Brain injury : [BI]
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) among UK military personnel whilst deployed in Afghanistan in 2011.
mTBI has been termed the 'signature injury' of recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Most mTBI research uses retrospective accounts of exposure and point of injury symptoms; mTBI is reportedly less common among UK than US Forces. ⋯ This study used contemporaneous data gathered in the deployed location which are subject to less memory distortion than studies using post-deployment recall. The incidence of mTBI was substantially lower than those reported in both US and UK post-deployment studies which is consistent with inflated reporting of symptoms when measured post-deployment.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Simple tone discriminations are disrupted following experimental frontal traumatic brain injury in rats.
To assess cognitive deficits in a rat model of brain injury. ⋯ Based on the outcomes seen in this study, discrimination and other operant tasks may provide a sensitive tool to assess the effect of therapeutic agents on cognitive deficits in animal models, which could lead to improved characterization of deficits and yield an improved assessment tool to aid in drug discovery.
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Brain injury : [BI] · Jan 2014
Impact of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity on nutrition management after brain injury: a case series.
To review the nutritional requirements of all new inpatient brain injury admissions presenting with Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity (PSH) in the rehabilitation setting. ⋯ Careful monitoring of nutrition, hydration and mineral supplementation is paramount in patients presenting with paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after brain injury. It is argued that morbidity may be reduced by aggressive and expert nutrition management.