Brain Injury, Chronic
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Magnesium in acute and chronic brain injury: an update.

30 Aug 2009 While brain free magnesium levels have been shown to decline in a number of acute and chronic brain pathologies, the mechanisms of such decline and the potential for magnesium administration as a therapeutic intervention are still unclear. In acute ... Read more...

Beyond white matter damage: fetal neuronal injury in a mouse model of preterm birth.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to elucidate possible mechanisms of fetal neuronal injury in inflammation-induced preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN: With the use of a mouse model of preterm birth, the following primary cultures were prepared from ... Read more...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: progressive tauopathy after repetitive head injury.

29 Jun 2009 Since the 1920s, it has been known that the repetitive brain trauma associated with boxing may produce a progressive neurological deterioration, originally termed dementia pugilistica, and more recently, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). We ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Injury, Chronic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Magnesium in acute and chronic brain injury: an update. 30 Aug 2009
• Beyond white matter damage: fetal neuronal injury in a mouse model of preterm birth. 30 Aug 2009
• Neuropathology. A late hit for pro football players. 5 Aug 2009
• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: progressive tauopathy after repetitive head injury. 29 Jun 2009
• Absence of striatal newborn neurons with mature phenotype following defined striatal and cortical excitotoxic brain injuries. 6 May 2009
• Neuropsychiatric problems after traumatic brain injury: unraveling the silent epidemic. 29 Apr 2009
• White matter tract injury and cognitive impairment in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals. 30 Mar 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
• Post-surgical interval and lesion location within the limbic thalamus determine extent of retrosplenial cortex immediate-early gene hypoactivity. 11 Feb 2009
• Trajectories of life satisfaction in the first 5 years following traumatic brain injury. 30 Jan 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
• European consensus table on the use of botulinum toxin type A in adult spasticity. 30 Dec 2008
• The reliability and validity of the PALOC-s: a post-acute level of consciousness scale for assessment of young patients with prolonged disturbed consciousness after brain injury. 30 Dec 2008
• Reliability of dynamometry to quantify isometric strength following traumatic brain injury. 29 Nov 2008
• A biopsychosocial perspective of aggression in the context of traumatic brain injury. 29 Nov 2008
• Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication. A Scientific Statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke. 26 Oct 2008
• Social skills treatment for people with severe, chronic acquired brain injuries: a multicenter trial. 30 Aug 2008
• Chronic brain injury and behavioral impairments in a mouse model of term neonatal strokes. 10 Aug 2008

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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