abstract：:Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we assessed the relationship of white matter integrity and performance on the Boston Naming Test (BNT) in a group of retired professional football players and a control group. We examined correlations between fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) with BNT T-scores i...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Strain JF,Didehbani N,Spence J,Conover H,Bartz EK,Mansinghani S,Jeroudi MK,Rao NK,Fields LM,Kraut MA,Cullum CM,Hart J Jr,Womack KB

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients frequently experience emotion dysregulation symptoms, including post-traumatic stress. Although mTBI likely affects cortical activation and structure, resulting in cognitive symptoms after mTBI, early effects of mTBI on cortical emotion processing circuits have rarely been e...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Wang X,Xie H,Cotton AS,Brickman KR,Lewis TJ,Wall JT,Tamburrino MB,Bauer WR,Law K,McLean SA,Liberzon I

更新日期：2017-01-15 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：:After experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI), calcineurin is upregulated; blocking calcineurin is associated with improved outcomes. In humans, variation in the calcineurin A-gamma gene (PPP3CC) has been associated with neuropsychiatric disorders, though any role in TBI recovery remains unknown. This study examines...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Osier ND,Bales JW,Pugh B,Shin S,Wyrobek J,Puccio AM,Okonkwo DO,Ren D,Alexander S,Conley YP,Dixon CE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several behavioral factors such as violence, impulsivity, and alcohol-related problems are associated with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). Such factors have been associated with inherently low neuronal serotonergic capacity that in turn is reflected in low activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO) as measured in platel...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Sabre L,Harro J,Eensoo D,Vaht M,Kabel V,Pakkanen M,Asser T,Kõrv J

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:The serum phosphorylated neurofilament heavy subunit (pNF-H) is a nervous system-specific protein that is released from damaged neural tissue after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study was to elucidate the usefulness of serum pNF-H as a predictive marker for the outcome of patients after TBI. Patients w...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Shibahashi K,Doi T,Tanaka S,Hoda H,Chikuda H,Sawada Y,Takasu Y,Chiba K,Nozaki T,Hamabe Y,Ogata T

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging data were acquired at ∼24 h and ∼3 months post-injury on mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; n = 75) and orthopedic injury (n = 60) cohorts. The mTBI subjects were randomly assigned to a treatment group with atorvastatin or a non-treatment mTBI group. The treatment group was further divided i...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Govindarajan KA,Narayana PA,Hasan KM,Wilde EA,Levin HS,Hunter JV,Miller ER,Patel VK,Robertson CS,McCarthy JJ

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite an improved understanding of traumatic head and neck injury mechanisms, the impact tests required by major motorcycle helmet standards have remained unchanged for decades. Development of new test methods must reflect the specific impact loads causing injury in real crashes as well as test criteria appropriate ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Whyte T,Gibson T,Anderson R,Eager D,Milthorpe B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) contributes to development of affective disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychiatric symptoms typically emerge in a tardive fashion post-TBI, with negative effects on recovery. Patients with PTSD, as well as rodent models of PTSD, demonstrate structural and...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Schneider BL,Ghoddoussi F,Charlton JL,Kohler RJ,Galloway MP,Perrine SA,Conti AC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostic models that were developed by the International Mission on Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury (IMPACT) study group and the Corticosteroid Randomization After Signification Head injury (CRASH) collaborators are the most commonly used prognostic models for outcome after trauma...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Castaño-Leon AM,Lora D,Munarriz PM,Cepeda S,Paredes I,de la Cruz J,Gómez Lopez PA,Lagares A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse axonal injury is recognized as a progressive and long-term consequence of traumatic brain injury. Axonal injury can have sustained negative consequences on neuronal functions such as anterograde and retrograde transport and cellular processes such as autophagy that depend on cytoarchitecture and axon integrity...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Hensley K,Poteshkina A,Johnson MF,Eslami P,Gabbita SP,Hristov AM,Venkova-Hristova KM,Harris-White ME

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine disturbances are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but only a few data exist on long-term anterior pituitary deficiencies after brain injury. We present data from the Structured Data Assessment of Hypopituitarism after TBI and SAH, a multi-center stu...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Krewer C,Schneider M,Schneider HJ,Kreitschmann-Andermahr I,Buchfelder M,Faust M,Berg C,Wallaschofski H,Renner C,Uhl E,Koenig E,Jordan M,Stalla GK,Kopczak A

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury caused by stab wounds (SCISW) results from a partial or complete transection of the cord, and presents opportunities for interventional research. It is recognized that there is low incidence, but little is known about the natural history or the patient's suitability for long-term clinical outcome st...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： McCaughey EJ,Purcell M,Barnett SC,Allan DB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent pain is experienced by more than 50% of persons who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and more than 30% experience significant pain as early as 6 weeks after injury. Although neuropathic pain is a common consequence after CNS injuries, little attention has been given to neuropathic pain symptoms after...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Widerström-Noga E,Govind V,Adcock JP,Levin BE,Maudsley AA

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether clinically significant ocular trauma can be induced by a survivable isolated primary blast using a live animal model. Both eyes of 18 Dutch Belted rabbits were exposed to various survivable low-level blast overpressures in a large-scale shock tube simulating a prima...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Jones K,Choi JH,Sponsel WE,Gray W,Groth SL,Glickman RD,Lund BJ,Reilly MA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early decompression may improve neurological outcome after spinal cord injury (SCI), but is often difficult to achieve because of logistical issues. The aims of this study were to 1) determine the time to decompression in cases of isolated cervical SCI in Australia and New Zealand and 2) determine where substantial de...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Battistuzzo CR,Armstrong A,Clark J,Worley L,Sharwood L,Lin P,Rooke G,Skeers P,Nolan S,Geraghty T,Nunn A,Brown DJ,Hill S,Alexander J,Millard M,Cox SF,Rao S,Watts A,Goods L,Allison GT,Agostinello J,Cameron PA,Mo

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-human primate (NHP) models of spinal cord injury better reflect human injury and provide a better foundation to evaluate potential treatments and functional outcomes. We combined finite element (FE) and surrogate models with impact data derived from in vivo experiments to define the impact mechanics needed to gene...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Sparrey CJ,Salegio EA,Camisa W,Tam H,Beattie MS,Bresnahan JC

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in humans and in animals leads to an acute and sustained increase in tissue glutamate concentrations within the brain, triggering glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity. Excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) are responsible for maintaining extracellular central nervous system glutamate con...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Fontana AC,Fox DP,Zoubroulis A,Mortensen OV,Raghupathi R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An impaired ability to regulate microglia activation by fractalkine (CX3CL1) leads to microglia chronic sub-activation. How this condition affects outcome after acute brain injury is still debated, with studies showing contrasting results depending on the timing and the brain pathology. Here, we investigated the early...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Zanier ER,Marchesi F,Ortolano F,Perego C,Arabian M,Zoerle T,Sammali E,Pischiutta F,De Simoni MG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence indicates that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop following traumatic brain injury (TBI), despite most patients having no conscious memory of their accident. This prospective study examined the frequency, timing of onset, symptom profile, and trajectory of PTSD and its psychiatric co...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Alway Y,Gould KR,McKay A,Johnston L,Ponsford J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participation in contact sports places athletes at elevated risk for repeated head injuries and is associated with negative mental health outcomes later in life. The current study identified changes observable on neuroimaging that persisted beyond the apparent resolution of acute symptoms of concussion. Sixteen young ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Orr CA,Albaugh MD,Watts R,Garavan H,Andrews T,Nickerson JP,Gonyea J,Hipko S,Zweber C,Logan K,Hudziak JJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a health threat that affects every year millions of people involved in motor vehicle and sporting accidents, and thousands of soldiers in battlefields. Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is one of the most frequent types of TBI leading to death. In DAI, the initial traumatic event is followed ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Zhu F,Gatti DL,Yang KH

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:This study evaluated the utility of the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) as tools for the screening and monitoring of Service members (SMs) with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in a deployed setting during the acute and subacute phases of recovery. Patient records (N = 699...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Haran FJ,Slaboda JC,King LA,Wright WG,Houlihan D,Norris JN

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levetiracetam (LEV) is an antiepileptic agent targeting novel pathways. Coupled with a favorable safety profile and increasing empirical clinical use, it was the fifth drug tested by Operation Brain Trauma Therapy (OBTT). We assessed the efficacy of a single 15 min post-injury intravenous (IV) dose (54 or 170 mg/kg) o...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Browning M,Shear DA,Bramlett HM,Dixon CE,Mondello S,Schmid KE,Poloyac SM,Dietrich WD,Hayes RL,Wang KK,Povlishock JT,Tortella FC,Kochanek PM

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Midcervical contusion injuries disrupt descending ipsilateral excitatory bulbospinal projections to phrenic motoneurons, compromising ventilation. We hypothesized that a unilateral contusion injury at C3 versus C5 would differentially impact phrenic activity reflecting more prominent disruption of ipsilateral descendi...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Alvarez-Argote S,Gransee HM,Mora JC,Stowe JM,Jorgenson AJ,Sieck GC,Mantilla CB

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent models of spinal cord injury are critical for the development of treatments for upper limb motor impairment in humans, but there are few methods for measuring forelimb strength of rodents, an important outcome measure. We developed a novel robotic device--the Robotic Rehabilitator of the Rodent Upper Extremity ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Sharp KG,Duarte JE,Gebrekristos B,Perez S,Steward O,Reinkensmeyer DJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous meta-analyses of methylprednisolone (MPS) for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) have not addressed confidence in the quality of evidence used for pooled effect estimates, and new primary studies have been recently published. We aimed to determine whether MPS improves motor recovery an...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Evaniew N,Belley-Côté EP,Fallah N,Noonan VK,Rivers CS,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of post-traumatic brain edema and dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) influences the neurofunctional outcome after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Previous studies have demonstrated that the administration of apolipoprotein E-mimetic peptide COG1410 reduces the brain water content after subarachnoi...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Cao F,Jiang Y,Wu Y,Zhong J,Liu J,Qin X,Chen L,Vitek MP,Li F,Xu L,Sun X

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether the exposure to the sub-concussive blows that occur during division III collegiate collision sports affect later life neurobehavioral quality-of-life measures. We conducted a cross-sectional study of alumni from four division III colleges, targeting those between the ages of 40-70 years,...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Meehan WP 3rd,Taylor AM,Berkner P,Sandstrom NJ,Peluso MW,Kurtz MM,Pascual-Leone A,Mannix R

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to assess the trajectories of community integration in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through one, two, and five years post-injury and to examine whether those trajectories could be predicted by demographic and injury characteristics. A longitudinal cohort study was conducted...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Andelic N,Arango-Lasprilla JC,Perrin PB,Sigurdardottir S,Lu J,Landa LO,Forslund MV,Roe C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was introduced 40 years ago and has received world-wide acceptance. The GCS rates eye, motor, and verbal responses to assess the level of consciousness. Concerns have been expressed with regard to reliability and consistency of assessments. We considered that lack of standardization in app...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Reith FC,Brennan PM,Maas AI,Teasdale GM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustain a mild injury (mTBI). One out of 4 patients experiences persistent complaints, despite their often normal neuropsychological test results and the absence of structural brain damage on conventional neuroimaging. Susceptibility to develop persistent comp...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： van der Horn HJ,Liemburg EJ,Aleman A,Spikman JM,van der Naalt J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paralysis is an indication for trauma patients to be preferentially triaged by emergency services to designated level I or II trauma centers (TC). We sought to describe triage practices for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and its associated emergency department (ED) outcomes. Adults ages ≥ 18 y...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Selvarajah S,Haider AH,Schneider EB,Sadowsky CL,Becker D,Hammond ER

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence suggests that temporally proximal acute concussions and repetitive subconcussive head injuries may lead to long-term neurological deficits. However, the underlying mechanisms of injury and their relative time-scales are not well documented in human injury models. The current study therefore investigat...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Mayer AR,Ling JM,Dodd AB,Gasparovic C,Klimaj SD,Meier TB

更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in varying degrees of disability in a significant number of persons annually. The mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction after TBI have been explored in both animal models and human clinical studies for decades. Dopaminergic, serotonergic, and noradrenergic dysfunction has been descri...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Shin SS,Dixon CE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in the volume of a traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (TICH) is a widely studied phenomenon that has a direct impact on the prognosis of patients. The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with the progression of TICH. We retrospectively analyzed the records of 1970 adult pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Cepeda S,Gómez PA,Castaño-Leon AM,Martínez-Pérez R,Munarriz PM,Lagares A

更新日期：2015-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis and early prognosis of the vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and its differentiation from the minimally-conscious state still rest on the clinical observation of responsiveness. The incidence of established clinical indicators of responsiveness also has proven variable in the single...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Riganello F,Cortese MD,Dolce G,Lucca LF,Sannita WG

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies have demonstrated that measures of altered metabolism and axonal injury can be detected following traumatic brain injury. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare the distributions of altered image parameters obtained by thes...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Maudsley AA,Govind V,Levin B,Saigal G,Harris L,Sheriff S

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00