brain injury

  1. Hutan

    Perivascular glial reactivity is a feature of phosphorylated tau lesions in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, 2025, Osterman, Murray et al

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39921702/ Abstract Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease associated with repetitive head injuries, is characterised by perivascular hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) accumulations within the depths of cortical sulci. Although the...
  2. SNT Gatchaman

    A Comprehensive and Broad Approach to Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Adult Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2024, Arabshahi et al.

    A Comprehensive and Broad Approach to Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Adult Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Soroush Arabshahi; Sohae Chung; Alaleh Alivar; Prin X. Amorapanth; Steven R. Flanagan; Farng-Yang A. Foo; Andrew F. Laine; Yvonne W. Lui BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Several...
  3. Andy

    Single and repeated high-level blast, low-level blast, and new-onset self-reported health conditions in the U.S. Millennium Cohort Study: 2023 Belding

    Introduction: Although previous research suggests that overpressure exposure from either high-level blast (HLB) or low-level blast (LLB) are harmful to health, to date no large-scale studies with representative samples of military personnel have utilized prospective designs and self-reported...
  4. L

    Neuropsychological assessment detects patterns of dysfunction associated with brain injury

    Sylvester, R. et al. (2021) The Queen Square Brain Injury Clinic, ACNR. https://acnr.co.uk/articles/the-queen-square-brain-injury-clinic/ Abstract There is recognition of the need for rehabilitation after TBI, but less for expert diagnosis at the level of pathology and impairment during...
  5. Andy

    Higher limbic and basal ganglia volumes in surviving COVID-negative patients and the relations to fatigue, 2022, Hafiz, Natelson et al

    Abstract Background Among systemic abnormalities caused by the novel coronavirus, little is known about the critical attack on the central nervous system (CNS). Few studies have shown cerebrovascular pathologies that indicate CNS involvement in acute patients. However, replication studies are...
  6. Sly Saint

    Neuropathology and virus in brain of SARS-CoV-2 infected non-human primates, 2022, Rutkai et al

    Abstract Neurological manifestations are a significant complication of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but underlying mechanisms aren’t well understood. The development of animal models that recapitulate the neuropathological findings of autopsied brain tissue from patients who died from...
  7. Wyva

    Brain–Immune Interactions as the Basis of Gulf War Illness: Clinical Assessment and Deployment Profile of (...), 2021, Steele, Klimas et al

    Abstract The Boston University-based Gulf War Illness Consortium (GWIC) is a multidisciplinary initiative developed to provide detailed understanding of brain and immune alterations that underlie Gulf War illness (GWI), the persistent multisymptom disorder associated with military service in...
  8. Andy

    Alterations in cerebral glucose metabolism ... in patients with persistent postconcussion syndrome, Teichner et al, 2021

    Full title: Alterations in cerebral glucose metabolism as measured by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET in patients with persistent postconcussion syndrome Open access, https://journals.lww.com/nuclearmedicinecomm/Abstract/9000/Alterations_in_cerebral_glucose_metabolism_as.98064.aspx
  9. Andy

    UK: NICE Guideline: Rehabilitation for Chronic Neurological Disorders Including Traumatic Brain Injury

    An email from NICE has highlighted that they are developing a guideline on Rehabilitation for Chronic Neurological Disorders Including Traumatic Brain Injury. In theory, NICE, rightly or wrongly, recognise ME as a neurological condition, so I would assume that ME will be included in this...
  10. Dolphin

    The iatrogenic power of labeling MUS: A critical review and meta-analysis of “diagnosis threat” in mild head injury, 2020, Niesten et al

    https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-25194-001
  11. M

    Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, and memory

    This is an article of a paper that is yet to be published. View here. There is much more to the article, discusses a trial with growth hormone. BIAFAC stands for brain injury associated fatigue and altered cognition. It makes me wonder, how many of us had a genuine concussion prior to...
  12. mariovitali

    Traumatic Brain Injury, Bile Acids and Blood Brain Barrier

    cc @Perrier I had a discussion with Jen Brea on Twitter regarding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and ME. TBI was something i never looked at but i do recall that there are cases of patients that got ME after car accidents. I performed an analysis for TBI to summarise all available information...
  13. Mij

    Tachycardia in a patient with mild traumatic brain injury, 2019, Jang et al

    Case Report: In conclusion, we describe a patient who showed tachycardia following mild TBI(traumatic brain injury). To our knowledge, this patient is the first reported case of tachycardia following mild TBI. Further studies involving a larger number of subjects showing signs of sympathetic...
  14. Sly Saint

    Early warning signs of brain injury fatigue: It's like a switch is flipped

    All sounds very familiar. I wish there were another word to encompass these symptoms. I note they use the term 'pathological fatigue'.........
  15. J

    Implant improves fatigue and cognition in traumatic brain injury test case, 2019.

    FYI https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/implant-brain-injury.html?action=click&module=Discovery&pgtype=Homepage Wonder what the cost is.... Surgery done at Stanford
  16. leokitten

    Havana Syndrome: U.S. and Canadian diplomats targeted with possible weapon causing brain injury and neurological symptoms

    Havana Syndrome: U.S. and Canadian diplomats targeted with possible weapon causing brain injury and neurological symptoms CBS News/60 Minutes main story/video https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-trauma-suffered-by-u-s-diplomats-abroad-could-be-work-of-hostile-foreign-government-60-minutes/ CBS...
  17. NelliePledge

    BBC disability - I woke up unable to speak English

    interesting story about a woman who was brought up speaking German and English but ability to speak English was badly affected by a cycling accident https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-45804613
  18. Sly Saint

    Interesting medical TV documentaries

    Can you Rebuild my Brain? Interesting prog on C4 This was very interesting but also a bit scary! "Lotje Sodderland's brain was damaged by a stroke when she was 34. She meets neuroscience pioneers who are developing cutting-edge treatments for conditions like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and autism."...
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