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After more than half a century, assessment of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) is getting a makeover. A newly proposed framework expands assessment of acute TBI beyond the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ...

A new framework expands TBI assessment beyond the Glasgow Coma Scale. The assessment has four pillars: clinical, biomarker, imaging, and modifiers. The framework is intended for patients with TBI of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The framework centers on clinical, imaging, biomarker and external influences on TBI. The framework can be ...

Nearly 13% of older adults in the United States were treated for traumatic brain injury (TBI) over an 18-year period, a new study showed. Researchers analyzed data from approximately 9200 Medicare ...

Retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell layer (GCL) thinning occur weeks to months after traumatic brain injury (TBI), even without computed tomography (CT) findings. The patterns of RNFL ...

Elevated levels of CNS-derived serum proteins are associated with poor outcome in traumatic brain injury (TBI), but the value of adding acute serum biomarker levels to common clinical outcome ...

For the first time in over 50 years, emergency room doctors will have a new framework to assess people with head injuries from car or bike crashes, falls and assaults. Existing assessment protocols ...

Former athlete and Emmy-winning sports reporter Lindsay Simpson suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2018 that nearly took her life. At a recent event held by the National Academies of Sciences, ...