Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Meta AnalysisModerate hypothermia treatment in adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis.
To evaluate the effect of moderate hypothermia treatment (MHT) in severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) compared to normothermia management. ⋯ MHT may be effective in reducing death and unfavourable clinical neurological outcomes, but this finding is not statistically significant, except for decreasing the mortality in Asian patients.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Review Case ReportsLesions along the upper motor neuronal pathway with locked-in features after lightning strike and cardiac arrest: a case-review analysis.
This study describes a case of lesions of the upper motor neuronal pathway with locked-in features after lightning strike and cardiac arrest. ⋯ Direct damage of the upper motor neuron pathway due to the current of the lightning should be considered, albeit the relative contribution of hypoxia-induced damage cannot be separated.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
ReviewWhere are we in the modelling of traumatic brain injury? Models complicated by secondary brain insults.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes to a substantial number of deaths and cases of disability. Despite well-established experimental models and years of carefully conducted research, a clinical therapeutic breakthrough in TBI has lagged. This may be due, in part, to the discrepancies between commonly used experimental models and clinical scenarios. ⋯ A more complete understanding of the interactions between the injured brain and secondary insults represents a potentially fruitful avenue that may increase the likelihood of developing effective therapies. Experimental models of TBI should not only attempt to model the focal or diffuse changes resulting from external forces, but also integrate, when appropriate, secondary insults reminiscent of human situations.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Multicenter StudyRecognition of facial and vocal affect following traumatic brain injury.
Studies of facial affect recognition by people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have shown this to be a significant problem. Vocal affect recognition also appears to be challenging for this population, but little is known about the degree to which one modality is impaired compared to the other. This study compared facial and vocal affect recognition of high and low intensity emotion expressions in people with moderate-to-severe TBI. ⋯ The degree of facial affect impairment was significantly greater than vocal affect impairment in this sample of people with moderate-to-severe TBI. Low intensity emotion expressions were particularly problematic and an advantage for positively valenced facial emotion expressions was indicated.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Comparative StudyHospital admissions for traumatic brain injury of Austrian residents vs. of visitors to Austria.
The goal was to compare epidemiology of hospital admissions for traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Austrian residents vs. visitors to Austria. ⋯ Sports-related TBI of visitors causes a significant workload for Austrian hospitals. Better prevention is warranted.