Traumatic Brain Injury

Introduction: Traumatic Brain Injury

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Brain injury from trauma or accident. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Traumatic Brain Injury is available below.

Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury

• Headache
• Nausea
• Confusion
• Cognitive problems
• Personality changes

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Medical Textbooks Online about Traumatic Brain Injury

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Diagnostic Tests for Traumatic Brain Injury

• Glasgow Coma Scale
• Eye opening response
• Verbal response
• Motor response

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury?

• Misdiagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
• Failure to diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury
• Underlying causes of Traumatic Brain Injury (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury

Misdiagnosis and Traumatic Brain Injury

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Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury

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Prognosis for Traumatic Brain Injury

Prognosis for Traumatic Brain Injury: The outcome of TBI depends on the cause of the injury and on the location, severity, and extent of neurological damage: outcomes range from good recovery to death. Doctors often use the Glasgow Coma Scale to rate the extent of injury and chances of recovery. The scale (3-15) involves testing for three patient responses: eye opening, best verbal response, and best motor response. A high score indicates a good prognosis and a low score indicates a poor prognosis. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page: NINDS)

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Reseach about Traumatic Brain Injury

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Clinical Trials for Traumatic Brain Injury

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Traumatic Brain Injury include:

• Evaluation of an Intervention Model for Family Crisis and Support - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Proteomics of Brain Trauma-Associated Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Comparative Efficacy of Three Preparations of Botox-A in Treating Spasticity - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botox-A
• Supporting Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Caregivers - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Age of Blood in Brain Injury - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 131 Clinical Trials for Traumatic Brain Injury

Statistics for Traumatic Brain Injury

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Traumatic Brain Injury
• Society statistics for Traumatic Brain Injury

Types of Traumatic Brain Injury

• Focal brain injury - one local area of damage
• Diffuse brain injury - multiple areas of damage

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Traumatic Brain Injury

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Article Excerpts about Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden physical assault on the head causes damage to the brain. The damage can be focal, confined to one area of the brain, or diffuse, involving more than one area of the brain. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page: NINDS)