Showing posts with label brain_injury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brain_injury. Show all posts
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
Simple Problem-Solving Task Improves Brain Function After Concussion
A simple cognitive task as early as four days after a sports-related concussion activates the region of the brain that improves memory function, and may guard against developing depression or anxiety, according to a new study. Click here for PsychCentral article
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Cognitive training reduces depression, rebuilds injured brain structure and connectivity after traumatic brain injury
New research shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and improve brain health in individuals years after they have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Read ScienceDaily post here
Monday, 15 January 2018
Cranio-Cervical Trauma Eidemiology, Classification, Diagnosis and Management
J Spine Neurosurg 2017, 6:5. DOI: 10.4172/2325-9701.1000284
Objective: To provide an overview of current knowledge of the management of Cranio-Cervical (Occipito-cervical) injuries.
Conclusion: Cranio-cervical injuries constitute a significant proportion of high velocity trauma and can be missed. There is a need for high index of suspicion in such patients. Recent trends seem to favour surgical management of these injuries even in the elderly. Aim should be early surgical fixation wherever possible even in elderly patients, if there is no significant co-morbidity or contraindication for surgery.
UHCW Research: Amar Saxena
Objective: To provide an overview of current knowledge of the management of Cranio-Cervical (Occipito-cervical) injuries.
Conclusion: Cranio-cervical injuries constitute a significant proportion of high velocity trauma and can be missed. There is a need for high index of suspicion in such patients. Recent trends seem to favour surgical management of these injuries even in the elderly. Aim should be early surgical fixation wherever possible even in elderly patients, if there is no significant co-morbidity or contraindication for surgery.
UHCW Research: Amar Saxena
Monday, 16 October 2017
New rehab garden helps hospital patients return home with confidence
Leamington Spa Hospital has opened a garden to rehabilitate patients who have experienced brain injuries, strokes and amputations.
Lead physiotherapist Lucy Gwynne described the garden as ‘unique’ and said its design aims to improve the balance, mobility and confidence of patients in dealing with everyday hazards on foot and in wheelchairs.
The features of the garden are a slalom course, stepping stone path, uneven surface, bridge, activity board, wire loop challenge and cognitive therapy facilities.
Lead physiotherapist Lucy Gwynne described the garden as ‘unique’ and said its design aims to improve the balance, mobility and confidence of patients in dealing with everyday hazards on foot and in wheelchairs.
The features of the garden are a slalom course, stepping stone path, uneven surface, bridge, activity board, wire loop challenge and cognitive therapy facilities.
Friday, 13 October 2017
Each Baby Counts full 2015 report
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) has published the first full Each Baby Counts report into all stillbirths, neonatal deaths and brain injuries that occurred during childbirth in 2015.
Monday, 17 July 2017
PTSD may be physical and not only psychological
The part of the brain that helps control emotion may be larger in people
who develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after brain injury
compared to those with a brain injury without PTSD, according to a new study.
Monday, 24 April 2017
Long-term outcome of traumatic brain injury patients managed at a major trauma centre in England.
British Journalof Neurosurgery. Conference: 2016 Autumn Meeting of the Society ofBritish Neurological Surgeons, SBNS 2016. United Kingdom. Conference Start:20160921. Conference End: 20160923. 30 (5) (pp 503), 2016. Date ofPublication: 2016.
UHCW is the second busiest Major Trauma Centre in England according to TARN (Trauma Audit and Research Network). Managing patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes a significant proportion of the workload. The objective of our study was to document the management and the long term outcome of TBI patients admitted to UHCW.
UHCW Research Talibi S., Land T. , McCullagh, C. Dardis R. and Siddique S.
UHCW is the second busiest Major Trauma Centre in England according to TARN (Trauma Audit and Research Network). Managing patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes a significant proportion of the workload. The objective of our study was to document the management and the long term outcome of TBI patients admitted to UHCW.
UHCW Research Talibi S., Land T. , McCullagh, C. Dardis R. and Siddique S.
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Traumatic brain injuries in older adults—6 years of data for one UK trauma centre: retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data
The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults and investigate the relationship between injury characteristics and outcomes.
UHCW Research: Sakr, Magdy and Paul Wrenn
Tuesday, 3 January 2017
Magnetic Resonance investigation into the mechanisms involved in the development of high-altitude cerebral edema
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 37.1 (January 2017): 319-331.
Rapid ascent to high altitude commonly results in acute mountain sickness, and on occasion potentially fatal high-altitude cerebral edema. The exact pathophysiological mechanisms behind these syndromes remain to be determined. We report a study in which 12 subjects were exposed to a FiO2 = 0.12 for 22 h and underwent serial magnetic resonance imaging sequences to enable measurement of middle cerebral artery velocity, flow and diameter, and brain parenchymal, cerebrospinal fluid and cerebral venous volumes.
UHCW Research: Sagoo, Ravjit S; Hutchinson, Charles E; Nagaraja, Sanjoy; Sherwood, Victoria; Wayte, Sarah; and Ng'Andwe, Eddie
UHCW Research: Sagoo, Ravjit S; Hutchinson, Charles E; Nagaraja, Sanjoy; Sherwood, Victoria; Wayte, Sarah; and Ng'Andwe, Eddie
Thursday, 16 June 2016
First annual report from Each Baby Counts programme
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published the first annual report of Each Baby Counts.
This quality improvement programme aims to halve the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths and severe brain injuries by 2020. The report uses 2015 data to argue for improvement in the quality of local investigations into cases of death or injury occurring during term labour.
This quality improvement programme aims to halve the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths and severe brain injuries by 2020. The report uses 2015 data to argue for improvement in the quality of local investigations into cases of death or injury occurring during term labour.
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