traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injury in elderly people imposes an increasing burden on Western society. The outcome is far worse compared with younger victims, which seems logical at first sight. However, specific pathophysiological processes that are responsible for these poorer outcomes largely ...
Traumatic brain injury: transitioning from 'poor' prognosis to palliative care Canadian Journal of Neuroscience Nursing / Journal Canadien des Infirmières et Infirmiers en NeurosciencesKadyschuk SRobertson T
elderly (falls) Open vs. closed TBI •Open -penetrating injury, brain is exposed•Closed -no displaced skull fracture or laceration at point of injury Coup vs. contre-coup injury •Coup -point of impact•Contre-coup -brain strikes skull on opposite side of impact True/false: when the...
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Falls are a concern among the elderly. Homes can be made less fall-prone by installing assist devices on walls and in bathrooms. Loose floor coverings such as area rugs should be avoided sincewalkingfrom one floor covering to another increases the risk of falls. If needed, canes and walkers...
They all may produce further deleterious effects on brain function, and medical/surgical efforts in the emergency department are often targeted at treating or preventing secondary injury to improve the prognosis. Such procedures may include a blood transfusion, placing the patient in a drug-induced...
Systemic, local, and imaging biomarkers of brain injury: more needed, and better use of those already established? Front Neurol. 2015;6:26. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Stevens RD, Sutter R. Prognosis in severe brain injury. Crit Care Med. 2013;41:1104–23. Article Pub...
To date, no obvious evidence has been found to prove the relationship between the long-term prognosis of TBI and changes in the BBB. Further research is needed in related fields. Immune response and neuroinflammation Based on the above studies, we can speculate that the mechanism of BBB injury...
To date, no obvious evidence has been found to prove the relationship between the long-term prognosis of TBI and changes in the BBB. Further research is needed in related fields. Immune response and neuroinflammation Based on the above studies, we can speculate that the mechanism of BBB injury...
While LPA has been previously suggested as a marker for TBI, the current study showed for the first time that levels of LPA changed within the area of the injury as well as in regions distant to the injury site and linked these changes to pathological findings in brain cells. Investig...