Located in the Bee Cave community, CNS Austin features unparalleled, interdisciplinary traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, with state-of-the-art equipment, dedicated physician spaces, specially-equipped vans to transport patients to and from treatment, and more. Ideally located, the facility itself al...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2.5 million people sought treatment for traumatic brain injuries in U.S emergency rooms in 2010. It is estimated that 5.3 million Americans are living with a traumatic brain injury disability. No one is immune from this type ...
BBB blood-brain barrier CARD C terminus caspase recruitment domain CDC U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CNS central nervous system CRP, C-reactive protein DAM disease associated microglia DAMPs damage associated molecular patterns GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein Glu glutamate GSDMD ga...
Car accidents are notorious for causing a wide range of injuries, but the head and neck are particularly vulnerable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that car accidents are responsible for over 14% of all brain injuries in the United States. Brain trauma is one of...
Ninety-three pediatric trauma centers or adult trauma centers with pediatric commitment contributed to this database, which includes trauma patients younger than 20 years admitted with a primary diagnosis of injury. Burns, drowning, near drowning, and poisoning are excluded from the data set. ...
Trauma can result in systemic inflammation that leads to organ dysfunction, but the impact on the brain, particularly following extracranial insults, has been largely overlooked. Building upon our prior findings, we aimed to understand the impact of syst
14. Has anything helped you to accept your brain injury? I think being in a brain-injury support group and learning that I am not alone in this journey have helped me the most. 15. Has your injury affected your home life and relationships and, if so, how?
Traumatic brain injury GI: Gastrointestinal system ENS: Enteric nervous system ANS: Autonomic nervous system ICP: Intracranial pressure DAMP: Damage-associated molecular pattern ROS: Reactive oxygen species BBB: Blood–brain-barrier AQP4: Aquaporin 4 ATP: Adenosine triphosphate Bcl-2: B...
Through our 8 speciality centers offering top-notch treatments across the nation, we have been helping thousands of people improve the quality of their lives. With over 28 years of expertise and knowledge, we promise to provide our clients the solution that suits them the best. Whether the case...
At present, for the management of patients with traumatic brain injury, plain X-ray films play no role; they have entirely been replaced by computed tomography (CT) imaging [3]. CT is the initial imaging technique for evaluation of cra- niocerebral trauma. In most trauma centers and ...