Traumatic Brain Injury
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How Does TBI Differ Among Older Patients?
LOS ANGELES—Most older adults recover well from traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to research presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the...
From the Journals
S100B biomarker could reduce CT scans in children with mTBI
Serum biomarker potentially could reduce unnecessary CT scans by as much as one-third in children with mTBI.
Literature Review
Brain Stimulation May Enhance Memory
Electrical stimulation in the lateral temporal cortex enhances verbal memory performance, according to two studies in patients with epilepsy.“...
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Children, adolescents with TBI at risk of secondary ADHD
Patients with less severe TBI had about twice the risk of developing ADHD, compared with control subjects.
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—Association of Academic Physiatrists
A person with a spinal cord injury can improve his or her ability to grip and move household objects by using an electrical stimulation device...
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Conference News Roundup—Society for Neuroscience
A painless and noninvasive brain stimulation technique may help improve some types of memory in older adults, investigators reported.One possible...
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Conference News Roundup—Radiological Society of North America
School-age football players with a history of concussion and high impact exposure undergo brain changes after one season of play, according to two...
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VIDEO: Measuring, treating brain hypoxia looks promising for TBI
A new trial is in the works to definitively answer whether knowing both intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation can improve neurologic...
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VIDEO: Sildenafil improves cerebrovascular reactivity in chronic TBI
Sildenafil may be a useful therapy for TBI because it can correct deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity.
Literature Review
Study Details CTE in Football Players
In a case series of 202 former football players whose brains were donated for research, 87% of the participants had neuropathologic evidence of...
Literature Review
Noninvasive Eye Tracking May Help to Assess the Physiologic Impact of Elevated Intracranial Pressure
Eye tracking is a noninvasive technique that may help to assess two key physiologic signs of concussion, intracranial pressure (ICP) and ocular...