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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of people worldwide, many of whom are affected with post-TBI mood disorders or behavioral changes, including aggression or social withdrawal. Diminished functionality can persist for decades after TBI and delay rehabilitation and resumption of employment. It...
2. Epidemiological studies have long pointed to a correlation between traumatic brain injuries (TBI) sustained in early adulthood and the long-term risk of dementia3,4,5. However, whether TBI sustained later in life (geriatric TBI) also augments the probability of developing...
Introduction Each year, many people experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Most TBIs are mild, and most people return to prior levels of functioning. Worry about late effects of TBI has magnified in recent years with media coverage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes with repetitiv...
Twelve years later, the term "mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)" firstly came into being. mTBI—an updated and expanded version of the old concept of "shellshock"—was officially accepted by the public as a definitive diagnosis of traumatic mental disorder in 2005, when it was used to ...
For example, a veteran might experience cognitive impairment immediately after TBI, and a clinician might code this as dementia if the patient is still experiencing cognitive impairment that is severe enough to interfere with daily function several years later. If this is occurring, it suggests that...
1 University of Washington; 2 Yale School of Medicine Traumatic brain injury is extremely common, with estimates that more than 65 million individuals globally experience TBI inflicted from all causes each year. TBI is a highly significant cause of disability among all ages, nationalities, and demog...
A connection was found in a project investigating the effects of brain trauma in National Football League players. Fourteen former players over the past 50 years were found who had been diagnosed with ALS. No causal relationship was found between head injury and the eventually fatal motor neuron ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of disability and death, and the social burden of mortality and morbidity caused by TBI is significant. Under the influence of comprehensive factors, such as social environment, lifestyle, and employment
Rehabilitation nurse (retired-challenged) helps rebuild shattered lives from traumatic brain and spine injuries, illnesses (physical and mental), diseases, pain, catastrophic and other injuries. Her story is revealed from an assault at work and her life