Federal programs that support people with brain injury, such as HEADS UP and the National Concussion Surveillance System, are ...

If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.

It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

The effect of traumatic brain injury on learning and memory: A synaptic focus. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 31 (2), 195–214. https://doi ...

Since 1974, trauma centers have relied mainly on GCS scores to assess patients based on clinical symptoms, rating TBI severity as mild (13-15 points), moderate (9-12 points), or severe (3-8 points).

Introduction Community integration and social participation remain a challenge for many individuals following acquired brain injury (ABI) and the transition from hospital to home is a complex journey.

Laura Reed, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC and Carol Garcia, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC A total of 1392 patients with TBI (75% men; mean age, 43.5) were admitted to the ICU. Of these, 90 (6.5%; 80% men; mean age, 59.2 ...

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), characterised by damage to the brain caused by a blow, bump, or jolt to the head, is estimated to affect 2.7–6.9 crore people worldwide, according to UpToDate.

D eciding whether to withdraw life support after a severe traumatic brain injury is extremely difficult. Loved ones are faced with balancing their hopes for recovery with the desire not to prolong ...

In a cohort of adults with traumatic brain injury, level of impairment for those who exhibited cognitive impairment after 6 months was directly correlated to TBI severity, according to research ...