, early treatment with tranexamic acid could reduce deaths in traumatic brain injury patients by as much as 20%. The findings are published in The Lancet.  Every year, there are approximately 60 million new cases of TBI worldwide. Bleeding in or around the brain due to tearing of blood vessels is a common complication...Read more

IMAGING Management

Blood-test-unmasks-concussions-absent-on-ct-scans

2019 28 Aug

It has been highlighted that patients suffering from a concussion can have CT scans which show no irregularities and patients can go on to be discharged with no further treatment. A new, cost-effective blood test may be able to identify these patients for subsequent evaluation.   The study, from UC San Francisco, analysed 450 patients who had obtained...Read more

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End-tidal-co2-levels-vs-arterial-co2-levels-in-children-with-tbi

2019 23 Aug

For patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), the partial pressure of CO 2 , arterial (PaCO 2 ) can be adjusted to help with the regulation of cerebral perfusion. However, this can prove difficult to carry out in children. The non-invasive method of capnography measures end-tidal CO 2 (EtCO 2 ) and is often used for paediatric patients as an alternative...Read more

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Hypothermia-in-neurocritical-care-patients-other-than-cardiac-arrest

2018 16 Mar

Hypothermia (HT) is a cornerstone of neuroprotective strategies and has been used in critical care for acutely brain injured adult patients for many years. This review aims to discuss the clinical evidence supporting the use of HT in neurocritical care patients beyond care after cardiac arrest (CA), such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), acute ischaemic...Read more

IMAGING Management

Dti-helps-identify-recovery-in-concussion-patients

2016 15 Jun

Researchers using an advanced form of MRI called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have found a way to differentiate in advance those concussion patients who may be burdened long-term and those who would recover fully. The team of researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System led by Professor Michael L. Lipton...Read more

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Ruling-out-ct-for-minor-head-trauma

2015 29 Dec

Combinations of history and physical examination features in clinical decision rules can identify patients with minor head trauma at low risk of severe intracranial injuries, and for whom head CT may not be necessary. The findings are based on a systematic review conducted by Joshua S. Easter, MD, MSc, of the Department of Emergency Medicine, University...Read more

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Intracranial-pressure-monitoring-in-tbi-consensus-statements

2015 22 Oct

Seven consensus statements from a panel of leading international experts in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) provide a clear interpretation of the results from the BEST TRIP trial, which have led to ongoing debate over the value of intracranial pressure monitoring in sTBI. These new consensus statements, published in Journal of...Read more

IMAGING Management

Mri-improves-diagnosis-of-microbleeding-after-brain-injury

2015 15 Sep

A new study in the journal Radiology suggests that imaging patients soon after traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs could help to detect cerebral microhaemorrhages more accurately. Researchers used susceptibility-weighted imaging — an MRI technique that provides improved visibility of blood and is highly sensitive to haemorrhage — to evaluate U.S....Read more

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Study-pinpoints-ptsd-and-trauma-injury-differences

2015 28 May

A brain imaging study has enabled researchers to identify the biological differences between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) that looks directly at cerebral blood flow and indirectly at brain activity, the researchers were able to correctly differentiate...Read more

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Study-hypoxia-hypotension-deadly-combo-in-tbi

2014 21 Nov

Prehospital hypoxia and hypotension have been known to increase mortality in the setting of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Results of a new study showed that while hypoxia and hypotension increased mortality by four- and threefold respectively, the combination of these two factors further increased mortality by 14-fold. The largest previous study had...Read more

Executive Health Management

Traumatic-brain-injury-associated-with-premature-death

2014 17 Jan

Findings from a psychiatric study conducted by Seena Fazel, M.D., of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and her team of colleagues, show that patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a higher risk of premature death, particularly from suicides, injuries and assaults. According to the study background, TBI is a substantial cause of disability....Read more

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Can-mild-hypothermia-treatment-improve-neuron-survival-after-traumatic-brain-injury

2013 26 Sep

Moderate reductions in body temperature can improve outcomes after a person suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI). New research that identifies positive effects of mild hypothermia on brain tissue is presented in an article published in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management , a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers....Read more

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Can-traumatic-brain-injury-impair-a-child-s-working-memory

2013 26 Sep

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during childhood can have long-term effects on cognitive and psychosocial functioning, including poor academic achievement. Pediatric TBI can cause significant deficits in working memory, as demonstrated in a study published in Journal of Neurotrauma , a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers....Read more

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1-in-5-students-in-grades-7-12-have-had-a-traumatic-brain-injury-in-their-lifetime

2013 26 Jun

 One in five adolescents surveyed in Ontario said they have suffered a traumatic brain injury that left them unconscious for five minutes or required them to be hospitalized overnight, a statistic researchers in Toronto say is much higher than previously thought. Sports such as ice hockey and soccer accounted for more than half the injuries, said Dr....Read more

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Traumatic-brain-injury-patients-partially-recover-from-disorders-of-consciousness-study

2013 14 Jun

At the International Neuromodulation Society’s 11th World Congress, Dr. Stefanos Korfias of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Athens will present the results of a clinical study led by Professor Damianos Sakas, which showed that two of six in-patients studied at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens steadily emerged from minimally conscious...Read more

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Novel-brain-training-device-reconnects-the-brain-and-paralyzed-limb-after-stroke

2013 16 May

The world's first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME), this novel device which can detect brainwave, and thereby control the movement of paralyzed limbs, or...Read more