Traumatic Brain Injury
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Experts call to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act
A neurologist and her colleagues propose changes with the goal of clarifying and harmonizing procedures for determining death by neurologic...
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DoD Explores Virtual Health for Traumatic Brain Injury
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – As it moves to expand the use of virtual health offerings, the US Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Health Command Europe...
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Microbleeds After Brain Injury Predict Worse Disability
Researchers discover certain “dots” on the brain may be a biomarker for vascular injury and aid in predicting outcomes after injury.
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Urine Reveals Biomarker for Potential TBI
A professor of neuroscience and biomedical engineering find a faster method of checking for potential brain injury, which can lead to sooner...
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Blood test may reveal brain injury
Levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) are lowest in patients with nonconcussive body...
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Researchers examine potential causes of dementia in CTE
More years of football play were associated with white matter changes and tau accumulation, which were associated with increased risk of dementia...
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Emergency Protocol Improves Survival After Severe Head Injury
Researchers find that if EMS responders follow specific guidelines and protocols, the rate of survival in patients who...
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Biomarkers support impact of concussions on cognitive function
Former athletes with history of concussion had higher CSF t-tau levels and lower cognitive function scores than did controls.
Conference Coverage
Brain volumes after TBI correlate with clinical features
PHILADELPHIA – Basal ganglia volume showed the highest variable importance with regards to classifying subjects who exhibited symptoms of...
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VA Weighs Improvements to Disability Determination Process
Because of the long process of diagnosing traumatic brain injury, the VA evaluates its process and provides recommendations on how physicians can...