What traditional neuropsychological assessment got wrong about mild traumatic brain injury. IV: clinical applications and future directions
Brain Injury,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 17
Published: April 3, 2025
Part
IV
concludes
this
four-part
review
of
'What
Traditional
Neuropsychological
Assessment
Got
Wrong
About
Mild
Traumatic
Brain
Injury,'
with
a
focus
on
clinical
applications
and
future
directions.
These
reviews
have
highlighted
the
limitations
traditional
neuropsychological
assessment
methods,
particularly
in
evaluation
patient
mild
traumatic
brain
injury
(mTBI),
especially
within
context
all
21st
Century
advances
neuroimaging,
quantification
network
neuroscience.
How
advanced
neuroimaging
technology
contemporary
neuroscience
can
be
applied
to
assessing
mTBI
at
time
along
are
reviewed.
The
current
status
computerized
test
(CNT)
development
is
reviewed
as
it
applies
assessment.
Likewise,
how
various
types
virtual
reality
(VR),
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
wearable
sensors,
markerless
gaming
could
enhance
CNT
tool
box
some
aspirational
statements
about
improvements
novel
methods
developed
integrated
technologies
tailored
meet
needs
patient.
Language: Английский
Spectrum of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Acute Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury - A Pictorial Essay
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 17, P. 2921 - 2934
Published: June 1, 2024
Abstract:
Head
trauma
(HT)
in
pediatric
patients
is
the
number
one
cause
of
mortality
and
morbidity
children.
Although
computer
tomography
(CT)
imaging
provides
ample
information
assessing
acute
traumatic
brain
injuries
(TBIs),
there
are
instances
when
magnetic
resonance
(MRI)
needed.
Due
to
its
high
sensitivity
diagnosing
small
bleeds,
MRI
offers
a
well-documented
evaluation
primary
TBIs.
Our
pictorial
essay
aims
present
some
latest
protocols
employed
head
review
practical
considerations.
Injury
mechanisms
accidental
HT,
lesions'
topography,
hematoma
signal
variability
over
time
also
discussed.
Acute
intra-
extra-axial
lesions
their
aspect
showcased
using
images
from
our
hospital.
This
has
an
educational
purpose.
It
intended
guide
young
emergency
intensive
care
unit
doctors,
neurologists,
neurosurgeons
TBIs
on
while
waiting
for
official
radiologist's
report.
The
presentation
focuses
most
frequent
encountered
trauma.
Keywords:
paediatric
trauma,
injury,
diffuse
axonal
haemorrhagic
cortical
contusions,
epidural
haematoma
Language: Английский
NHE1 Protein in Repetitive Mild TBI-Mediated Neuroinflammation and Neurological Function Impairment
John P. Bielanin,
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Shamseldin Metwally,
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Helena Oft
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et al.
Published: April 22, 2024
Mild
traumatic
brain
injuries
(mTBIs)
are
highly
prevalent
and
can
lead
to
chronic
behavioral
cognitive
deficits,
often
associated
with
the
development
of
neurodegenerative
diseases.
The
formation
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
oxidative
stress
have
been
implicated
in
mTBI-mediated
axonal
injury
pathogenesis.
However,
underlying
mechanisms
contributing
factors
not
completely
understood.
In
this
study,
utilizing
a
murine
model
repetitive
mTBI
(r-mTBI)
involving
five
closed-skull
concussions
young
adult
C57BL/6J
mice,
we
observed
significant
elevation
Na+/H+
exchanger
protein
(NHE1)
expression
GFAP+
astrocytes,
IBA1+
microglia,
OLIG2+
oligodendrocytes
across
various
regions
(including
cerebral
cortex,
corpus
callosum,
hippocampus).
This
was
accompanied
by
astrogliosis,
microgliosis
accumulation
amyloid
precursor
(APP).
Concurrently,
r-mTBI
mice
displayed
impaired
motor
learning
spatial
memory
deficits.
post-r-mTBI
administration
potent
NHE1
inhibitor,
HOE642,
attenuated
locomotor
functional
deficits
as
well
gliosis,
stress,
damage,
white
matter
damage.
These
findings
underscore
role
upregulation
r-mTBI-induced
suggesting
promising
therapeutic
target
alleviate
mTBI-induced
restore
neurological
function.
Language: Английский
NHE1 Protein in Repetitive Mild TBI-Mediated Neuroinflammation and Neurological Function Impairment
John P. Bielanin,
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Shamseldin Metwally,
No information about this author
Helena Oft
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et al.
Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 836 - 836
Published: July 13, 2024
Mild
traumatic
brain
injuries
(mTBIs)
are
highly
prevalent
and
can
lead
to
chronic
behavioral
cognitive
deficits
often
associated
with
the
development
of
neurodegenerative
diseases.
Oxidative
stress
formation
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
have
been
implicated
in
mTBI-mediated
axonal
injury
pathogenesis.
However,
underlying
mechanisms
contributing
factors
not
completely
understood.
In
this
study,
we
explore
these
pathogenic
utilizing
a
murine
model
repetitive
mTBI
(r-mTBI)
involving
five
closed-skull
concussions
young
adult
C57BL/6J
mice.
We
observed
significant
elevation
Na
Language: Английский
Influencing factors on neurological prognosis after traumatic brain injury and the role of brain tissue oxygen pressure (PbtO2) monitoring
Chunlei Gao,
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E P Zhang,
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Zhanhua Shi
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et al.
American Journal of Translational Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 7530 - 7541
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
To
identify
factors
influencing
neurological
prognosis
following
traumatic
brain
injury
(TBI)
and
to
analyze
the
role
of
tissue
oxygen
pressure
(PbtO2)
monitoring
in
prognostication.
In
this
case-control
study,
medical
records
412
individuals
diagnosed
with
TBI
were
thoroughly
examined
analyzed.
The
patients
divided
into
two
groups
based
on
their
at
three
months
post-injury:
Good
Prognosis
(n
=
321)
Poor
91).
Demographic
clinical
characteristics,
partial
pressure,
radiological
laboratory
findings,
treatment
interventions,
complications
compared
between
groups.
Logistic
regression
analysis
was
conducted
risk
for
prognosis,
predictive
value
these
evaluated
using
receiver
operating
characteristic
(ROC)
curve
analysis.
study
identified
associations
Injury
Severity
Score
(ISS),
Glasgow
Coma
Scale
(GCS),
PbtO2
levels,
findings
(diffuse
axonal
subarachnoid
hemorrhage),
parameters
(platelet
count
arterial
(PaO2))
TBI.
Initial
levels
demonstrated
independent
poor
outcomes
(Area
Under
Curve
(AUC)
0.804).
highlights
prognostic
significance
severity,
oxygenation,
determining
Furthermore,
emphasize
potential
as
a
valuable
tool
assessment.
Language: Английский