Traumatic Brain Injury

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Research Summary
Research Summary
10/26/2024
Miranda Manier, BA
Early out-of-bed mobilization enhanced mobility and functional independence in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury, while also reducing ICU stays and...
10/26/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
10/18/2024
A 21-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his mother, who reported that the patient had been experiencing visual hallucinations and paranoia for the past 4 days.
10/18/2024
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Cognitive Rehabilitation
01/09/2023
Researchers updated the 2014 INCOG Guidelines that outline how clinicians should approach cognitive rehabilitation for individuals who have traumatic brain injury.
01/09/2023

Interactive Features

head trauma
head trauma
09/23/2022
Each year in the United States, there are approximately 235,000 hospitalizations due to traumatic brain injury. See what you know about the causes, risks, and incidence rates of the injury by taking this...
09/23/2022
Neurology
Neurology
10/07/2021
An 11-year-old girl recently sustained a concussion during field hockey practice. Since then, she has been experiencing headaches and her mother has noticed that she seems more irritable than usual.
10/07/2021
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
12/01/2019
Currently chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can only be diagnosed after death. Do you believe there will be a way to diagnose CTE before death in order to prevent adverse outcomes? Let us know by...
12/01/2019
Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders
10/04/2019
October 6 is World Cerebral Palsy Day. Do you know among which demographic is cerebral palsy most common?
10/04/2019
concussion
concussion
12/20/2018
Do post-concussion symptom trajectories vary between girls and boys? And if so, how? Take this quiz to find out!
12/20/2018

Clinical Insights

injury
injury
03/20/2022
In this podcast, Julian Bailes, MD, from NorthShore University HealthSystem, discusses traumatic brain injury, including mild traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
03/20/2022
Nutrition
Nutrition
09/02/2021
More than 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a brain injury each year. In some cases, symptoms and long-term complications of a TBI may be improved with nutrition interventions, writes Anne...
09/02/2021
cognitive development
cognitive development
09/16/2019
Alcino Silva, PhD, answers our questions about molecular memory systems and how they relate to neurological diseases—a topic that he will also discuss at the American Neurological Association’s Annual...
09/16/2019
Top Papers Of The Month
Top Papers Of The Month
09/06/2019
New research examined whether preinjury, demographic, and family factors influence vulnerability to post-concussion symptoms persisting the year after mild traumatic brain injury.
09/06/2019
head injury
head injury
07/28/2019
Nicole D. Reams, MD, explains how gender affects the incidence of concussion, recovery duration, and post-concussion outcomes.
07/28/2019