Biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury in cerebrospinal fluid and blood

H Zetterberg, DH Smith, K Blennow - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2013 - nature.com
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is defined as a head trauma resulting in a brief loss of
consciousness and/or alteration of mental state, is usually benign, but occasionally causes …

Sport-related concussion in female athletes: a systematic review

NK McGroarty, SM Brown… - Orthopaedic journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Female athletes are more susceptible to sport-related concussions (SRCs) and
experience worse outcomes compared with male athletes. Although numerous studies on …

Repeated mild traumatic brain injury: potential mechanisms of damage

B Fehily, M Fitzgerald - Cell transplantation, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) represents a significant public healthcare concern,
accounting for the majority of all head injuries. While symptoms are generally transient …

The mechanobiology of brain function

WJ Tyler - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
All cells are influenced by mechanical forces. In the brain, force-generating and load-
bearing proteins twist, turn, ratchet, flex, compress, expand and bend to mediate neuronal …

The mechanics of traumatic brain injury: a review of what we know and what we need to know for reducing its societal burden

DF Meaney, B Morrison… - Journal of …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health problem, on pace to become the
third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. Moreover, emerging evidence linking …

Neuropathology of mild traumatic brain injury: relationship to neuroimaging findings

ED Bigler, WL Maxwell - Brain imaging and behavior, 2012 - Springer
Neuroimaging identified abnormalities associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are but
gross indicators that reflect underlying trauma-induced neuropathology at the cellular level …

A mouse model of human repetitive mild traumatic brain injury

MJ Kane, M Angoa-Pérez, DI Briggs, DC Viano… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel method for the study of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (rmTBI) that models the
most common form of head injury in humans is presented. Existing animal models of TBI …

Effect of neck muscle strength and anticipatory cervical muscle activation on the kinematic response of the head to impulsive loads

JT Eckner, YK Oh, MS Joshi… - … American journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Greater neck strength and activating the neck muscles to brace for impact are
both thought to reduce an athlete's risk of concussion during a collision by attenuating the …

Recent bicycle helmet designs and directions for future research: A comprehensive review from material and structural mechanics aspects

B Leng, D Ruan, KM Tse - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Cycling becomes more and more popular for recreation, exercising and commuting in many
countries. Despite the popularity of cycling, it often comes with high level of risk …

The King-Devick test of rapid number naming for concussion detection: meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature

KM Galetta, M Liu, DF Leong, RE Ventura, SL Galetta… - Concussion, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Vision encompasses a large component of the brain's pathways, yet is not
represented in current sideline testing. Objectives: We performed a meta-analysis of …