Veterans diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at a higher risk for suicide in comparison with those without a TBI diagnosis, especially when the severity is moderate to severe.
White matter rarefaction, arteriolosclerosis, and dorsolateral frontal cortex neurofibrillary tangles are independently associated with dementia among older men who played football and had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Nearly three-quarters of traumatic brain injuries in children and teens are attributable to consumer products that are regulated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The FDA has granted Fast Track designation to NeuroSTAT (cyclosporine; NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB) for the treatment of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Early after acute brain injury, 15 percent of clinically unresponsive patients have electroencephalographic (EEG) evidence of brain activation in response to spoken motor commands.
Detecting CTE in the brains of living individuals could improve our understanding of the disease and inform research regarding prevention and treatment.
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.
