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Date	Title
7/03/09	Rehabilitation of the central executive of working memory after severe traumatic brain injury: Two single-case studies
7/03/09	Reducing the gray zone: imaging spectrum of hypoperfusion and hypoxic brain injury in adults
7/02/09	Relation between brain lesion location and clinical outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A diffusion tensor imaging study using voxel-based approaches
7/02/09	Discrete cerebral hypothermia in the management of traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial
7/01/09	Survival with good outcome after cerebral herniation and Duret hemorrhage caused by traumatic brain injury
7/01/09	Traumatic brain injury and sleep disturbance: a review of current research
6/30/09	Head injury attenders in the emergency department: The impact of advice and factors associated with early symptom outcome
6/30/09	A randomized controlled trial of rivastigmine for chronic sequels of traumatic brain injury: What it showed and taught?
6/29/09	Quality of life after hemicraniectomy for traumatic brain injury in adults
6/29/09	Monitoring of brain interstitial total tau and beta amyloid proteins by microdialysis in patients with traumatic brain injury
6/22/09	Agitation and/or aggression after traumatic brain injury in the pediatric population treated with ziprasidone
6/22/09	Assessing the relationship between the WNSSP and therapeutic participation in adolescents in low response states following severe traumatic brain injury
6/19/09	Do people with acquired brain impairment benefit from additional therapy specifically directed at the hand? A randomized controlled trial
6/19/09	Sentence planning following traumatic brain injury
6/18/09	Nonaccidental head injury in children: Historical vignette
6/18/09	Pre-injury estimates of subjective quality of life following traumatic brain injury
6/17/09	Brain tissue oxygen and outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review
6/17/09	Complications of decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury
6/16/09	Clinical impact of early hyperglycemia during acute phase of traumatic brain injury
6/16/09	Comparative study of decompressive craniectomy after mass lesion evacuation in severe head injury
6/12/09	Factors affecting leisure participation after a traumatic brain injury: An exploratory study
6/12/09	Approaches to vocational rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: A review of the evidence
6/11/09	Neurocognitive function of emergency department patients with mild traumatic brain injury
6/11/09	Post-concussion symptoms after traumatic brain injury at 3 and 12 months post-injury: A prospective study
6/10/09	How many people return to work after acquired brain injury?: A systematic review
6/10/09	Adolescent psychiatric symptoms following preschool childhood mild traumatic brain injury: Evidence from a birth cohort
6/09/09	Sixteen years on: Has quality of care for rural and non-compensable traumatic brain injury clients improved?
6/09/09	Infra-red thermometry: the reliability of tympanic and temporal artery readings for predicting brain temperature after severe traumatic brain injury
6/05/09	Management of spasticity and dystonia in children with acquired brain injury with rehabilitation and botulinum toxin A
6/05/09	Medical and psychosocial predictors of caregiver distress and perceived burden following traumatic brain injury
6/04/09	Traumatic brain injury and sleep disturbance: A review of current research
6/04/09	Unusual penetrating head injury in children: personal experience and review of the literature
6/03/09	Neuroendocrine function following traumatic brain injury and subsequent intensive care treatment: A prospective longitudinal evaluation
6/02/09	Exploring the convergence of posttraumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury
6/01/09	Low central venous saturation predicts poor outcome in patients with brain injury after major trauma: a prospective observational study
5/29/09	Is there a gender difference in concussion incidence and outcomes?
5/28/09	Knowledge transfer principles as applied to sport concussion education
5/27/09	The use of Glasgow Coma Scale in injury assessment: A critical review
5/26/09	The use of Glasgow Coma Scale in injury assessment: A critical review
5/22/09	Reversible post-traumatic bilateral extensive restricted diffusion of the brain. A case study and review of the literature
5/21/09	Multidisciplinary surgical approach for cerebrospinal fluid leak in children with complex head trauma
5/20/09	Impact of preinjury anticoagulation in patients with traumatic brain injury
5/19/09	Outcome of brain trauma patients who have a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 and bilateral fixed and dilated pupils in the field
5/19/09	Sports-related concussions in pediatrics
5/18/09	Proteomic biomarkers for blast neurotrauma: Targeting cerebral edema, inflammation, and neuronal death cascades
5/18/09	Head injury and outcome: What influence does prehospital intubation have?
5/15/09	Post-traumatic mutism in children
5/15/09	Research analyzes the role of glutamate in traumatic brain injury patient outcome
5/14/09	Low-dose and high-dose synacthen tests and the hemodynamic response to hydrocortisone in acute traumatic brain injury
5/14/09	Characteristics of associated craniofacial trauma in patients with head injuries: An experience with 100 cases
5/13/09	Association of injury severity, MRI-results and ApoE genotype with 1-year outcome in mainly mild TBI: A preliminary study
5/13/09	Prognostic factors of return to work after acquired brain injury: A systematic review
5/12/09	The neural correlates of cognitive fatigue in traumatic brain injury using functional MRI
5/12/09	Therapeutic neutralization of the NLRP1 inflammasome reduces the innate immune response and improves histopathology after traumatic brain injury
5/08/09	Concussion in hockey: compliance with return to play advice and follow-up status
5/08/09	Explosive blast neurotrauma
5/07/09	Propofol: neuroprotection in an in vitro model of traumatic brain injury
5/07/09	New neurons don't heal
5/06/09	Erythropoietin as a neuroprotective agent in traumatic brain injury: Review
5/06/09	Interventions for apathy after traumatic brain injury
5/05/09	Lateral sinus thrombosis: Complication of minor head injury
5/05/09	Sensitivity and specificity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in persons with traumatic brain injury
5/04/09	Incidence of gait abnormalities after traumatic brain injury
5/04/09	Diagnosing dysautonomia after acute traumatic brain injury: Evidence for overresponsiveness to afferent stimuli
5/01/09	Homeopathic medicines for traumatic head injury
5/01/09	New treatment may restore speech to stroke, brain injury sufferers
4/30/09	What neuroimaging should be performed in children in whom inflicted brain injury (iBI) is suspected? A systematic review
4/30/09	Description of feasibility and satisfaction findings from an innovative online family problem-solving intervention for adolescents following traumatic brain injury
4/29/09	Necessity of repeat head CT and ICU monitoring in patients with minimal brain injury
4/29/09	Early magnetic resonance imaging is unnecessary in patients with traumatic brain injury
4/28/09	Gender as a moderator of cognitive and affective outcome after traumatic brain injury
4/28/09	Effect of mannitol and hypertonic saline on cerebral oxygenation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and refractory intracranial hypertension
4/28/09	Assessment and rehabilitation of acquired visuospatial and proprioceptive deficits associated with visuospatial neglect
4/27/09	Neuroimaging evaluation of non-accidental head trauma with correlation to clinical outcomes: A review of 57 cases
4/27/09	Experience of diffusion tensor imaging and 1H spectroscopy for outcome prediction in severe traumatic brain injury: Preliminary results
4/27/09	Self-generated expressions of residual complaints following brain injury
4/24/09	Measuring processing speed after traumatic brain injury in the outpatient clinic
4/24/09	Military studies shed light on brain injuries from blasts
4/24/09	Alleviation of carer strain during the use of the Neuropage device by people with acquired brain injury
4/23/09	Management of prehospital antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in traumatic head injury: A review
4/23/09	Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in traumatic brain injury patients treated with haloperidol
4/23/09	Acquired brain injury and dementia: A comparison of carer experiences
4/22/09	Posthypothermic rewarming considerations following traumatic brain injury
4/22/09	The practical use of goal attainment scaling for people with acquired brain injury who receive cognitive rehabilitation
4/22/09	A pilot study of self-regulation informed goal setting in people with traumatic brain injury
4/21/09	Brain injury and fever: Hospital length of stay and cost outcomes
4/21/09	First CT findings and improvement in GOS and GOSE scores 6 and 12 months after severe traumatic brain injury
4/21/09	Traumatic brain injury after frontal crashes: Relationship with body mass index
4/17/09	The burden of motorcycle-related neuro-trauma in Ireland and associated helmet usage
4/17/09	Relationships among spiritual beliefs, religious practises, congregational support and health for individuals with traumatic brain injury
4/17/09	Induced normothermia attenuates intracranial hypertension and reduces fever burden after severe traumatic brain injury
4/16/09	Reliability and validity of Questionnaire for Neurobehavioral Disability following traumatic brain injury
4/16/09	Cerebral hemodynamic predictors of poor 6-Month Glasgow Outcome Score in severe pediatric traumatic brain injury
4/16/09	Blood pressure management in acute head injury
4/15/09	SLAM on the stand: How the sports-related concussion literature can inform the expert witness
4/15/09	Validity of the CogState Brief Battery: Relationship to standardized tests and sensitivity to cognitive impairment in mild traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and AIDS dementia complex
4/15/09	Brain trauma in head injuries presenting with and without concurrent skull fractures
4/14/09	A novel protein complex in membrane rafts linking the NR2B glutamate receptor and autophagy is disrupted following traumatic brain injury
4/14/09	Traumatic brain injury: A review and high-field MRI findings in 100 unarmed combatants using a literature-based checklist approach
4/14/09	Evaluation and management of moderate to severe pediatric head trauma
4/10/09	Early metabolic characteristics of lesion and nonlesion tissue after head injury
4/10/09	Hypogonadism on admission to acute rehabilitation is correlated with lower functional status at admission and discharge
4/10/09	High-level mobility outcomes following acquired brain injury: A preliminary evaluation
4/09/09	Early clinical characteristics of patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms: A prospective study
4/09/09	Sensitivity and specificity of the 3-item memory test in the assessment of post traumatic amnesia
4/09/09	Recommendations for diagnosing a mild traumatic brain injury
4/08/09	Diffuse axonal injury: Novel insights into detection and treatment
4/08/09	Brain activations in errorless and errorful learning in patients with diffuse axonal injury: A functional MRI study
4/08/09	Blood test for brain injuries gains momentum
4/07/09	Diffuse axonal injury: Novel insights into detection and treatment
4/07/09	Brain activations in errorless and errorful learning in patients with diffuse axonal injury: A functional MRI study
4/07/09	Blood test for brain injuries gains momentum

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