Articles: traumatic-brain-injuries.
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Standardization of seamless treatment from prehospital injury care to initial injury and specialized care through collaboration among departments have been promoted in Japan since 2000. This survey was conducted to examine the current status of the system for treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Japan. ⋯ Comparison with the 2008 results suggested role-sharing between 2 departments in TBI treatment is increasing. TBI treatment compliance with the guidelines was high. In-hospital mortality of Japanese patients with TBI has decreased since 2000. This may be due to the progress with standardization of TBI treatment and collaboration among departments in compliance with guidelines.
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Review Case Reports
Post-traumatic brain injury glioma: Characteristics, report of 2 cases report and literature review.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a pathogenetic factor in glioma remains controversial, and currently there is still no clear mechanism behind post-TBI glioma. Thus, we provide two case reports of post-TBI glioma contributing power to this research, and we provide a summary of the mechanisms of post-TBI glioma through literature review. ⋯ Although the epidemiological investigation between TBI and glioma is still controversial, there are still some important aspects here that can determine the possibility between TBI and gliomagenesis. Besides, we found that the reparative response of neural stem cells and the dysregulation of inflammatory cells are timportant theories of the mechanism of post-TBI glioma.