Association of obesity with mild traumatic brain injury symptoms, inflammatory profile, quality of life and functional outcomes: a TRACK-TBI Study
Conclusions
Obesity is associated with higher symptomatology at 6 and 12 months and higher concentrations of blood inflammatory markers throughout recovery following mTBI.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Eagle, S. R., Puccio, A. M., Nelson, L. D., McCrea, M., Giacino, J., Diaz-Arrastia, R., Conkright, W., Jain, S., Sun, X., Manley, G., Okonkwo, D. O., TRACK-TBI Investigators, Ferguson, Gopinath, Grandhi, Dirk Keene, Merchant, Robertson, Schnyer, Temkin, Y Tags: JNNP Patients' choice Neuro-inflammation Source Type: research
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