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7/18/08 Adult stem cells reprogrammed in their natural environment
7/18/08 Nerve growth factor and doublecortin expression correlates with improved outcome in children with severe traumatic brain injury
7/17/08 Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury in adults
7/17/08 The profile of head injuries and traumatic brain injury deaths in Kashmir
7/17/08 Outcome and predictors of functional recovery 5 years following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI)
7/16/08 Abnormal scan predicts poor prognosis in mild brain injury
7/16/08 Aerobic capacity and growth hormone deficiency after traumatic brain injury
7/16/08 Men and women recover from concussion differently - one-size-fits-all approach to treatment not ideal
7/15/08 Spinal cord injury and co-occurring traumatic brain injury: Assessment and incidence
7/15/08 Extubation or tracheotomy in severe brain injuries: Decision criteria from clinical and apparative diagnostic procedures
7/15/08 What are critical outcome measures for patients receiving pituitary replacement following brain injury?
7/11/08 Following traumatic brain injury, balanced nutrition saves lives
7/11/08 Mood and anxiety disorders following traumatic brain injury differences between military and nonmilitary injuries
7/10/08 Following traumatic brain injury, balanced nutrition saves lives
7/10/08 Antipituitary antibodies after traumatic brain injury: is head trauma-induced pituitary dysfunction associated with autoimmunity?
7/09/08 Neural implant that learns with the brain
7/09/08 Disappearance of self-aggressive behavior in a brain-injured patient after deep brain stimulation of the hypothalamus: Technical case report
7/09/08 Resuscitation technique after brain injury may do more harm than good
7/08/08 Fluctuations in cortical synchronization in pediatric traumatic brain injury
7/08/08 Effects of glasgow outcome scale misclassification on traumatic brain injury clinical trials
7/08/08 A simple therapy for brain injury
7/07/08 Early derangements in oxygen and glucose metabolism following head injury: The ischemic penumbra and pathophysiological heterogeneity
7/07/08 The effect of anemia and blood transfusions on mortality in closed head injury patients
7/07/08 Long-lasting sleep patterns of adult patients with minor traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and non-mTBI subjects
7/03/08 Nerve cells derived from stem cells and transplanted into mice may lead to improved brain treatments
7/03/08 Technology breakthrough helps brain injury victims
7/02/08 Traumatic brain injuries can result from senior falls
7/02/08 Plasma 24S-hydroxycholesterol and other oxysterols in acute closed head injury
7/02/08 Long-term temperature-related morbidity after brain damage: Survivor-reported experiences
7/01/08 Gait training with the newly developed 'LokoHelp'-system is feasible for non-ambulatory patients after stroke, spinal cord and brain injury. A feasibility study
7/01/08 Clinical signs and early prognosis in vegetative state: A decisional tree, data-mining study
7/01/08 From brain to bone: Evidence for the release of osteogenic humoral factors after traumatic brain injury
6/30/08 Frontal behavioral and emotional symptoms in Spanish individuals with acquired brain injury and substance use disorders
6/27/08 The influence of pre-injury behaviour on children's type of accident, type of injury and severity of injury
6/27/08 Identifying the specific needs of adolescents after a mild traumatic brain injury: A service provider perspective
6/27/08 Evaluation of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination's validity in a brain injury rehabilitation setting
6/26/08 Community readiness and prevention of traumatic brain injury
6/26/08 Cholinomimetic agents and neurocognitive impairment following head injury: A systematic review
6/26/08 A prospective study to evaluate a new residential community reintegration programme for severe chronic brain injury: The Brain Integration Programme
6/25/08 Perspectives of survivors of traumatic brain injury and their caregivers on long-term social integration
6/25/08 The effect of brain mass and moment of inertia on relative brain-skull displacement during low-severity impacts
6/25/08 Serum neuron-specific enolase as a predictor of short-term outcome and its correlation with Glasgow Coma Scale in traumatic brain injury
6/24/08 UT Southwestern researchers create molecule that nudges nerve stem cells to mature
6/20/08 Traumatic brain injury and gender: what is known and what is not
6/20/08 Concussion-predictive mouth-guard or other protective equipment
6/19/08 National rehabilitation hospital team to work with US Army to improve rehab care for wounded soldiers
6/18/08 Hypomagnesemia and hypophosphatemia at admission in patients with severe head injury
6/18/08 Effort issues in post-acute outpatient acquired brain injury rehabilitation seekers
6/17/08 Head injuries increase after motorcycle helmet law repeal
6/17/08 Falling through the cracks: 500,000 people with brain injury in Ontario largely forgotten and invisible
6/13/08 The evidenced-based care behind the early management of head injured children
6/13/08 Prediction of memory rehabilitation outcomes in traumatic brain injury by using functional magnetic resonance imaging
6/13/08 Physiotherapy after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of the literature
6/12/08 Microsurgery on fruit fly brain leads to new insights into irreparable nerve injuries
6/12/08 Neurologically impaired mice improve after receiving human stem cells
6/12/08 Brain pathway that shuts down seizures identified
6/11/08 Brain Stem Cells Can Be Awakened, Say Scientists
6/11/08 Improving Brain Function In Rats Following Brain Injury
6/11/08 Induced hypothermia to prevent brain and other injuries underused in UK and US
6/10/08 New research warrants caution when applying common therapy to children with severe, traumatic brain injury
6/10/08 Executive functioning in the first year after pediatric traumatic brain injury
6/06/08 Reversal of myocardial dysfunction due to brain injury
6/06/08 Traumatic brain injury in Latin America and the Caribbean: a call for research
6/06/08 Head injury prediction capability of the HIC, HIP, SIMon and ULP criteria
6/05/08 Identification of sport and recreational activity concussion history through the preparticipation screening and a symptom survey in young athletes
6/05/08 New stem cell therapy may aid repair of damaged brains
6/05/08 Relation of executive functioning and social communication measures to functional outcomes following traumatic brain injury
6/04/08 Cognitive functioning among individuals with traumatic brain injury, alzheimer's disease, and no cognitive impairments
6/04/08 "Help seniors live better, longer: Prevent brain injury": An overview of CDC's education initiative to prevent fall-related TBI among older adults
6/04/08 Skill reacquisition after acquired brain injury: A holistic habit retraining model of neurorehabilitation
6/03/08 Does long-term outcome after intensive inpatient rehabilitation of acquired brain injury depend on etiology?
6/03/08 Family burden and parental distress following mild traumatic brain injury in children and its relationship to post-concussive symptoms
6/03/08 The impact of female reproductive function on outcomes after traumatic brain injury
5/30/08 Regenerative activity in the peripheral nervous system could mean regeneration for the central nervous system
5/30/08 Brain cells help neighboring nerves regenerate
5/30/08 Algorithm could reduce cranial CT in minor pediatric head trauma
5/29/08 Pediatric traumatic brain injury: an update of research to understand and improve outcomes
5/29/08 Challenging behaviour profiles of people with acquired brain injury living in community settings
5/29/08 The serotonin transporter polymorphisms and major depression following traumatic brain injury
5/28/08 Ten-year outcomes following traumatic brain injury: A population-based cohort
5/28/08 Predictors of performance on three developmentally sensitive neuropsychological tests in children with and without traumatic brain injury
5/28/08 Challenging behaviour profiles of people with acquired brain injury living in community settings
5/27/08 Validation of brain extracellular glycerol as an indicator of cellular membrane damage due to free radical activity after traumatic brain injury
5/27/08 Post-operative expansion of hemorrhagic contusions after unilateral decompressive hemicraniectomy in severe traumatic brain injury
5/27/08 Frontal hypoactivation on functional magnetic resonance imaging in working memory after severe diffuse traumatic brain injury
5/23/08 Demographics of abusive head trauma in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5/23/08 Time of hypotension and discharge outcome in children with severe traumatic brain injury
5/23/08 Self help therapy for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
5/22/08 Extent of microstructural white matter injury in postconcussive syndrome correlates with impaired cognitive reaction time: A 3T diffusion tensor imaging study of mild traumatic brain injury
5/22/08 Pediatric traumatic brain injury: an update of research to understand and improve outcomes
5/22/08 New MRI technique developed at UT Southwestern detects subtle but serious brain injury
5/21/08 Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in eastern China, 2004: A prospective large case study
5/21/08 Design and validation of a critical pathway for hospital management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury
5/21/08 Recurrent hyponatremia after traumatic brain injury
5/20/08 Incidence and demography of non-accidental head injury in southeast Scotland from a national database
5/20/08 Improved outcomes from the administration of progesterone for patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial
5/20/08 U.S. Navy receives funding for further development of Hemopure
5/16/08 Chemokine detection in the cerebral tissue of patients with posttraumatic brain contusions
5/16/08 Cerebral oxygenation, vascular reactivity, and neurochemistry following decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury
5/16/08 Traumatic brain injury during Operation Iraqi Freedom: findings from the United States Navy–Marine Corps Combat Trauma Registry
5/15/08 Iraq vets often lose vision to brain injuries
5/15/08 Craniectomy an option for treatment of traumatic brain injury
5/14/08 Prevalence and types of sleep disturbances acutely after traumatic brain injury
5/14/08 Predictors of positive growth after traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal study
5/14/08 Physiotherapy after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of the literature
5/09/08 Determinants of compliance with hand splinting in an acute brain injured population
5/09/08 Depression in the elderly after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review
5/09/08 Conversation-based assessment of social cognition in adults with traumatic brain injury
5/08/08 Problem-solving training for family caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injuries: A randomized controlled trial
5/08/08 Prediction of memory rehabilitation outcomes in traumatic brain injury by using functional magnetic resonance imaging
5/08/08 Poor sleep quality and changes in objectively recorded sleep after traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study
5/07/08 Neuropsychologic and functional outcome after complicated mild traumatic brain injury
5/07/08 Neighborhood characteristics and outcomes after traumatic brain injury
5/07/08 Impact of age on long-term recovery from traumatic brain injury
5/06/08 Development of a wheelchair virtual driving environment: Trials with subjects with traumatic brain injury
5/06/08 Racial differences in employment outcomes after traumatic brain injury
5/06/08 Driving and community integration after traumatic brain injury
5/02/08 Prediction of memory rehabilitation outcomes in traumatic brain injury by using functional magnetic resonance imaging
5/02/08 Feasibility of a brief neuropsychologic test battery during acute inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury
5/02/08 Sensitivity of the comprehensive trail making test to traumatic brain injury in adolescents
5/01/08 Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury
5/01/08 Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild traumatic brain injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Persistent postconcussive symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder
4/30/08 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Iraq war veterans explored by MIT’s technology review magazine
4/30/08 Determinants of hospital costs associated with traumatic brain injury in England and Wales
4/2908 High school coaches' assessments, intentions to use, and use of a concussion prevention toolkit: Centers for disease control and prevention's heads up: Concussion in high school sports
4/2908 Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild traumatic brain injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Persistent postconcussive symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder
4/25/08 Traumatic brain injury: Can the consequences be stopped?
4/24/08 Nerve growth factor expression correlates with severity and outcome of traumatic brain injury in children
4/24/08 Prevention of secondary brain injury following head trauma
4/23/08 Occurrence of severe and moderate traumatic brain injury in patients attended in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital: epidemiology and dosage of alcoholemy
4/23/08 Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
4/22/08 Device helps brain injury patients walk normally
4/22/08 Remodeling the brain … rehab therapy causes increase in gray matter
4/18/08 Senate approves bill to treat traumatic brain injury
4/18/08 Pentagon seeks battlefield device to diagnose brain injury
4/18/08 Young girls have higher rate of concussions than males