Multiple factors including advanced age, hemorrhage, and ventilation duration predispose patients to post-traumatic hydrocephalus
Risk Factors Linked to Hydrocephalus After Brain Injury
This narrative review synthesizes risk factors for post-traumatic hydrocephalus in patients with traumatic brain injury. Key findings includ…
Certain factors like advanced age, severe brain injury, and specific surgical procedures may increase the risk of hydrocephalus after a head…
Non-pharmacological interventions show potential but uncertain cognitive benefits in TBI
New Research Looks at Non-Drug Treatments for Brain Injury
This network meta-analysis of 528 patients with traumatic brain injury suggests music therapy, comprehensive nursing intervention, and elect…
New research explores how music therapy and nursing care can help improve cognitive function in patients with traumatic brain injuries.
Erythropoietin Dynamics and Neuroimaging Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants with Retinopathy
Erythropoietin Levels Linked to Brain Injury in Preterm Infants
This post-hoc analysis explores how erythropoietin levels correlate with MRI findings of brain injury and retinopathy in extremely preterm i…
New data explores how erythropoietin levels and blood transfusions impact brain health and eye risks in extremely preterm infants.
Ligustilide shows neuroprotective effects across multiple CNS disorders in preclinical models
Ligustilide Shows Potential for Treating Various Brain Disorders
This systematic review of 55 original studies evaluates the neuroprotective potential of ligustilide (LIG) in various neurological condition…
Early research on the compound ligustilide shows potential to protect brain cells from damage caused by stroke, dementia, and other neurolog…
Tranexamic acid reduces mortality in TBI patients with high brain voxel percentages
Trial shows brain imaging helps identify patients who benefit from TXA
This post hoc analysis of an RCT involving 550 patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) evaluated the impact of tranexa…
A new analysis suggests that specific brain scans can help doctors identify which traumatic brain injury patients might benefit most from a …
Arterial hypotension is a late sign of decompensated shock linked to increased mortality and adverse neurologic outcomes in critically ill children
Low blood pressure in sick kids signals danger and needs careful management
This guideline narrative review addresses arterial hypotension, septic shock, and traumatic brain injury in critically ill infants and child…
Low blood pressure in critically ill children often means shock is worsening. Experts now suggest aiming for targets at least at the 10th pe…
Immunomodulatory therapies showed no mortality benefit or neurological harm in 2605 adults after cardiac arrest
New drug review shows no benefit for heart attack survivors
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated immunomodulatory therapeutics in adults following in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.…
A large review of immune drugs found no clear benefit for heart attack survivors and did not lower death rates within 30 days.
NINJ1 targeting shows potential for multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions but faces significant knowledge gaps
NINJ1 targeting shows promise for multiple sclerosis and other brain injuries
This narrative review examines NINJ1 targeting as a therapeutic strategy for multiple sclerosis, ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, sp…
A review suggests NINJ1 targeting could help treat multiple sclerosis, stroke, and other brain injuries, though more research is needed.
Narrative review suggests music therapy may improve cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitive impairment
Music therapy may help minds affected by Alzheimer's and other cognitive conditions
This narrative review examines the role of music therapy for cognitive impairment. The authors suggest that music therapy may improve cognit…
Music therapy might improve thinking and mood for people with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, or Parkinson's-related cogniti…
Systematic review on EEG monitoring versus ICP in traumatic brain injury patients
Doctors found a link between brain wave monitors and pressure in injured patients inside the ICU
This systematic review examined the relationship between electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring and intracranial pressure (ICP) in adult pa…
A review of studies shows brain wave monitoring might help track pressure in injured adults. More research is needed to prove these tools wo…
Protocol for a review on neurosurgical intervention versus conservative management in older adults with traumatic brain injury
This plan guides surgery choices for older adults with brain injuries to improve care
This is a protocol for a planned review on traumatic brain injury in adults aged 65 years and older. It will compare neurosurgical intervent…
This document outlines a plan to study surgery for older adults with brain injuries. It will compare surgical treatment against non-surgical…
Case report review suggests LAI paliperidone stabilizes behavior in a 9-year-old with TBI over two years
Long-acting shots help a boy control severe brain injury rage
This case report review describes a 9-year-old boy with severe traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic confusional state treated with long-…
A boy with severe brain injury rage found calm after months of failed pills, showing long-acting shots could help when daily medicine fails
Questions about Brain Injury
Can short-course antibiotics help prevent lung infections in mechanically ventilated Brain Injury patients?
Short-course beta-lactam antibiotics can reduce early lung infections in ventilated brain injury patients, but they do not prevent late-onset infections or lower death rates.
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