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Summer Issue 2010
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Depression After TBI
Sleep Problems
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Brain Injury News

Current News

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9/02/10 The cytokine response to human traumatic brain injury: temporal profiles and evidence for cerebral parenchymal production
9/02/10 A review of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after acquired brain injury
9/01/10 Should traumatic brain injury be considered a chronic disease?
9/01/10 Sledding-related injuries may result in traumatic brain injury: Study
8/31/10 Epidemiology of postconcussion syndrome in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury
8/31/10 Kessler Institute offers guidelines on recognizing and treating concussion
8/30/10 Traumatic brain injury population on the rise across the United States
8/30/10 Alcohol brain damage warning
8/27/10 Study finds disparities in evaluation, diagnosis of abuse among infants with traumatic brain injury
8/27/10 Link found between concussions and Lou Gehrig's disease
8/26/10 Traumatic brain injury patients sought for clinical study
8/26/10 Possible breakthrough in head injury treatment
8/25/10 Repeated concussions life threatening
8/25/10 Reversible dysfunction of receptors in traumatic brain injury?
8/24/10 Employment following traumatic head injuries
8/24/10 Recovered neuronal viability revealed by Iodine-123-iomazenil SPECT following traumatic brain injury
8/23/10 Evaluation of pituitary function after traumatic brain injury in childhood
8/20/10 Brain may compensate for injury
8/20/10 The association of stress-coping variables to quality of life among caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury
8/19/10 Family caregivers' support needs after brain injury: A synthesis of perspectives from caregivers, programs, and researchers
8/19/10 Memory and attention profiles in pediatric traumatic brain injury
8/18/10 Troops with traumatic brain injury face long road to recovery
8/18/10 Canadian lab successfully re-grows brain cells in rats
8/17/10 Family-to-Family Link Up Program: A community-based initiative supporting families caring for someone with an acquired brain injury
8/17/10 Predictors of family caregivers' life satisfaction after traumatic brain injury at one and two years post-injury: A longitudinal multi-center investigation
8/13/10 Caregiver functioning following early childhood TBI: Do moms and dads respond differently?n
8/13/10 A mixed methods evaluation of the Brain Injury Family Intervention
8/12/10 Brain microdialysis study of meropenem in two patients with acute brain injury
8/12/10 Family caregiving of persons following neurotrauma: Issues in research, service and policy
8/11/10 Gp91phox (NOX2) in classically activated microglia exacerbates traumatic brain injury
8/11/10 No neurochemical evidence of brain injury after blast overpressure by repeated explosions or firing heavy weapons
8/10/10 Rugby players 'fail to report head injuries'
8/10/10 N.F.L. asserts greater risks of head injury
8/09/10 Innovative treatments for PTSD and traumatic brain injury presented to veterans affairs committee
8/09/10 As the threat of concussions grows, NFL teams may opt for less hitting on the practice field
8/06/10 Concussion is serious injury
8/06/10 Mortality resulting from head injury in professional boxing: Case report
8/05/10 Acute lung injury is an independent risk factor for brain hypoxia after severe traumatic brain injury
8/05/10 Cognitive rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury
8/04/10 Soldiers with brain injuries at higher risk of epilepsy decades later
8/04/10 Study suggests more caution with athletes' concussions
8/03/10 Music therapy for acquired brain injury
8/03/10 Regionally selective atrophy after traumatic axonal injury
8/02/10 Seattle concussion summit brings together athletes of tragic injuries to work for prevention and higher standards
8/02/10 Mild traumatic brain injury Part 2: Concussion management
7/30/10 The role of advanced MR imaging findings as biomarkers of traumatic brain injury
7/30/10 Visual tracking synchronization as a metric for concussion screening
7/29/10 Brain injury victims still fighting stigma
7/29/10 Diffusion tensor imaging of mild traumatic brain injury
7/28/10 Functional magnetic resonance imaging of mild traumatic brain injury
7/28/10 Utilization of the comprehensive trail making test as a measure of executive functioning in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injuries
7/27/10 Research shows injured brain's ability to rewire itself
7/27/10 Acute effects and recovery after sport-related concussion: A neurocognitive and quantitative brain electrical activity study
7/26/10 Can low serum levels of S100B predict normal CT findings after minor head injury in adults?: An evidence-based review and meta-analysis
7/26/10 Figurative language processing after traumatic brain injury in adults: A preliminary study
7/23/10 Traumatic brain injury, major depression, and diffusion tensor imaging: Making connections
7/23/10 A preliminary model for posttraumatic brain injury depression
7/22/10 Electroencephalogram in children with minor traumatic brain injury
7/22/10 Screening for mild traumatic brain injury in the presence of psychiatric comorbidities
7/21/10 People preferentially increase hip joint power generation to walk faster following traumatic brain injury
7/21/10 Low risk of traumatic brain injury from roller coaster rides, researcher says
7/20/10 Experienced emotional burden in caregivers: psychometric properties of the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire in caregivers of brain injured patients
7/20/10 Head-injury cases in kids are on the rise
7/16/10 Perspectives on evidence based practice in ABI rehabilitation. "Relevant Research": Who decides?
7/16/10 Effect of COX-2 inhibitor meloxicam against traumatic brain injury-induced biochemical, histopathological changes and blood-brain barrier permeability
7/15/10 The relation between fornix injury and memory impairment in patients with diffuse axonal injury: A diffusion tensor imaging study
7/15/10 Corpus callosum injury in patients with diffuse axonal injury: A diffusion tensor imaging study
7/14/10 How lead exposure damages the brain: New research fills in the picture
7/14/10 Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries
7/13/10 Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis and hypoxic brain injury associated with H1N1 influenza
7/13/10 Article analyzes the biomechanical implications of low-height falls on head injury in toddlers
7/12/10 National poll on concussions finds low awareness, high concern among parents of young athletes
7/12/10 Are serial brain imaging scans required for children who have suffered acute intracranial injury secondary to blunt head trauma?
7/09/10 Troops suffer long-term brain impacts from shock waves, Seattle study finds
7/09/10 Military fails on brain-test follow-ups
7/08/10 Traumatic brain injury in professional football: An evidence-based perspective
7/08/10 Relatives' criticism influences adjustment and outcome after traumatic brain injury
7/07/10 Validity and responsiveness of the care and needs scale for assessing support needs after traumatic brain injury
7/07/10 Rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury
7/06/10 Brain stimulation with ultrasound may enhance cognitive function
7/06/10 Teaching action sequences after brain injury: a comparison of modelling and moulding techniques
7/05/10 Surgery through eyelids avoid major head trauma
7/05/10 Military still failing to diagnose, treat brain injuries
7/02/10 Neuroimaging findings and brain-behavioral correlates in a former boxer with chronic traumatic brain injury
7/02/10 Postconcussive symptoms and neurocognitive function after mild traumatic brain injury in children
7/01/10 New treatment for headaches, dizziness and anxiety caused by traumatic brain injury appears promising
7/01/10 Initial predictive factors of outcome in severe non-accidental head trauma in children
6/30/10 Traumatic brain injury: preferred methods and targets for resuscitation
6/30/10 Decompressive craniectomy for elevated intracranial pressure and its effect on the cumulative ischemic burden and therapeutic intensity levels after severe traumatic brain injury
6/29/10 A case-oriented approach exploring the relationship between visual and vestibular disturbances and problems of higher-level mobility in persons with traumatic brain injury
6/29/10 Endurance training and cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
6/24/10 Physical therapy recommendations for service members with mild traumatic brain injury
6/24/10 The role of speech-language pathology and audiology in the optimal management of the service member returning from Iraq or Afghanistan with a blast-related head injury
6/23/10 Posttraumatic stress symptoms in OIF/OEF service members with blast-related and non-blast-related mild TBI
6/23/10 Symptoms in military service members after blast mTBI with and without associated injuries
6/22/10 Dual sensory impairment (DSI) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) – An emerging interdisciplinary challenge
6/22/10 Military traumatic brain injury and blast
6/18/10 Study raises questions about military's brain injury assessment tool
6/18/10 Brain injuries may lead to sleep problems
6/17/10 Prevalence of cervical spine injury in infants with head trauma
6/17/10 Early decompressive craniectomy for severe penetrating and closed head injury during wartime
6/16/10 Predictive value of clinical and radiological findings in inflicted traumatic brain injury
6/16/10 Mechanisms of cerebral edema in traumatic brain injury: therapeutic developments
6/15/10 The apolipoprotein E4 allele and outcome in severe traumatic brain injury treated by an intracranial pressure–targeted therapy
6/15/10 Identification of binocular vision dysfunction (Vertical Heterophoria) in traumatic brain injury patients and effects of individualized prismatic spectacle lenses in the treatment of postconcussive symptoms: A retrospective analysis
6/11/10 Intercontinental aeromedical evacuation of patients with traumatic brain injuries during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
6/11/10 Relationship of aggressive monitoring and treatment to improved outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury
6/10/10 Rates of major depressive disorder and clinical outcomes following traumatic brain injury
6/10/10 Traumatic brain injury and the effects of diazepam, diltiazem, and MK-801 on GABA-A receptor subunit expression in rat hippocampus
6/09/10 Can a mother's voice spur recovery from a coma?
6/09/10 Repetitive treatment with cocktail of B vitamins improve recovery after TBI
6/08/10 Neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients with and without a history of traumatic brain injury
6/08/10 Stem cell biology in traumatic brain injury: effects of injury and strategies for repair
6/04/10 Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of traumatic brain injury: does an age limit exist?
6/04/10 Akathisia after mild traumatic head injury
6/03/10 A prospective, randomized clinical trial to compare the effect of hyperbaric to normobaric hyperoxia on cerebral metabolism, intracranial pressure, and oxygen toxicity in severe traumatic brain injury
6/03/10 Study looks into the effects of blows to the head in hockey