Articles Tagged With: TBI
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Lack of Brain Temperature Variation May Predict Mortality Among Patients with Brain Injury
Variations in brain temperature appear to be a normal physiological variable. An absence of brain temperature variation may be a novel predictor of mortality among patients with brain injury.
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Risk Factors and Outcomes for Post-Traumatic Seizures After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Using data collected from an Australian registry, a population-based cohort study identified risk factors for early post-traumatic seizures (EPS), associated morbidity and mortality, and contribution to development of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE). EPS were associated with significant in-hospital morbidity, poorer outcomes, and increased risk of mortality at 24 months of follow-up. Patients with EPS had a higher risk of developing PTE.
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Recovery of Consciousness After TBI: Who Recovers and When?
The majority of patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury who survive and are treated in acute rehabilitation centers will recover consciousness.
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Prediction of Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Persistent post-concussion syndrome may last for more than six months, and risk factors include female sex, neck pain, headache, and post-concussive symptoms at two weeks after the injury.
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TBI in Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease
This population-based study using Medicare data demonstrated that in the five years prior to diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), when compared with age-matched controls, those who were diagnosed with PD had a higher incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The TBI was rated as mild and concussive and was most often related to falls.
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Sleep Disorders Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury
Patients with traumatic brain injuries need longer sleep times to heal the injured brain, and persistent pleiosomnia at 18 months implies that ongoing abnormalities are producing an increased need for sleep.
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Hypothermia after Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Revisited
Hypothermia therapy is effective after severe traumatic brain injury for patients ages 50 years and younger. However, mortality was increased in patients treated with hypothermia who had diffuse injury with swelling on CT.
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Does Traumatic Brain Injury Cause Sleep Disruption?
In a well-designed animal model of traumatic brain injury, a sleep disorder was induced that resembles, in many ways, what is observed in spontaneous human narcolepsy.
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Keeping an an "Eye" on the Patient: Pediatric Eye Trauma
Eye trauma is a common chief complaint among emergency department (ED) pediatric patients.