Traumatic Brain Injury

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Childhood TBI Causes Widespread and Persistent White Matter Disruption

Investigators assessed pediatric patients to determine the relationship between moderate to severe traumatic brain injury during childhood and white matter disruption.

Post-Traumatic Coma Prognosis is Difficult to Predict

Bianciardi and colleagues investigated the patterns of microbleeds associated with post-traumatic coma and the recovery of consciousness in young comatose patients.

Brain Injury Biomarkers Associated With Outcomes of Premature Infants

The researchers sought to describe the long-term effects of preterm birth on NfL and GFAP and any association with morbidities in the neurovascular unit, the eye, and the brain.

College Athletes’ Concussion Knowledge Varies by Race

Black college athletes have less symptom awareness about concussion than White athletes, despite concussion education requirements by the National Collegiate Athletic Administration (NCAA).

Early Coagulopathy Increases Mortality Risk in Children With TBI

Researchers sought to determine the prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and platelet levels of children with TBI to identify predictors of early coagulopathy and clinical outcomes.

596,972 ED Visits Reported in 2009 to 2018 for Bicycle-Related TBIs

There were 596,972 ED visits for bicycle-related TBI, with the rates highest for adult men and children aged 10 to 14 years.

Self-Reported Concussions Increased for US Teens From 2016 to 2020

Between 2016 and 2020, there was an increase in the estimated percentage of U.S. teens who reported at least one diagnosed concussion.

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Linked to Increased Risk of Cognitive Decline at Young Age

This was a retrospective cohort study that compared the risk of dementia in young patients with traumatic compared with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Decrease Seen in Abusive Head Trauma for Young Children During Pandemic

There was a decrease in hospital admissions for children younger than 5 years diagnosed with AHT during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traumatic Brain Injury Ups Risk for Future Stroke

Stroke risk may be highest in the first four months post-TBI but can remain significantly elevated up to five years post-TBI.