The Serum Phosphorylated Neurofilament Heavy Subunit as a Predictive Marker for Outcome in Adult Patients after Traumatic Brain Injury.

abstract：:Fluid percussion (FP) brain injury causes spatial memory dysfunction in rats regardless of injury location (midline vs. lateral). Standard histological analysis of the injured brains shows hippocampal neuronal loss after lateral, but not midline FP injury. We have used the optical volume fractionator (OVF) stereologic...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Grady MS,Charleston JS,Maris D,Witgen BM,Lifshitz J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental enhancement of noradrenergic activity following traumatic brain injury (TBI) accelerates behavioral recovery if performed at a time when brain norepinephrine (NE) turnover is decreased. But, since NE turnover is markedely increased immediately after TBI, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the ef...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Dunn-Meynell AA,Yarlagadda Y,Levin BE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown reduced life expectancy following moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) with death from unintentional poisoning (UP) being 11 times higher following TBI than in the general population. The characteristics of those who die of unintentional poisoning are compared with the characteristics of tho...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Hammond FM,Ketchum J,Dams-O'Connor K,Corrigan JD,Miller C,Haarbauer-Krupa J,Faul M,Trexler LE,Harrison-Felix C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that early treatment with fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is neuroprotective in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock (HS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it remains unknown whether this strategy would be beneficial in a more clinical polytrauma model. Yorkshire swine (42-50 kg) were instrum...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Imam A,Jin G,Sillesen M,Dekker SE,Bambakidis T,Hwabejire JO,Jepsen CH,Halaweish I,Alam HB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subconcussive hits to the head and physical fitness both have been associated with alterations in white matter (WM) microstructure in partly overlapping areas of the brain. The aim of the present study was to determine whether WM damage associated with repeated exposure to subconcussive hits to the head in university ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Lefebvre G,Guay S,Chamard E,Theaud G,de Guise E,Bacon BA,Descoteaux M,De Beaumont L,Théoret H

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of pelvic visceral inputs to neurons in the rostral medulla that are responsive to electrical stimulation of the abdominal branches of the vagus nerve (VAG-abd) was investigated in a complete chronic T8 spinal transection rat model. Using extracellular electrophysiological recordings from single medullary...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kaddumi EG,Hubscher CH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim for this study was to quantitatively develop an early epidural hematoma (EDH) natural evolutionary curve and assess association of the most common radiological signs of initially nonsurgical supratentorial EDHs on early computed tomography (CT), in addition to their CT time for EDH enlargement. We retrospectiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Xiao B,Ma MY,Duan ZX,Liu JG,Chen RP,Mao Q

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is based on indirect methods due to the high reactivity and short half-life of ROS in biological tissue. The commonly used salicylate trapping method has several disadvantages making it unsuitable for human use. We have evaluated 4-hydro...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Marklund N,Clausen F,Lewander T,Hillered L

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant outflow of neurotransmitters and metabolites with associated enhanced cortical excitation occurs after concussive head trauma. Cellular changes in the acute post-injury period cannot be observed directly in humans, and as such, require indirect evidence from systems sufficiently sensitive to central neur...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： La Fountaine MF,Toda M,Testa A,Bauman WA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection against the progression of secondary injury appears to be an effective therapeutic strategy in spinal cord injury (SCI). Evidence indicates that nicotine can induce potent neuroprotective effects against injury to spinal cord neurons. Therefore, the present study was focused on the effects of nicotine on th...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Ravikumar R,Fugaccia I,Scheff SW,Geddes JW,Srinivasan C,Toborek M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can trigger disturbances of cerebral pressure autoregulation that can translate into the generation of secondary insults and increased morbidity/mortality. Few therapies have been developed to attenuate the damaging consequences of disturbed autoregulatory control, although some suggest th...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Fujita M,Wei EP,Povlishock JT

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) disrupts hippocampal function and can lead to long-lasting episodic memory impairments. The encoding of episodic memories relies on spatial information processing within the hippocampus. As the primary entry point for spatial information into the hippocampus, the dentate gyrus is tho...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Folweiler KA,Samuel S,Metheny HE,Cohen AS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since free radicals play a role in the mechanisms of brain injury after hemorrhagic stroke, the effect of melatonin (a potent antioxidant and free-radical scavenger) on outcomes was investigated after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in rats. ICH was induced by clostridial collagenase infusion into the right caudate put...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Lekic T,Hartman R,Rojas H,Manaenko A,Chen W,Ayer R,Tang J,Zhang JH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical scenario: A 37-year-old man suffered a complete spinal cord injury (C8, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale [ASIA] score A) 10 years ago in a car accident. Should primary prevention of cardiovascular disease be a priority in this patient? In order to answer this question, we performed a system...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Cragg JJ,Stone JA,Krassioukov AV

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with loss of autoregulation due to impaired responsiveness to cerebrovascular dilator stimuli, which leads to cerebral hypoperfusion and neuronal impairment or death. Upregulation of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) post-TBI exacerbates loss of cerebral autoregulation and N...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Armstead WM,Riley J,Yarovoi S,Cines DB,Smith DH,Higazi AA

更新日期：2012-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Current thinking views mild head impact (i.e., subconcussion) as an underrecognized phenomenon that has the ability to cause significant current and future detrimental neurological effects. Repeated mild impacts to the head, however, often display no observable behavioral deficits based on standard clinical tests, whi...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Hwang S,Ma L,Kawata K,Tierney R,Jeka JJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum stress response (ERSR) is activated in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases and/or traumatic injuries. Subsequent restoration of ER homeostasis may contribute to improvement in the functional outcome of these diseases. We recently demonstrated improvements in hindlimb locomotion after thor...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Saraswat Ohri S,Mullins A,Hetman M,Whittemore SR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system injuries such as focal brain ischemia and trauma are known to initiate inflammatory reactions. To demonstrate the involvement of adhesion molecules in these inflammatory responses, we have observed significant increases of ICAM-1 and ELAM-1 mRNA expression in the ischemic cortex of rats by means...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Wang X,Feuerstein GZ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remarkable advances have been made in pharmacologic treatments of acute and chronic spinal cord injury. The recent National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (NASCIS) showed that very high dose methylprednisolone given within 8 hr after injury improves neurologic recovery. The mechanism is believed to be inhibition of li...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Nockels R,Young W

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is partially defined by the existence of retrograde amnesia and is associated with microscopic bleeds containing activated coagulation factors. In a previous study, we have found that mTBI immediately releases thrombin-like activity in the brain, which induces amnesia by activatin...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Itsekson-Hayosh Z,Shavit-Stein E,Katzav A,Rubovitch V,Maggio N,Chapman J,Harnof S,Pick CG

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable effort and resources have been devoted to preserving life in patients with severe closed traumatic brain injury (TBI). We sought to identify temporal trends in mortality rates of these patients from the late 1800s to the present. We searched the literature for articles on severe TBI, abstracting numbers o...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Stein SC,Georgoff P,Meghan S,Mizra K,Sonnad SS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hallmark of the progressive cascade of damage referred to as secondary spinal cord injury (SCI) is vascular disruption resulting in decreased oxygen delivery and loss of mitochondria homeostasis. While therapeutics targeting restoration of single facets of mitochondrial function have proven largely ineffective clini...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Scholpa NE,Williams H,Wang W,Corum D,Narang A,Tomlinson S,Sullivan PG,Rabchevsky AG,Schnellmann RG

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients sustaining severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have variable long-term outcomes. We examined the association between Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) assessed at 3 months and long-term outcomes at 12 months after TBI. We studied 159 patients with severe, closed traumatic brain injuries (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS]

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： King JT Jr,Carlier PM,Marion DW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving survival and brain function after initial resuscitation from cardiac arrest remains a critical challenge with few therapeutic options. The publication of several randomized controlled trials supporting the use of therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest survivors has provided a remarkable opportunity to red...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Sugerman NT,Abella BS

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatalities or injuries following motorized and non-motorized vehicle accidents (MNMVA) are reported by police or health care systems. However, limited data exist for spinal injuries. Using an epidemiological database of road accidents occurring in a defined geographic area, we measured the incidence of major spinal tr...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Lieutaud T,Ndiaye A,Frost F,Chiron M,Registry Group.

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to assess the effect of spinal cord injury on neurobehavioral, electrophysiological, structural, and biochemical changes in normal and diabetic rats. Experimental diabetes was induced in Sprague-Dawley male rats (weighing 250-280 g) with streptozotocin (50 mg/kg i.p.). Eight weeks after the tre...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Tariq M,Morais C,Kishore PN,Biary N,Al Deeb S,Al Moutaery K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma tau and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) are promising biomarkers for identifying traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with intracranial trauma on computed tomography (CT). Accuracy in older adults with mild TBI (mTBI), the fastest growing TBI population, is unknown. Our aim was to assess for age-related...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Gardner RC,Rubenstein R,Wang KKW,Korley FK,Yue JK,Yuh EL,Mukherje P,Valadka AB,Okonkwo DO,Diaz-Arrastia R,Manley GT

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Optic nerve crush injury leads to death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), both as a direct result of the primary injury and via secondary degeneration induced by neurotoxins secreted by dying RGCs. Studies have shown that, if optic nerve crush is preceded by an unrelated injury to another part of the central nervous s...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Ben Simon GJ,Hovda DA,Harris NG,Gomez-Pinilla F,Goldberg RA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) are emerging from the laboratory and seeking translation into human clinical trials. Many of these are administered as soon as possible after injury with the hope of attenuating secondary damage and maximizing the extent of spared neurologic tissue. In thi...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kwon BK,Okon EB,Plunet W,Baptiste D,Fouad K,Hillyer J,Weaver LC,Fehlings MG,Tetzlaff W

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acupressure is a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatment using fingertips to stimulate acupoints on the skin. Although suggested to improve cognitive function, acupressure has not been previously investigated with a controlled design in traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, who could particularly bene...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： McFadden KL,Healy KM,Dettmann ML,Kaye JT,Ito TA,Hernández TD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00