abstract：:With a rising number of cranioplasty (CP) procedures and an increasing percentage of patients with a good clinical outcome and prolonged survival after CP, looking at the functional and aesthetic outcome of these patients becomes more and more important. The aim of our study was to evaluate a novel score, combining fu...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Henker C,Hoppmann MC,Sherman MUS,Glass A,Piek J

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective efficacy of the inert gas xenon as a treatment for patients with blast-induced traumatic brain injury in an in vitro laboratory model. We developed a novel blast traumatic brain injury model using C57BL/6N mouse organotypic hippocampal brain-slice cultures expo...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Campos-Pires R,Koziakova M,Yonis A,Pau A,Macdonald W,Harris K,Edge CJ,Franks NP,Mahoney PF,Dickinson R

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life-threatening syndrome in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) above the T6 spinal level that is characterized by episodic hypertension in response to noxious stimuli below the lesion. Maladaptive intraspinal plasticity is thought to contribute to the temporal develo...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Eldahan KC,Cox DH,Gollihue JL,Patel SP,Rabchevsky AG

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are one of the least understood injuries to the body. Finite element (FE) models of the brain have been crucial for understanding concussion and for developing injury mitigation systems; however, the experimental brain deformation data currently used to validate these models are limited....

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Alshareef A,Giudice JS,Forman J,Salzar RS,Panzer MB

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is a commonly used concussion assessment tool. Recent studies have questioned the stability and reliability of baseline BESS scores. The purpose of this longitudinal prospective cohort study is to examine differences in yearly baseline BESS scores in athletes participating on an...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Mathiasen R,Hogrefe C,Harland K,Peterson A,Smoot MK

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory lesions in the brain activate a systemic acute-phase response (APR), which is dependent on the release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) into the circulation. The resulting APR is responsible for regulating leukocyte mobilization and subsequent recruitment to the brain. Factors that either exacerbate or inh...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Hazelton I,Yates A,Dale A,Roodselaar J,Akbar N,Ruitenberg MJ,Anthony DC,Couch Y

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to assess the utility and effectiveness of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) of the entire pediatric cervical and thoracic spinal cord toward discrimination of typically developing (TD) controls and subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). A total of 43 pedi...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Alizadeh M,Fisher J,Saksena S,Sultan Y,Conklin CJ,Middleton DM,Finsterbusch J,Krisa L,Flanders AE,Faro SH,Mulcahey MJ,Mohamed FB

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Athletes in contact sports sustain repetitive subconcussive head impacts in a brief window, yet neurophysiological sequelae from repetitive subconcussion remain unclear. This prospective longitudinal study examined a relationship between changes in plasma Tau protein levels and subconcussive impact kinematic data in 2...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kawata K,Rubin LH,Wesley L,Lee JH,Sim T,Takahagi M,Bellamy A,Tierney R,Langford D

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The imaging and clinical examination (ICE) algorithm used in the Benchmark Evidence from South American Trials: Treatment of Intracranial Pressure (BEST TRIP) randomized controlled trial is the only prospectively investigated clinical protocol for traumatic brain injury management without intracranial pressure (ICP) m...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Chesnut RM,Temkin N,Dikmen S,Rondina C,Videtta W,Petroni G,Lujan S,Alanis V,Falcao A,de la Fuenta G,Gonzalez L,Jibaja M,Lavarden A,Sandi F,Mérida R,Romero R,Pridgeon J,Barber J,Machamer J,Chaddock K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although sleep-wake disturbances are prevalent and well described after traumatic brain injury, their pathophysiology remains unclear, most likely because human traumatic brain injury is a highly heterogeneous entity that makes the systematic study of sleep-wake disturbances in relation to trauma-induced histological ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Noain D,Büchele F,Schreglmann SR,Valko PO,Gavrilov YV,Morawska MM,Imbach LL,Baumann CR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular blast injury is a major medical concern for soldiers and explosion victims due to poor visual outcomes. To define the changes in gene expression following a blast injury to the eye, we examined retinal ribonucleic acid (RNA) expression in 54 mouse strains 5 days after a single 50-psi overpressure air wave blast...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Struebing FL,King R,Li Y,Chrenek MA,Lyuboslavsky PN,Sidhu CS,Iuvone PM,Geisert EE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative gait measurements can identify persistent postconcussion impairments. However, their prognostic utility after injury to identify the likelihood of prolonged concussion symptoms remains unknown. Our objective was to examine if dual-task gait performance measures are independently associated with persistent...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Howell DR,Brilliant A,Berkstresser B,Wang F,Fraser J,Meehan WP 3rd

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage in lowering high intracranial pressure (ICP) is well established in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recently, however, the use of external ventricular drains (EVDs) and ICP monitors in TBI has come under question. The aim of this retrospective study was to i...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Akbik OS,Krasberg M,Nemoto EM,Yonas H

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor response inhibition is a hallmark of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). We assessed motor response inhibition by measuring commission error rates on Simple (minimized cognitive demands) and Motivation (monetary reward) Go/No-Go tasks, comparing 17 children with chronic TBI (>1 year post-injury) and 14 matche...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Stephens JA,Salorio CF,Gomes JP,Nebel MB,Mostofsky SH,Suskauer SJ

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimum spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP) after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is unknown. Here, we describe techniques to compute and display the optimum SCPP in real time. We recruited adults within 72 h of severe TSCI (American Spinal Injuries Association [ASIA] grades A-C). A pressure probe and a micr...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Chen S,Smielewski P,Czosnyka M,Papadopoulos MC,Saadoun S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Return to living at home is an important patient-reported outcome following traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Specialized inpatient rehabilitation assists such patients in maximizing function and independence. Our project aim was to describe those patients receiving specialized rehabilitation after tSCI in Canada, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Cheng CL,Plashkes T,Shen T,Fallah N,Humphreys S,O'Connell C,Linassi AG,Ho C,Short C,Ethans K,Charbonneau R,Paquet J,Noonan VK

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Closed-head concussive injury is one of the most common causes of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Isolated concussions frequently produce acute neurological impairments, and individuals typically recover spontaneously within a short time frame. In contrast, brain injuries resulting from multiple concussions can result i...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Mountney A,Boutté AM,Cartagena CM,Flerlage WF,Johnson WD,Rho C,Lu XC,Yarnell A,Marcsisin S,Sousa J,Vuong C,Zottig V,Leung LY,Deng-Bryant Y,Gilsdorf J,Tortella FC,Shear DA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with the development of numerous psychiatric diseases. Of particular concern for TBI patients is the impact of chronic impulsivity on daily functioning. Despite the scope of the human problem, little has been done to address impulsivity in animal models of brain injury. In th...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Vonder Haar C,Martens KM,Riparip LK,Rosi S,Wellington CL,Winstanley CA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lectin pathway of the complement system has been implicated in secondary ischemic/inflammatory injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, previous experimental studies have yielded conflicting results, and human studies are scarce. In this exploratory study, we investigated associations of several lectin ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Osthoff M,Walder B,Delhumeau C,Trendelenburg M,Turck N

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) research depends on comparisons of profiles and outcomes between brain-injured individuals and groups consisting either of injured controls (e.g., orthopedic injuries, OI) or uninjured, typically developing children recruited from the community (community controls, CC). Children ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Beauchamp MH,Landry-Roy C,Gravel J,Beaudoin C,Bernier A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal-dependent deficits in learning and memory formation are a prominent feature of traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, the role of the hippocampus in cognitive dysfunction after concussion (mild TBI) is unknown. We therefore investigated functional and structural changes in the swine hippocampus following T...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Wolf JA,Johnson BN,Johnson VE,Putt ME,Browne KD,Mietus CJ,Brown DP,Wofford KL,Smith DH,Grady MS,Cohen AS,Cullen DK

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and lyophilized plasma (LP) decrease brain lesion size and improve neurological recovery in a swine model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS). In this study, we examine whether these findings can be validated in a clinically relevant model ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Georgoff PE,Nikolian VC,Halaweish I,Chtraklin K,Bruhn PJ,Eidy H,Rasmussen M,Li Y,Srinivasan A,Alam HB

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that affects patients on both a personal and societal level. The objective of the study is to improve the prediction of long-term functional outcome following SCI based on the acute clinical findings. A total of 76 patients with acute traumatic SCI were prospectively...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kaminski L,Cordemans V,Cernat E,M'Bra KI,Mac-Thiong JM

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in marked atrophy and dysfunction of skeletal muscle. There are currently no effective treatments for SCI-induced muscle atrophy or the dysfunction of the remaining muscle tissue. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase-4 (Nox4) produces reactive oxygen species (ROS...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Liu XH,Harlow L,Graham ZA,Bauman WA,Cardozo C

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating traumatic brain injury (PTBI) is one of the major cause of death and disability worldwide. Previous studies with penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI), a PTBI rat model revealed widespread perilesional neurodegeneration, similar to that seen in humans following gunshot wound to the head, which is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Spurlock MS,Ahmed AI,Rivera KN,Yokobori S,Lee SW,Sam PN,Shear DA,Hefferan MP,Hazel TG,Johe KK,Gajavelli S,Tortella FC,Bullock RM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1), and S100B have been shown to be predictive of patients with brain injury. Kinetics of these biomarkers in injured humans have not been extensively examined. This prospective multi-center study included patients with mild-to-mode...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Welch RD,Ellis M,Lewis LM,Ayaz SI,Mika VH,Millis S,Papa L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repair of the spinal cord and improvement of mobility after injury has been a matter of basic and clinical research for several decades. A number of repair approaches were performed in animals, mainly rodent models of spinal cord injury (SCI). Some of these experimental therapies resulted in significant regeneration o...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Dietz V,Schwab ME

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Task-specific rehabilitation has been shown to promote functional recovery after acute spinal cord injury (SCI). Recently, the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), has been shown to promote neuroplasticity after SCI. Here, we investigated whether the combination of a single bolus of DHA with...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Liu ZH,Yip PK,Priestley JV,Michael-Titus AT

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injury patients not meeting the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)'s criteria for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), referred to hereafter as HIBRID (Head Injury BRain Injury Debatable), are often excluded from studies. The prognostic importance of HIBRID is unclear. We investigated the differen...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Korley FK,Diaz-Arrastia R,Falk HJ,Peters ME,Leoutsakos JS,Roy D,Rao V,Sair HI,Ofoche U,Hall AJ,Akbari F,Van Meter TE,Everett AD,Van Eyk JE,Bechtold KT

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) V1 receptors are known to mediate brain edema formation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). So far, however, AVP V1 receptors were only inhibited by genetic deletion or prior to trauma. Therefore, the current study aimed to determine the therapeutic window of AVP V1 receptor antagonization a...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Krieg SM,Trabold R,Plesnila N

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale network analysis characterizes the brain as a complex network of nodes and edges to evaluate functional connectivity patterns. The utility of graph-based techniques has been demonstrated in an increasing number of resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) studies in the normal and diseased brain. However, to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kaushal M,Oni-Orisan A,Chen G,Li W,Leschke J,Ward BD,Kalinosky B,Budde MD,Schmit BD,Li SJ,Muqeet V,Kurpad SN

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated associations between blood glucose levels and clinical outcomes in participants of the multi-center randomized controlled Brain-Hypothermia (B-HYPO) study. Patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI, Glasgow Coma Scale 4-8) were assigned to therapeutic hypothermia (TH, 32-34°C, n = 98) or fever c...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kobata H,Sugie A,Suehiro E,Dohi K,Kaneko T,Fujita M,Oda Y,Kuroda Y,Yamashita S,Maekawa T

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins constitute a class of medications commonly used in the treatment of elevated cholesterol. However, in experimental studies, statins also have other non-cholesterol-mediated mechanisms of action, which may have neuroprotective effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether administration of atorvastati...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Robertson CS,McCarthy JJ,Miller ER,Levin H,McCauley SR,Swank PR

更新日期：2017-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury to the meninges is not uncommon after traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet minimal research has been directed toward understanding the relevant biology. After a concussive event, the meninges are observed to abnormally enhance on post-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in some patients, but not all. The aim...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Livingston WS,Gill JM,Cota MR,Olivera A,O'Keefe JL,Martin C,Latour LL

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) replacement on physical and cognitive functioning in subjects with a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) with abnormal growth hormone (GH) secretion. Fifteen individuals who sustained a TBI at least 12 months prior to study enrollment were ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Mossberg KA,Durham WJ,Zgaljardic DJ,Gilkison CR,Danesi CP,Sheffield-Moore M,Masel BE,Urban RJ

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent global traumatic brain injury (TBI) initiatives rely on practice variation in diagnostic and treatment methods to answer effectiveness questions. One of these scientific dilemmas, the surgical management of the traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) might be variable among countries, among centers wit...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： van Essen TA,de Ruiter GC,Kho KH,Peul WC

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Whether the volume effect of the hematoma and increase of intracranial pressure (ICP) or the local effect of blood are responsible for this severe pathophysiology is unclear. Therefore, we compared subdural infusion of autologous blood and...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Jussen D,Krenzlin H,Papaioannou C,Ens S,Kempski O,Alessandri B

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Because of a lack of a standardized and accessible animal model for cardiovascular disease after SCI, few laboratories have conducted pre-clinical trials aimed at reinstating descending cardiovascular control. Here, we ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Squair JW,West CR,Popok D,Assinck P,Liu J,Tetzlaff W,Krassioukov AV

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause physical disability and psychological distress; however, whether SCI is a risk factor for dementia is unclear. This study evaluated the incidence of dementia in patients with SCI. Study participants were recruited from a nationwide cohort during 2004-2007 and categorized into SCI (pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Huang SW,Wang WT,Chou LC,Liou TH,Lin HW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00