Traumatic Brain Injury
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—Association of Academic Physiatrists
A person with a spinal cord injury can improve his or her ability to grip and move household objects by using an electrical stimulation device...
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Conference News Roundup—Society for Neuroscience
A painless and noninvasive brain stimulation technique may help improve some types of memory in older adults, investigators reported.One possible...
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Conference News Roundup—Radiological Society of North America
School-age football players with a history of concussion and high impact exposure undergo brain changes after one season of play, according to two...
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VIDEO: Measuring, treating brain hypoxia looks promising for TBI
A new trial is in the works to definitively answer whether knowing both intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation can improve neurologic...
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VIDEO: Sildenafil improves cerebrovascular reactivity in chronic TBI
Sildenafil may be a useful therapy for TBI because it can correct deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity.
Literature Review
Study Details CTE in Football Players
In a case series of 202 former football players whose brains were donated for research, 87% of the participants had neuropathologic evidence of...
Literature Review
Noninvasive Eye Tracking May Help to Assess the Physiologic Impact of Elevated Intracranial Pressure
Eye tracking is a noninvasive technique that may help to assess two key physiologic signs of concussion, intracranial pressure (ICP) and ocular...
Patient Information
Tips for Recovering From Concussion
A concussion, the most common type of minor head injury, is a mild form of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow, bump, or jolt to the head....
Conference Coverage
Are Women Athletes More Susceptible to Concussion?
BOSTON―Women athletes are 50% more likely to have a sports-related concussion than male athletes, according to research presented...
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How Can Neurologists Diagnose Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome?
BOSTON—Proposed diagnostic criteria for probable or possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive...
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Can Posttraumatic Headache Characteristics Inform Prognosis and Treatment?
OJAI, CA—Soldiers with posttraumatic headaches are “complicated patients,” said Alan G. Finkel, MD, Director of the Carolina Headache Institute in...