Tau and Amyloid Deposition in Living Former NFL Players
Detecting CTE in the brains of living individuals could improve our understanding of the disease and inform research regarding prevention and treatment.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Functional Limitations Persist One Year After Mild Traumatic Brain Inury
Many patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) report persistent functional limitations one year after injury.
Study Describes Traumatic Brain Injury Caregiver Quality of Life Measurement System
A new tool, the Traumatic Brain Injury Caregiver Quality of Life, combines five new measures and 10 existing measures and can identify health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among caregivers of individuals with TBI.
Prehospital Treatment Guidelines May Improve Severe TBI Outcomes
Implementation of prehospital traumatic brain injury (TBI) guidelines is associated with improvement in survival to hospital discharge for patients with severe TBI.
Abnormal Romberg Test Predicts Prolonged Concussion in Children
Abnormal performance on the Romberg test is independently associated with longer duration of symptoms among children and adolescents evaluated within 10 days after concussion.
Sport Experience Linked to Motor Skill Recovery in Youth Following Concussion
Youth with a concussion history and greater sport experience may have more skill-related motor “reserve” to lessen the impact of concussions.
FDA Warns of Consumer Devices That Claim to Diagnose Concussion
Consumer devices that claim to help assess, diagnose, or manage concussion and other head injuries are unproven and illegal, and using them could pose serious health risks.
A Closer Look at Long-Term Neurologic Injury Risk Due to Roller Coaster Rides
Although the number of injuries due to roller coaster rides is low, emergency department physicians should keep the possibility in mind in cases in which there are inexplicable symptoms consistent with head injury,and ask patients about any amusement park visits in the previous 3 months.
Pediatric Severe TBI Guidelines: Q&A With Guideline Author Patrick M. Kochanek, MD
Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, spoke with Neurology Advisor about the recent updates to the guidelines for management of pediatric severe TBI.
ED Visits for Sports-Related Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injuries in the United States
Annually, an average of 283,000 children aged younger than 18 years seek care in emergency departments for sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries.
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