Brain Injury, Chronic - Diagnosis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Neuropsychiatric problems after traumatic brain injury: unraveling the silent epidemic.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1.4 million people in the United States sustain a TBI annually. OBJECTIVE: This review places ... Read more...

Neuropsychological consequences of boxing and recommendations to improve safety: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper.

10 Mar 2009 Boxing has held appeal for many athletes and audiences for centuries, and injuries have been part of boxing since its inception. Although permanent and irreversible neurologic dysfunction does not occur in the majority of participants, an ... Read more...

Prognostic factors in the persistence of posttraumatic epilepsy after penetrating head injuries sustained in war.

30 Jan 2009 OBJECT: The goal of this paper was to investigate the long-term outcome and the possible prognostic factors that might have influenced the persistence of posttraumatic epilepsy after penetrating head injuries sustained during the Iraq-Iran war ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Injury, Chronic - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Neuropsychiatric problems after traumatic brain injury: unraveling the silent epidemic. 29 Apr 2009
• Parkinsonism: the hyposmia and phantosmia connection. 30 Mar 2009
• Neuropsychological consequences of boxing and recommendations to improve safety: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper. 10 Mar 2009
• Prognostic factors in the persistence of posttraumatic epilepsy after penetrating head injuries sustained in war. 30 Jan 2009
• Visual attention capacity: a review of TVA-based patient studies. 30 Jan 2009
• Evidence for linguistic deficit in nonlexical processing in reading. A study of a Spanish-speaking patient. 29 Apr 2008
• Predicting generalization in the training of irregular-word spelling: treating lexical spelling deficits in a child. 29 Apr 2008
• Is neuropsychology a psychosocial science? 24 Feb 2008
• Functional analyses and treatment of precursor behavior. 30 Dec 2007
• Social problem-solving skills following childhood traumatic brain injury and its association with self-regulation and social and behavioural functioning. 30 Aug 2007
• Phase-dependent roles of reactive microglia and astrocytes in nervous system injury as delineated by imaging of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor. 23 Apr 2007
• A model of personality change after traumatic brain injury and the development of the Brain Injury Personality Scales. 24 Jan 2007
• Criterion validity of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) after traumatic brain injury. 2 Jan 2007
• Diagnostic value of Elecsys S100 as a marker of acute brain injury in the emergency department. 30 Dec 2006
• The influence of neuropathology on the FMRI signal: a measurement of brain or vein? 30 Dec 2006
• [Perspectives] 30 Oct 2006
• Diffusion anisotropy changes in the brains of professional boxers. 29 Sep 2006
• Further documentation of remote effects of electrical injuries, with comments on the place of neuropsychological testing and functional scanning. 29 Sep 2006
• Posttraumatic Kleine-Levin syndrome. 30 Aug 2006
• Plasticity in the development of handedness: evidence from normal development and early asymmetric brain injury. 30 Aug 2006

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Technical information about 'Brain Injury, Chronic'

Definition: Conditions characterized by persistent brain damage or dysfunction as sequelae of cranial trauma. This disorder may result from DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; BRAIN EDEMA; and other conditions. Clinical features may include DEMENTIA; focal neurologic deficits; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; AKINETIC MUTISM; or COMA.

Descriptor UI: D020208

Alternative terms: Brain Injury, Chronic; Brain Injuries, Chronic; Chronic Brain Injuries; Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic; Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Encephalopathy, Chronic Traumatic; Traumatic Encephalopathies, Chronic; Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic, Chronic; Injury, Brain, Chronic; Chronic Brain Injury; Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy; Chronic Post Traumatic Encephalopathy; Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies; Encephalopathies, Chronic Post-Traumatic; Encephalopathy, Chronic Post-Traumatic; Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies, Chronic; Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic; Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive; Chronic Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive; Chronic Encephalopathy, Post Concussive; Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive Chronic; Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive Chronic; Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathies; Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathy; Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathy; Chronic Post Concussive Encephalopathy; Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathies; Encephalopathies, Chronic Post-Concussive; Encephalopathy, Chronic Post-Concussive; Post-Concussive Encephalopathies, Chronic; Post-Concussive Encephalopathy, Chronic;

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Tree Number: C10.228.140.140.127; C10.228.140.199.500; C10.900.300.087.250; C21.866.260.118.200; C21.866.915.300.200.200;

History Note: 2000