Diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of electrical injuries are rising in proportion to the increased use of electricity in both domestic and industrial sectors. There are multiple ways in which electricity can cause tissue damage, which can be due to direct effects, electroporation and thermal effects. However, these mechanisms fail...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Haq MZ,Prakash R,Soy A,Gupta A,Akhtar S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl bromide (MB) is a pesticide used primarily as a fumigating agent for homes, storage vehicles and soil. Chronic exposure to MB is known to cause damage to the central nervous system and other organs. Previously published post-mortem studies have also revealed significant brain abnormalities in patients whose dea...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Reidy TJ,Bolter JF,Cone JE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pilot Potential Unlimited Programmes (PUPs) were examined to determine participant outcomes related to adjustment to acquired brain injury (ABI) and to investigate the contribution of the group work component of the programme. A mixed qualitative and quantitative longitudinal design was employed with 14 participan...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Thomas M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine drug used for the therapy of insomnia, which has selectivity for stimulating the effect of GABA-A receptors. Recently, a paradoxical arousing effect of zolpidem in patients with severe brain damage has been repeatedly reported. METHODS:A placebo-controlled magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Rodriguez-Rojas R,Machado C,Alvarez L,Carballo M,Estevez M,Perez-Nellar J,Pavon N,Chinchilla M,Carrick FR,DeFina P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the hypothesis that children sustaining a mild closed head injury have a higher prevalence of premorbid behavioural problems than children in the general community. The prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems among children with a mild closed head injury was compared with the prevalenc...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Pelco L,Sawyer M,Duffield G,Prior M,Kinsella G

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the potential effect of age, gender and education upon the theoretically sound measure of sustained attention--Sustained Attention Response to Task (SART)--amongst a control sample and patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The SART is a simple and brief computer-assisted pr...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chan RC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare native North American and non-native North American patients admitted for inpatient rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury in order to identify pertinent differences between the two groups with regards to the initial injury, medical management and allocated resources. DESIGN:A retrospecti...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Blackmer J,Marshall SC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This study explored the long-term effects of exercise on the proliferation, survival and migration of endogenous neural progenitor cells (NPCs) in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the brain after intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). RESEARCH DESIGN:ICH was induced by an injection of collagenase into the ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Jin J,Kang HM,Park C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a simulated functional task involving comprehension of a spoken passage, the performance of 20 traumatically brain-injured and 14 non-brain-injured control patients was compared under conditions which included the presence and absence of competing vocal stimuli. The subjects heard 10 target paragraphs which were ap...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Kewman DG,Yanus B,Kirsch N

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of social support on the physical activity behaviours of individual's with a traumatic brain injury. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS:The paper defines social support as a multi-dimensional construct and reviews relevant literature describing how the type and source of social suppor...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Driver S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify the most appropriate rehabilitation outcome measure for use in a young adult population with acquired brain injury. METHODS:A 2-year prospective study of patients admitted to a UK military neuro-rehabilitation unit with acquired brain injury to compare the appropriatenes...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： McGilloway E,Mitchell J,Dharm-Datta S,Roberts A,Tilley H,Etherington J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric patients after the first year of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of locally administered allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), in the acute period after a TBI. METHODOLOGY:MSC were isolated from ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Mastro-Martínez I,Pérez-Suárez E,Melen G,González-Murillo Á,Casco F,Lozano-Carbonero N,Gutiérrez-Fernández M,Díez-Tejedor E,Casado-Flores J,Ramírez-Orellana M,Serrano-González A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if domains included in popular measurement systems (e.g. the Peds QL™) reflect the adolescent survivor of a brain injury's sense of QoL and explore this relationship in reference to an emerging model of wellbeing in the adolescent with TBI. METHODS:Mixed methods; adolescent QoL assessed using t...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Di Battista A,Godfrey C,Soo C,Catroppa C,Anderson V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To assess the concurrent validity and test re-test reliability of the Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method (MTBIIM). The psychometric properties of this concussion index were investigated by comparing the agreement between player self-reported diagnosed concussions and medical record diagno...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Cunningham J,Broglio S,Wyse J,Mc Hugh C,Farrell G,Denvir K,Wilson F

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed for change in the number of admissions, demographics, mechanism, severity, operative management, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in patients admitted to a Neurosurgical Unit (NSU) in the Republic of Ireland in 2017 compared to 25 years previously. METHOD:...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Mulcahy LT,O'Halloran PJ,O'Rourke C,Corr P,Nolan D,O'Brien DP

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Impairments in judging and responding to consequences that follow behaviour are often attributed to changes in various cognitive processes. An alternative conceptualization is that impairments may produce a reduction in sensitivity to reinforcement contingencies. The present investigation employed a methodology common...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Schlund MW,Pace G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to examine the nature of attention distinctions among sub-tests of the Test of Everyday Attention (TEA) underlying the performance of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHOD:Confirmatory factor analysis was performed among a group of 92 patients with TBI experiencing chronic post...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Chan RC,Lai MK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined 59 patients who had suffered closed head injuries with respect to their MMPI scores and Category Test scores as assessed shortly post-injury and on subsequent assessment. The number of MMPI scales elevated above t = 70 on the first assessment was negatively correlated with the magnitude of improvem...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： MacNiven E,Finlayson MA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if correlations exist between employment status and sexual functioning in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN:Descriptive cross-sectional. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred and forty-six English-speaking, community dwelling adults, without other neurological or psychiat...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Bellamkonda E,Zollman F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balance dysfunction is commonly observed following traumatic brain injury. There are many proposed predictors of functional outcome in the traumatic brain injury population. It was hypothesized that the degree of balance dysfunction on admission to rehabilitation would be a significant predictor of the need for assist...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Black K,Zafonte R,Millis S,Desantis N,Harrison-Felix C,Wood D,Mann N

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited research on communicative recovery during the early stages after a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults. METHODS AND PROCEDURES:In the current study 43 people with severe TBI described a simple procedure at 3 and 6 months post injury and this was compared to the description provide...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Stubbs E,Togher L,Kenny B,Fromm D,Forbes M,MacWhinney B,McDonald S,Tate R,Turkstra L,Power E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five subjects with acquired memory impairment were trained to use a new electronic memory aid, the Voice Organizer, to manage prospective memory errors. Performance was assessed on two measures analogous to everyday memory tasks; a Message-Passing task requiring prospective recall after a delay of 9 hours, and a Domes...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： van den Broek MD,Downes J,Johnson Z,Dayus B,Hilton N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of changing contexts on language and communication skills of adults with acquired brain injury. RESEARCH DESIGN:Repeated measures design. METHODS:Four adults with brain injury were observed in four contexts with pragmatic language and communication behaviours recorded. Context...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Bellon ML,Rees RJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a conceptual model for treatment of the externalizing behavioural sequelae to an acquired brain injury and discusses relevant research. Use of the model by practitioners should lead to sophisticated and minimally intrusive intervention. In the model, there are two different categories of approache...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Ducharme JM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:Given that poor effort may have a profound impact upon the results of neuropsychological assessment, it is of critical importance that assessment of effort is incorporated into the interpretation of a patient's neuropsychological profile. The current study examines the relationship between head injury...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Moss A,Jones C,Fokias D,Quinn D

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide a preliminary clinical profile of the resolution and outcomes of oral-motor impairment and swallowing function in a group of paediatric dysphagia patients post-traumatic brain injury (TBI). To document the level of cognitive impairment parallel to the return to oral intake, and to investigate the ...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Morgan A,Ward E,Murdoch B

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The goal is to evaluate longitudinally with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) the integrity of cerebral white matter in patients with moderate and severe DAI and to correlate the DTI findings with cognitive deficits. Methods: Patients with DAI (n = 20) were scanned at three timepoints (2, 6 and 12 months) afte...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Grassi DC,Zaninotto AL,Feltrin FS,Macruz FBC,Otaduy MCG,Leite CC,Guirado VMP,Paiva WS,Santos Andrade C

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of linear measurements in the analysis of CT scans of TBI patients was found to contribute to the understanding of brain damage and were correlated with outcome in severe traumatic close brain injured patients. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the data obtained by the linear measurements on CT s...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Reider-Groswasser I,Costeff H,Sazbon L,Groswasser Z

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to determine whether electro-acupuncture (EA) could alleviate cerebral oedema after cerebral ischemia. RESEARCH DESIGN:EA has been widely used for cerebrovascular disease in East Asian countries. However, whether EA might reduce cerebral oedema after stroke remains unclear. In...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Zhang F,Wu Y,Jia J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate published traumatic brain injury (TBI) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and assess rehabilitation intervention recommendations for applicability in disaster settings. Methods: Recommendations for rehabilitation interventions were synthesized from currently published TBI CPGs, developed by the...

journal_title：Brain injury

authors： Lee SY,Amatya B,Judson R,Truesdale M,Reinhardt JD,Uddin T,Xiong XH,Khan F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00