Neurocritical care depends, in part, on careful patient monitoring but as yet there are little
data on what processes are the most important to monitor, how these should be monitored …

Microglia are the main effectors in the inflammatory process of the central nervous system.
As the first line of defense, microglia play an important role in the inflammatory reaction …

The knowledge of the pathophysiology after traumatic head injury is necessary for adequate
and patient-oriented treatment. As the primary insult, which represents the direct mechanical …

Concussion (or mild traumatic brain injury, mTBI) is a biomechanically induced neurological
injury, resulting in an alteration of mental status, such as confusion or amnesia, which may …

Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury [TBI]), particularly with organized sports, has come to
the forefront of popular culture. Affecting about 1.6 million to 3.8 million athletes a year, its …

The incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States was 3.5 million cases in
2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a contributing factor …

Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and low cerebral blood flow (CBF) are associated with
ischaemia and poor outcome after brain injury. Therefore, many management protocols …

Objective: To use a range of techniques to explore diffusion limitation as a mechanism of
cellular hypoxia in the setting of head injury. Design: A prospective interventional study …

Historically, patients with sports-related concussion (SRC) have been managed in a uniform
fashion consisting mostly of prescribed physical and cognitive rest with the expectation that …

Although we have learned much about how the brain fuels its functions over the last
decades, there remains much still to discover in an organ that is so complex. This article lays …