Traumatic Brain Injury
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Measuring, treating brain hypoxia looks promising for TBI
A new trial is in the works to definitively answer whether knowing both intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation can improve neurologic...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Sildenafil improves cerebrovascular reactivity in chronic TBI
Sildenafil may be a useful therapy for TBI because it can correct deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity.
Literature Review
Study Details CTE in Football Players
In a case series of 202 former football players whose brains were donated for research, 87% of the participants had neuropathologic evidence of...
Literature Review
Noninvasive Eye Tracking May Help to Assess the Physiologic Impact of Elevated Intracranial Pressure
Eye tracking is a noninvasive technique that may help to assess two key physiologic signs of concussion, intracranial pressure (ICP) and ocular...
Patient Information
Tips for Recovering From Concussion
A concussion, the most common type of minor head injury, is a mild form of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow, bump, or jolt to the head....
Conference Coverage
Are Women Athletes More Susceptible to Concussion?
BOSTON―Women athletes are 50% more likely to have a sports-related concussion than male athletes, according to research presented...
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How Can Neurologists Diagnose Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome?
BOSTON—Proposed diagnostic criteria for probable or possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive...
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Can Posttraumatic Headache Characteristics Inform Prognosis and Treatment?
OJAI, CA—Soldiers with posttraumatic headaches are “complicated patients,” said Alan G. Finkel, MD, Director of the Carolina Headache Institute in...
Video
Alan Finkel, MD
Dr. Finkel describes the characteristics of post-traumatic headaches and which patients with post-traumatic headache may have worse outcomes.
Conference Coverage
How Can Neurologists Diagnose and Manage Sport-Related Concussion?
RIVIERA BEACH, FL—If a neurologist is at a sporting event during which a player sustains a head injury, audience members or officials may look to...
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—Association of Academic Physiatrists
A brain-computer interface (BCI) that uses surface scalp electrodes can help a patient control a lower-extremity prosthesis and thus improve his...