Traumatic Brain Injury

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Comorbid Neck Injury Up for Women With Concussion

Female patients with a concussion-related emergency department visit have an increased risk for comorbid neck injury.

Temporary Impairment in HRQOL After Teen Sports Concussion

Adolescent sports-related concussion (SRC) is associated with temporary impairments in health-related quality of life.

Glasgow Coma, AVPU Scales Have Limited Usability for Assessing Level of Consciousness in Pediatric Head Injury

Investigators examined the use and equivalence of the Glasgow Coma Scale and the Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive scale in children with head injury.

Online Family Problem-Solving Program May Improve Behavioral Outcomes in Older Children With TBI

Benefits of online family problem-solving treatment on externalizing and executive function behaviors were more apparent for older children with traumatic brain injury who began treatment longer after injury.

EyeBOX Test Gets FDA OK to Aid in Concussion Diagnosis

The FDA approval was supported by results from the DETECT clinical study which included 282 patients with suspected traumatic brain injury.

Demographics Essential in Analysis of Concussion-Related Serum Biomarkers

Healthy collegiate athletes express concussion-related serum biomarkers in variable concentrations; therefore, considering demographic factors such as sex and race is vital.

Oculomotor Response to Head Impacts Studied in Youth Football

Near point of convergence values change in response to subconcussive head impacts but begin to normalize over time in high school football players.

Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Soldiers With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Severe and/or very severe postconcussive symptoms remained highly prevalent at 1-year follow-up for service members with deployment-related mild traumatic brain injury.

Concussion Linked to High Suicide Risk in a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A systemic review was conducted to assess the risk for suicide after a concussion and/or mild traumatic brain injury.

TBI Increases Dementia Risk in Middle-Age and Elderly Patients With T1D

Investigators observed that people who had experienced a traumatic brain injury had a significantly higher risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, than people who had no history of traumatic brain injury.