Traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to the World Health Organization, will surpass many
diseases as the major cause of death and disability by the year 2020. With an estimated 10 …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a heterogeneous condition that encompasses a broad
spectrum of disorders. Outcome can be highly variable, particularly in more severely injured …

OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI)—the “silent epidemic”—contributes to worldwide
death and disability more than any other traumatic insult. Yet, TBI incidence and distribution …

Considerable effort and resources have been devoted to preserving life in patients with
severe closed traumatic brain injury (TBI). We sought to identify temporal trends in mortality …

Outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not only dependent on the nature and
severity of injury and subsequent treatment, but also on constituent characteristics of injured …

Computerized tomography (CT) scanning provides an objective assessment of the structural
damage to the brain following traumatic brain injury (TBI). We aimed to describe and …

Background: Classification of traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity guides management and
contributes to determination of prognosis. Common indicators of TBI severity include …

Object Despite being common practice for decades and being recommended by national
guidelines, aggressive monitoring and treatment of patients with severe traumatic brain …

Developing insight into which factors determine prognosis after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is
useful for clinical practice, research, and policy making. Several steps can be identified in …

Background: Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is usually associated to severe trauma. Recent
imaging advances made its diagnosis easier. Its prognosis impact is not yet well …