Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Parenting a child with a traumatic brain injury: experiences of parents and health professionals.
To qualitatively explore the experiences, challenges and needs of parents of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in order to inform future intervention research through incorporation of participant knowledge and experience. ⋯ Parenting interventions may provide essential support for parents in adjusting to and managing their child's difficulties and the efficacy of existing programmes needs evaluation. Addressing parent emotional adjustment and coping strategies is vital following paediatric TBI, given the impact on parent well-being and the potential negative effects on child outcomes through reduced parenting effectiveness. Group programmes may enable connection and support.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Multiple traumatic brain injury and concussive symptoms among deployed military personnel.
To identify if concussive symptoms occur with greater frequency among military personnel with multiple lifetime TBIs and if a history of TBI increases risk for subsequent TBI. ⋯ Among deployed military personnel, the relationship of previous TBI with recent TBI and concussive symptoms may be largely explained by the presence of psychological symptoms.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
The impact of S100b and persistent high levels of neuron-specific enolase on cognitive performance in elderly patients after cardiopulmonary bypass.
The primary aim was to investigate the impact of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100b) on cognitive functioning after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). ⋯ Persistently high levels of NSE might be a useful biomarker to identify patients with cognitive performance impairments, while no significant correlation between levels of S100b and impaired cognitive function were found.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Review Case ReportsCase series evidence for improvement of executive functions after late cranioplasty.
Craniectomy, used to relieve refractory intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury (TBI), may cause cognitive deficits which could be improved by skull breach repair. This paper studied whether late cranioplasty improves a specific pattern of cognitive functions. ⋯ The cognitive improvement induced by cranioplasty, even when performed after a long interval from craniectomy, may be due to the restoration of physiological cerebrospinal fluid circulation which, in turn, allows an efficient brain volume transmission signal circulation. The restoration of this essential way of signal communication seems to affect large-scale neuronal networks responsible for the executive functions.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2013
Multicenter StudyPredictors of child post-concussion symptoms at 6 and 18 months following mild traumatic brain injury.
A proportion of children will experience persistent post-concussion symptoms (PCS) following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). As persistent PCS may be maintained by pathological and psychological factors, this study aimed to describe and evaluate potential pre- and post-injury parent and child predictors of persistent PCS. ⋯ Children at risk of persistent PCS can be identified by higher levels of pre- and post-injury PCS, parent distress and poorer post-injury cognition. These factors should be addressed by interventions aimed at minimizing the occurrence and impact of child PCS.