Biomechanical simulation of traumatic brain injury in the rat

JD Finan - Clinical Biomechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic brain injury poses an enormous clinical challenge. Rats are the
animals most widely used in pre-clinical experiments. Biomechanical simulations of these …

Region and species dependent mechanical properties of adolescent and young adult brain tissue

DB MacManus, B Pierrat, JG Murphy, MD Gilchrist - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Traumatic brain injuries, the leading cause of death and disability in children and young
adults, are the result of a rapid acceleration or impact of the head. In recent years, a global …

Biomechanics of acute subdural hematoma in the elderly: a fluid-structure interaction study

Z Zhou, X Li, S Kleiven - Journal of neurotrauma, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) caused by bridging vein (BV) rupture is a frequent and
lethal brain injury, especially in the elderly. Brain atrophy has been hypothesized to be a …

Age-at-injury determines the extent of long-term neuropathology and microgliosis after a diffuse brain injury in male rats

YV Doust, RK Rowe, PD Adelson, J Lifshitz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can occur at any age, from youth to the elderly, and its
contribution to age-related neuropathology remains unknown. Few studies have …

Investigate the variations of the head and brain response in a rodent head impact acceleration model by finite element modeling

R Zhou, Y Li, JM Cavanaugh, L Zhang - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is a severe form of traumatic brain injury and often induced by
blunt trauma. The closed head impact acceleration (IA) model is the most widely used rodent …

Diffuse axonal injury in the rat brain: axonal injury and oligodendrocyte activity following rotational injury

M Losurdo, J Davidsson, MK Sköld - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly results in primary diffuse axonal injury (DAI) and
associated secondary injuries that evolve through a cascade of pathological mechanisms …

Establishment and external validation of a nomogram for predicting 28-day mortality in patients with skull fracture

J Tang, Z Zhong, M Nijiati, C Wu - Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Skull fracture can lead to significant morbidity and mortality, yet the
development of effective predictive tools has remained a challenge. This study aimed to …

The pathologic outcomes and efficacy of epothilone treatment following traumatic brain injury is determined by age

Z Zhu, JA Chuckowree, R Musgrove, TC Dickson… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can affect individuals at any age, with the potential of causing
lasting neurologic consequences. The lack of effective therapeutic solutions and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical threshold for concussion based on computation of axonal strain using a finite element rat brain model

S Premi, C Deck, BD Stemper, R Willinger - Brain Multiphysics, 2021 - Elsevier
Concussion, in spite of being a mild traumatic brain injury, involves serious long term
consequences and can adversely affect the life of an individual, their family and the wider …

Computational Modeling of the Cervical Spinal Cord: Integration into a Human Body Model to Investigate Response to Impact

A Rycman - 2022 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Acute spinal cord injuries (SCI) have a global annual occurrence rate of 14 to 40 per million
population with considerable societal cost. The primary mechanism of injury involves …