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11/20/09 Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury
11/20/09 Subjective fatigue, mental effort, and attention deficits after severe traumatic brain injury
11/19/09 Motor rehabilitation after stroke, traumatic brain, and spinal cord injury: common denominators within recent clinical trials
11/19/09 Administration of S-nitrosoglutathione after traumatic brain injury protects the neurovascular unit and reduces secondary injury in a rat model of controlled cortical impact
11/18/09 Metamemory adjustments over time in adults with and without traumatic brain injury
11/18/09 Differential pathways of psychological distress in spouses vs. parents of people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI): Multi-group analysis
11/17/09 Pre-existing health conditions and repeat traumatic brain injury
11/17/09 Educational, vocational, psychosocial, and quality-of-life outcomes for adult survivors of childhood traumatic brain injury
11/16/09 Psychiatric disorders following traumatic brain injury: Their nature and frequency
11/16/09 Treatment of traumatic brain injury in pediatrics
11/13/09 Feasibility of instrumental swallowing assessments in patients with prolonged disordered consciousness while undergoing inpatient rehabilitation
11/13/09 Laryngeal function: A comparative analysis between children and adults subsequent to traumatic brain injury
11/12/09 Using activity diaries to measure children's and adolescents' compliance with activity restrictions after mild traumatic brain injury
11/12/09 Static and dynamic visuomotor task performance in children with acquired brain injury: Predictive control deficits under increased temporal pressure
11/11/09 Training emotional processing in persons with brain injury
11/11/09 Vision loss from traumatic brain injury severely impacts veterans' quality of life
11/10/09 Preinjury factors and 3-month outcomes following emergency department diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury
11/10/09 Emergency department assessment of mild traumatic brain injury and the prediction of postconcussive symptoms: A 3-month prospective study
11/06/09 Brain training may help blindsighted see
11/06/09 Effects of a symptom-free waiting period on clinical outcome and risk of reinjury after sport-related concussion
11/05/09 A population-based study of risk of epilepsy after hospitalization for traumatic brain injury
11/05/09 Master regulator found for regenerating nerve fibers in live animals
11/04/09 Organisation of traumatic head injury management in the Nordic countries
11/04/09 Clinical management and functional neuromonitoring in traumatic brain injury in children
11/03/09 Management of head injury in a regional hospital
11/03/09 Tailoring physical therapy can restore more functions after neurological injury
10/30/09 Active rehabilitation for children who are slow to recover following sport-related concussion
10/30/09 Disruptive behaviour disorders and disruptive symptoms after severe paediatric traumatic brain injury
10/29/09 Post-acute P300 predicts recovery of consciousness from traumatic vegetative state
10/29/09 Traumatic brain injury: an overview of pathobiology with emphasis on military populations
10/28/09 Posttraumatic stress disorder mediates the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and health and psychosocial functioning in veterans of operations enduring freedom and Iraqi freedom
10/28/09 Researchers optimizing progesterone for brain injury treatment
10/27/09 Simvastatin therapy prevents brain trauma-induced increases in amyloid peptide levels
10/27/09 Hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury: the prevalence is affected by the use of different dynamic tests and different normal values
10/23/09 Study uncovers brain injury trends in construction sector
10/23/09 Racial differences in employment outcome after traumatic brain injury at 1, 2, and 5 years postinjury
10/22/09 Patterns of recovery of posttraumatic confusional state in neurorehabilitation admissions after traumatic brain injury
10/22/09 Acute coagulopathy in isolated blunt traumatic brain injury
10/21/09 Prediction of intracranial computed tomography findings in patients with minor head injury by using logistic regression
10/21/09 Efficiency and safety of a standardized protocol for intravenous insulin therapy in ICU patients with neurovascular or head injury
10/20/09 The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial?
10/20/09 Time course for autoregulation recovery following severe traumatic brain injury
10/19/09 Management guided by brain tissue oxygen monitoring and outcome following severe traumatic brain injury
10/19/09 Diagnostic value of S100B and neuron-specific enolase in mild pediatric traumatic brain injury
10/16/09 Brain tissue oxygen monitoring in traumatic brain injury and major trauma: outcome analysis of a brain tissue oxygen–directed therapy
10/16/09 Outcome in patients with blunt head trauma and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 at presentation
10/15/09 Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study
10/15/09 Evaluation of an outpatient, peer group intervention for people with acquired brain injury based on the ICF 'Environment' dimension
10/14/09 Elevation of matrix metalloproteinases 3 and 9 in cerebrospinal fluid and blood in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
10/14/09 Relationship of serum S100B levels and intracranial injury in children with closed head trauma
10/13/09 The heterogeneity of mild traumatic brain injury: Where do we stand?
10/13/09 Exercise and the brain: something to chew on
10/12/09 Early outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury, pre-injury alcohol abuse and intoxication at time of injury
10/12/09 Head injury rehabilitation: the role of a neurotrauma clinic
10/09/09 Traumatic brain injuries in the construction industry
10/09/09 SFC Fluidics, LLC receives funding from US Army for development of traumatic brain injury diagnostic device
10/08/09 Psychological and biological correlates of fatigue after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury
10/08/09 Mullen seeks brain-injury limit
10/07/09 Cerebral hemodynamic changes in severe head injury patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy
10/07/09 Electrophysiological abnormalities in well functioning multiple concussed athletes
10/06/09 Modality-specific naming impairment after traumatic brain injury (TBI)
10/06/09 Cognitive outcome in children and young adults who sustained severe and moderate traumatic brain injury 10 years earlier
10/05/09 A population-based study of repetitive traumatic brain injury among persons with traumatic brain injury
10/05/09 Positive serum ethanol level and mortality in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
10/02/09 Second concussion can be serious for young athletes
10/02/09 Alcohol in bloodstream associated with lower risk of death from head injury
10/01/09 Vitamin D and Progesterone partner up against traumatic brain injury
10/01/09 Scientists find that individuals in vegetative states can learn
9/30/09 Reboot your brain? Science says it’s possible
9/30/09 Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study
9/29/09 Diagnosing, treating concussions gaining heightened importance
9/29/09 Mortality over four decades after traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: A retrospective cohort study
9/28/09 Many kids don't need CT scan for minor head injury, UCD study says
9/28/09 Centre of consciousness may lead to new coma treatments
9/25/09 Modality-specific, multitask locomotor deficits persist despite good recovery after a traumatic brain injury
9/25/09 Prediction of outcome in severe traumatic brain injury
9/24/09 Traumatic brain injury and vestibular pathology as a comorbidity after blast exposure
9/24/09 'Promising' technology can aid brain-injured soldiers
9/23/09 Researchers identify fast injury response
9/23/09 New state law: Suffer a concussion, you’re out of game
9/22/09 Returning to sports too soon after a concussion could be deadly
9/22/09 Human brain could be replicated in 10 years, researcher predicts
9/18/09 Mobile device could detect brain injuries in field
9/18/09 Influence of prehospital treatment on the outcome of patients with severe blunt traumatic brain injury: a single-centre study
9/17/09 Helmet sensors providing data that may decrease brain injury
9/17/09 Gel hope for brain injury repair
9/16/09 New study shows those blinded by brain injury may still 'see'
9/16/09 The epidemiology of hospitalized head injury in British Columbia, Canada
9/15/09 Can admission S-100B predict the extent of brain damage in head trauma patients?
9/15/09 Predicting impairment in mild brain injury via imaging
9/11/09 Brain injury forces of moderate magnitude elicit the fencing response
9/11/09 Caregivers' concerns about judgment and safety of patients with brain injury: A preliminary investigation
9/10/09 Expressive proteomics profile changes of injured human brain cortex due to acute brain trauma
9/10/09 Research reveals how blast waves may cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts
9/09/09 Sex differences in the long-term neuropsychological outcome of mild traumatic brain injury
9/09/09 Hope, dispositional optimism and severity of depression following traumatic brain injury
9/04/09 Disability from "Soft" neuropsychiatric sequelae due to frontal lobe injury
9/03/09 Do racial/ethnic differences exist in post-injury outcomes after TBI? A comprehensive review of the literature
9/02/09 The effect of internet-based cognitive rehabilitation in persons with memory impairments after severe traumatic brain injury
9/01/09 Imaging technique could speed diagnosis of concussions, improve outcomes
8/28/09 Optic nerve sonography: a new window for the non-invasive evaluation of intracranial pressure in brain injury
8/27/09 Current treatment options for depression after mild traumatic brain injury
8/26/09 Application of stereological estimates in patients with severe head injuries using CT and MR scanning images
8/25/09 Prevalence of anterior pituitary dysfunction in patients following traumatic brain injury in a German multi-centre screening program
8/24/09 Relationship between increases in pancreatic enzymes and cerebral events in children after traumatic brain injury
8/21/09 Assessments used in school-aged children with acquired brain injury - Linking to the international classification of functioning, disability and health