Brain Injury

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Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. ...

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Reuters - Levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease rise as people recover from Brain injuries - a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries boost the risk of developing the disease, U.S. and Italian researchers said on Thursday. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 28 days ago
A colour-changing crystal attached to a soldier's uniform could help doctors decide if they might need treatment for a Brain Injury, researchers say. ...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Levels of a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease rise as people recover from Brain injuries -- a surprising finding that may help explain why injuries boost the risk of developing the disease, U.S. and Italian researchers said on Thursday. ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 2 days ago
Related Articles Pentobarbital versus thiopental in the treatment of refractory intracranial hypertension in patients with traumatic Brain Injury: a randomized controlled trial. Crit Care. 2008 Aug 29;12(4):R112 Authors: Perez-Barcena J, Llompart-Pou JA, Homar J, Abadal JM, Raurich JM, Frontera G, Brell M, Ibanez JA, Ibanez J ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Experimental research has demonstrated that the level of neuroprotection of the different barbiturates is not equal. Up until the present there have been no controlled studies comparing their effectiveness. In the same manner the Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines recommend to undertake studies to compare different barbiturates. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of pentobarbital and thiopental in the control of refractory intracranial hypertension in patients with severe traumatic Brain Injury, and to evaluate the adverse side effects of the treatment. METHODS: Prospective, randomized, cohort study with therapeutic intervention comparing two treatments: pentobarbital and thiopental. Patients who had suffered a severe traumatic Brain Injury (Glasgow Coma Scale post-resuscitation less or equal to 8 points or neurological deterioration in the first week post-trauma) and presented refractory intracranial hypertension (intracranial pressure >20 mmHg) to first-tier measures according to the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines. RESULTS: In a 5-year period, 44 patients (22 i ...

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Related Articles Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Mannitol for traumatic Brain Injury: searching for the evidence. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Sep;52(3):298-300 Authors: Morley EJ, Zehtabchi S PMID: 18763356 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Effects of erythropoietin on reducing Brain damage and improving functional outcome after traumatic Brain Injury in mice. J Neurosurg. 2008 Sep;109(3):510-521 Authors: Xiong Y, Lu D, Qu C, Goussev A, Schallert T, Mahmood A, Chopp M Object This study was designed to investigate the beneficial effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) treatment of traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in mice. Methods Adult male C57BL/6 mice were divided into 3 groups: 1) the saline group (TBI and saline [13 mice]); 2) EPO group (TBI and rhEPO [12]); and 3) sham group (sham and rhEPO [8]). Traumatic Brain Injury was induced by controlled cortical impact. Bromodeoxyuridine (100 mg/kg) was injected daily for 10 days, starting 1 day after Injury, for labeling proliferating cells. Recombinant human erythropoietin was administered intraperitoneally at 6 hours and at 3 and 7 days post-TBI (5000 U/kg body weight, total dosage 15,000 U/kg). Neurological function was assessed using the Morris water maze and footfault tests. Animals were killed 35 days after Injury, and Brain sections were stained for immunohistochemical evaluation. Results Traumatic Brain Injury caused tissue loss in the cortex and cell loss in the dentate gyrus (DG) as well as impairment of sensorimotor function (footfault testing) and spatial learning (Morris water maze). Traumatic Brain Injury alone stimulated cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Compared with saline treatmen ...

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The four-month-old baby admitted to Starship Hospital with serious head injuries a week ago is believed to have suffered permanent Brain damage. Police are investigating the boy's 18-year-old mother, 19-year-old father and maternal... ...

Source: www.physorg.com --- 30 days ago
In a research article published in this week's PLoS Medicine Ewout Steyerberg (of the University Medical Center Rotterdam) and colleagues describe the development and validation of new prognostic models for traumatic Brain Injury. ...

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A 16-year-old van used to transport recovering Brain Injury patients on field trips is destroyed by alleged vandals, Roseville police say. ...

Source: law.taragana.net --- 20 days ago
Finally a lawsuit settlement that is likely to bring smile in faces of the thousands of Brain Injury patients in America. In a breakthrough lawsuit settlement of its kind, the Brain Injury patients will get a chance to step out of the hospital to live in a separate community of their own made by themselves All [...] ...

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A rolling bathtub, complete with bathers, made its way along Nicollet Mall today.It's part of an unusual public service campaign to save your ...

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The South Dakota Democrat said in a news release that Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware brings a lot of experience to the ticket but he's also a good friend. ...

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(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 04, 2008 ) Pennsylvania Brain Injury lawyers Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. recently updated their Brain Injury Resource Center, which provides comprehensive legal and medical information about acquired Brain Injury and Brain trauma. The term acquired Brain Injury refers... ...

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NSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A 15-year-old high school football player died early Sunday from a Brain Injury he suffered during the season-opening game, officials said. ...

Source: pcql.com --- 8 days ago
TBI is a major public health problem all over the world. Head injuries account for 26% of deaths due to injuries. In the United States 2% of all the deaths are due to traumatic Brain injuries. According to CDC, it is estimated that at least 1.4 million people in the United States are affected by TBI every year. ...

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We were trying to understand why traumatic Brain Injury increases the risk of Alzheimer`s disease. ...

Source: pcql.com --- 8 days ago
There are many different causes that could result in traumatic Brain Injury. It is very important to know about the cause of TBI. This is because the same cause would have resulted in other injuries as well and it is also important in the medico legal point of view. ...