abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) is less common in children than in adults, but in children it is generally more severe. Spinal loading conditions (speed and displacement) are also thought to affect SCI severity, but the relationship between these parameters is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Lau NS,Gorrie CA,Chia JY,Bilston LE,Clarke EC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often occurs in conjunction with additional trauma, resulting in secondary complications, such as hypotension as a result of blood loss. This study investigated the combined effects of penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) on physiological parameters, in...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Leung LY,Wei G,Shear DA,Tortella FC

更新日期：2013-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study tested a hypothesis that early identification of injury severity with quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides biomarkers for predicting increased seizure susceptibility and epileptogenesis after traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI was induced by lateral fluid percussion injury (FPI) in a...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Immonen R,Kharatishvili I,Gröhn O,Pitkänen A

更新日期：2013-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no established biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), in part because post-concussive symptoms (PCS) are subjective and conventional imaging is typically unremarkable. To test whether diffuse axonal abnormalities quantified with three-dimensional (3D) proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imagi...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kirov II,Tal A,Babb JS,Reaume J,Bushnik T,Ashman TA,Flanagan S,Grossman RI,Gonen O

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contusion-type cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most common forms of SCI observed in patients. In particular, injuries targeting the C3-C5 region affect the pool of phrenic motor neurons (PhMNs) that innervates the diaphragm, resulting in significant and often chronic respiratory dysfunction. Using a pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Nicaise C,Frank DM,Hala TJ,Authelet M,Pochet R,Adriaens D,Brion JP,Wright MC,Lepore AC

更新日期：2013-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate nutritional support is a major challenge in brain injury patients, because malnutrition cannot be reversed by standard enteral nutrition. We hypothesized that an oligomeric formula could improve nutritional status by restoring intestinal trophicity. Eighteen male Sprague-Dawley rats (300-330 g) underwent gast...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Moinard C,Delpierre E,Loï C,Neveux N,Butel MJ,Cynober L,Charrueau C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, biomarker research has identified potential biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Several cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum biomarkers have shown promise in predicting long-term outcome after severe TBI. Despite this increased focus on identify...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Niyonkuru C,Wagner AK,Ozawa H,Amin K,Goyal A,Fabio A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of clinical spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are contusive and occur at the cervical level of the spinal cord. Most scientists and clinicians agree that the preclinical evaluation of novel candidate treatments should include testing in a cervical SCI contusion model. Because mice are increasingly used because ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Streijger F,Beernink TM,Lee JH,Bhatnagar T,Park S,Kwon BK,Tetzlaff W

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has gained considerable notoriety during the past decade of conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, the relationship between combat-related mTBI and residual mTBI symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and neurocognitive deficits remains unclear. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kontos AP,Kotwal RS,Elbin RJ,Lutz RH,Forsten RD,Benson PJ,Guskiewicz KM

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces microglial activation, which can contribute to secondary tissue loss. Activation of mGluR5 reduces microglial activation and inhibits microglial-mediated neurodegeneration in vitro, and is neuroprotective in experimental models of CNS injury. In vitro studies also suggest ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Loane DJ,Stoica BA,Byrnes KR,Jeong W,Faden AI

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) axons recover poorly following injury because of the expression of myelin-derived inhibitors of axonal outgrowth such as Nogo, myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), and oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp), all of which bind to the Nogo-66 receptor 1 (NgR1). Herein we examine the rol...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Tong J,Liu W,Wang X,Han X,Hyrien O,Samadani U,Smith DH,Huang JH

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is used in clinical practice for patient assessment and communication among clinicians and also in outcome prediction models such as the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRIS). The objective of this study is to determine which GCS subscore is best associated with outcome, taking tim...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Lesko MM,Jenks T,O'Brien SJ,Childs C,Bouamra O,Woodford M,Lecky F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the 3.5 million annual new head injury cases is a subpopulation of children and young adults who experience repeated traumatic brain injury (TBI). The duration of vulnerability after a single TBI remains unknown, and biomarkers have yet to be determined. Decreases in glucose metabolism (cerebral metabolic rate o...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Prins ML,Alexander D,Giza CC,Hovda DA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), excessive release of proinflammatory cytokines is the major cause of cerebral edema and neuronal loss. This study was designed to examine changes in concentrations of some proinflammatory cytokines-including interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis fact...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Sarkaki AR,Khaksari Haddad M,Soltani Z,Shahrokhi N,Mahmoodi M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death of Central Nervous System (CNS) neurons following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex process arising from a combination of factors, many of which are still unknown. It has been found that inhibition of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels constitutes an effective strategy for preventing death of CN...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Peters M,Trembovler V,Alexandrovich A,Parnas M,Birnbaumer L,Minke B,Shohami E

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with enhanced osteogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of serum from TBI rats on fracture healing. Results from this study showed that the serum from TBI rats enhanced the expression of bone gamma carboxyglutamate protein (BGLAP), and promoted in vitr...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Yang S,Ma Y,Liu Y,Que H,Zhu C,Liu S

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the role of the axon guidance molecule EphA4 following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. Neutralization of EphA4 improved motor function and axonal regeneration following experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). We hypothesized that genetic absence of EphA4 could improve functional and histological o...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Hånell A,Clausen F,Djupsjö A,Vallstedt A,Patra K,Israelsson C,Larhammar M,Björk M,Paixão S,Kullander K,Marklund N

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic injury is a common cause of coagulopathy, primarily due to blood loss and hemodilution secondary to fluid resuscitation. Traumatic injury-associated coagulopathy often follows a course of transition from hyper- to hypocoagulable state exemplified in disseminated intravascular coagulation. The incidence of co...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Zhang J,Jiang R,Liu L,Watkins T,Zhang F,Dong JF

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The mass media have recently pointed out the likelihood of diagnostic errors in post-coma patients. Late recoveries of consciousness, even after 20 years, might indicate hidden misdiagnoses that are not corrected over a long period of time. The rate of misdiagnoses of patients in a vegetative state is very high when b...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Pistoia F,Sarà M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In various animal and human studies, early administration of 17β-estradiol, a strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic agent, significantly decreases the severity of injury in the brain associated with cell death. Estrone, the predominant estrogen in postmenopausal women, has been shown to be a promis...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Gatson JW,Liu MM,Abdelfattah K,Wigginton JG,Smith S,Wolf S,Simpkins JW,Minei JP

更新日期：2012-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a ubiquitous nuclear protein that is passively released from damaged and necrotic cells, and actively released from immune cells. In contrast, cytochrome c is released from mitochondria in apoptotic cells, and is considered a reliable biomarker of apoptosis. Thus, HMGB1 and cytochr...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Au AK,Aneja RK,Bell MJ,Bayir H,Feldman K,Adelson PD,Fink EL,Kochanek PM,Clark RS

更新日期：2012-07-20 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：:Striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) has been identified as a component of physiological and pathophysiological signaling pathways mediated by N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor/calcineurin/calpain activation. Activation of these pathways produces a subsequent change in STEP isoform expression or activation...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Mesfin MN,von Reyn CR,Mott RE,Putt ME,Meaney DF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of the collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) plays a significant physiological role in neuronal cell bodies and axons within the integrated mammalian central nervous system (CNS). Trauma-induced damage to the CNS results in variable degrees of axonal degeneration, and this may lead to neuronal cell d...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Taghian K,Lee JY,Petratos S

更新日期：2012-06-10 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：:End-to-side neurorrhaphy is widely used in the peripheral nervous system for nerve repair; however, the application of this technique has been limited to somatic nerves. The feasibility of nerve regeneration through end-to-side neurorrhaphy between autonomic and somatic nerves with different characteristics in the per...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Gao WS,Dong CJ,Li SQ,Kunwar KJ,Li B

更新日期：2012-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) can assist in choosing research priorities that will ultimately improve their quality of life. This systematic review examined studies that directly surveyed people with SCI to ascertain their health priorities and life domains of importance. Twen...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Simpson LA,Eng JJ,Hsieh JT,Wolfe DL,Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence Scire Research Team.

更新日期：2012-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of injury to cardiovascular autonomic pathways following clinical spinal cord injury (SCI) can be evaluated with spectral analyses. Whether this technique provides a translatable assessment of cardiovascular autonomic function in rodent SCI is unknown. Beat-to-beat blood pressure and pulse interval were m...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Inskip JA,Ramer LM,Ramer MS,Krassioukov AV,Claydon VE

更新日期：2012-05-20 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：:Older adults tend to have poorer outcomes compared to younger adults following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Currently, there is a need for research focusing on how elderly TBI has changed as the U.S. population shifts. This study provides a statewide account of moderate-to-severe TBI in regard to i...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Ramanathan DM,McWilliams N,Schatz P,Hillary FG

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blast injury to the brain is one of the major causes of death and can also significantly affect cognition and physical and psychological skills in survivors of blast. The complex mechanisms via which blast injury causes impairment of cognition and other symptoms are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated th...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Lu J,Ng KC,Ling G,Wu J,Poon DJ,Kan EM,Tan MH,Wu YJ,Li P,Moochhala S,Yap E,Lee LK,Teo M,Yeh IB,Sergio DM,Chua F,Kumar SD,Ling EA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) accounts for the majority of head trauma cases. Despite some lasting cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits, there are frequently no overt morphological defects, suggesting that changes may result from alterations in the physiology of individual neurons. We investigated hippoc...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Eakin K,Miller JP

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability and impairs health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Psychiatric disorders have been recognized as major components of TBI morbidity, yet few studies have addressed the relationship between these outcomes. Sample size, selection bias, and retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Diaz AP,Schwarzbold ML,Thais ME,Hohl A,Bertotti MM,Schmoeller R,Nunes JC,Prediger R,Linhares MN,Guarnieri R,Walz R

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia pugilistica (DP) is associated with chronic traumatic brain injury (CTBI), and leads to a "punch drunk" syndrome characterized by impairments in memory and executive function, behavioral changes, and motor signs. Microscopic features include the accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), beta-amyloid (Aβ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Saing T,Dick M,Nelson PT,Kim RC,Cribbs DH,Head E

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) occurs when an object impacts the head with sufficient force to penetrate the skin, skull, and meninges, and inflict injury directly to the brain parenchyma. This type of injury has been notoriously difficult to model in small laboratory animals such as rats or mice. To this...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Plantman S,Ng KC,Lu J,Davidsson J,Risling M

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of oxidative damage, neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in secondary pathomechanisms following spinal cord injury (SCI). These pathophysiological processes lead to cell death and are tightly regulated by nuclear factor E2-related factor 2/antioxidant response element (N...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Wang X,de Rivero Vaccari JP,Wang H,Diaz P,German R,Marcillo AE,Keane RW

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured quantitative cortical mantle cerebral blood flow (CBF) by stable xenon computed tomography (CT) within the first 12 h after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) to determine whether neurologic outcome can be predicted by CBF stratification early after injury. Stable xenon CT was used for quantitative measur...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Kaloostian P,Robertson C,Gopinath SP,Stippler M,King CC,Qualls C,Yonas H,Nemoto EM

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This article addresses the need for age-relevant outcome measures for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and summarizes the recommendations by the inter-agency Pediatric TBI Outcomes Workgroup. The Pediatric Workgroup's recommendations address primary clinical research objectives including characterizing course of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： McCauley SR,Wilde EA,Anderson VA,Bedell G,Beers SR,Campbell TF,Chapman SB,Ewing-Cobbs L,Gerring JP,Gioia GA,Levin HS,Michaud LJ,Prasad MR,Swaine BR,Turkstra LS,Wade SL,Yeates KO,Pediatric TBI Outcomes Workgroup.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute administration of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) raised against the CD11d subunit of the leukocyte CD11d/CD18 integrin after spinal cord injury (SCI) in the rat greatly improves neurological outcomes. This has been chiefly attributed to the reduced infiltration of neutrophils into the injured spinal cord in treated...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Geremia NM,Bao F,Rosenzweig TE,Hryciw T,Weaver L,Dekaban GA,Brown A

更新日期：2012-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The current lack of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for traumatic brain injury (TBI) confounds treatment and management of patients and is of increasing concern as the TBI population grows. We have generated plasma proteomic profiles from mice receiving TBI by controlled cortical impact at either 1.3 mm or 1.8 mm...

journal_title：Journal of neurotrauma

authors： Crawford F,Crynen G,Reed J,Mouzon B,Bishop A,Katz B,Ferguson S,Phillips J,Ganapathi V,Mathura V,Roses A,Mullan M

更新日期：2012-01-20 00:00:00