Systematic review endorses integration of DTI imaging in clinical assessment of “mild” traumatic brain injury The use of diffusion tensor imaging (“DTI”) to assess mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) has been discussed in several prior posts. Also as discussed in prior posts, DTI evidence has been challenged in dozens of cases (the results almost always favor the admission of this evidence, not as diagnostic of mTBI by itself, but as […]
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Falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury As reported by the CDC, falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in the United States with unintentional falls accounting for nearly half of TBI – related hospitalizations. Falls account for two-thirds of TBIs in adults over 65.  Preventing falls is therefore key to mitigating the risk of TBI. Falls can happen to […]
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Mass General Brigham study offers promise that nasal spray targeting neuroinflammation could become an effective treatment for TBI We have long known that trauma to the brain causes a primary insult and initiates a secondary biochemical cascade as part of the immune and reparative response to injury. The secondary cascade, although a normal physiological response, can contribute to ongoing neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and axonal injury, continuing in some cases years after the initial […]
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