OBJECTIVE Young skiers are at increased risk for injury, however, epidemiological data on skiing related fatal injuries among child skiers are scarce. This study aimed to provide information needed to develop injury control and prevention programs. DESIGN AND SETTING Study subjects came from Colorado, USA and were identified using a death certificate based surveillance system. Fatal injuries ...

one hundred patients underwent elective cranioplasty for high velocity missile injury of the head during a 30-month-period study and investigation in amiralmomenin hospital affiliated to iran university of medical sciences. deep penetrating wounds were the most frequent injuries seen during this study. three patients presented with massive bone defects and progressive neurological deficit and d...

The discovery of a continuous renewal of neurons in adult mammalian brains, in particular in the adult hippocampus, has been a breakthrough in Neuroscience. By virtue of the structure-function relationships, this adult hippocampal neurogenesis has been involved in learning and memory. Supporting this hypothesis, a reciprocal relationship between neurogenesis and memory has been evidenced. On on...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of death with a significant worldwide percentage. In the United States, there are approximately 2.8 million TBIs yearly 250,000 hospitalized patients and 50,000 TBI-related deaths. Every year, one hospitalizations in European Union, resulting more than deaths, most which occur due to road traffic accidents. Needless say, these estimations varie...

post-traumatic epileptic seizure is a common complication of brain trauma including military injuries. we present clinical characteristics and correlates of post-traumatic epilepsy in 163 head-injured veterans suffering from intractable epilepsy due to blunt or penetrating head injuries sustained during the iraq-iran war. the medical records of 163 war veterans who were admitted by the epilepsy...

BACKGROUND Data limited to emergency department and inpatient visits undoubtedly underestimate the medical charges associated with traumatic brain injury. The objective of this study was to estimate the direct medical charges of pediatric traumatic brain injuries across all clinical settings in one large, pediatric hospital in the United States. METHODS Traumatic brain injuries sustained by c...

Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multistep interaction of antigens, cytokine-mediated humeral, and cellular immune reactions. Because the limitations clinical radiological evaluation in TBI, there has been considerable advancement toward need for developing biomarkers that can predict severity TBI. Blood-based hold potential to absence intracranial thus decrease unnecessary computed t...