Prevalence of post-concussion syndrome and associated factors among patients with traumatic brain injury at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Hospital, North Central Ethiopia - Teshome AA, Ayehu GW, Yitbark GY, Abebe EC, Mengstie MA, Seid MA, Molla YM, Baye ND, Amare TJ, Abate AW, Yazie TS, Setargew KH.
INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of three or more of the following signs and symptoms, such as headache, dizziness, exhaustion, irritability, sleeplessness, difficulties in concentrating, or memory problems, following a head injury is referred to as post-concu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) or pediatric abusive head trauma from shaking: guidelines for interventions during the perinatal period from the French National College Of Midwives - Laurent-Vannier A.
Shaken baby syndrome is the most severe head injury in children. Shaking is an extremely violent gesture, often repeated. The children affected are generally less than a year old, in 2/3 of cases, less than 6 months old. More than 10% of them die, and more... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Prolonged observation or routine reimaging in older patients following a head injury is not justified - Perry JJ, Dowlatshahi D, Eagles D.
The population-based study of Ontario older emergency department (ED) patients with head injury published by Liu and colleagues assesses the risk of a delayed intracranial hemorrhage [1]. They found the risk of being diagnosed with a delayed intracranial h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Neurocognitive outcomes of older National Football League retirees - Schaffert J, Didehbani N, LoBue C, Hart JJ, Motes M, Rossetti H, Wilmoth K, Goette W, Lacritz L, Cullum CM.
OBJECTIVE: Determine if head-injury exposure relates to later-in-life cognitive decline in older National Football League (NFL) retirees. METHOD: NFL retirees (aged 50+) with or without cognitive impairment underwent baseline (n = 53) and follow-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A research on accident reconstruction of bus-two-wheeled vehicle based on vehicle damage and human head injury - Gao S, Li M, Wang Q, Jin X, Hou X, Qin C, Fu S.
The problem of large calculation models in bus-two-wheeled vehicle traffic accidents (TA) leads to the difficulty of balancing the calculation efficiency and accuracy, as well as difficulties in accident reconstruction. Herein, two typical accidents were r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Factors influencing conveyance of older adults with minor head injury by paramedics to the emergency department: a multiple methods study - Nicholson H, Voss S, Black S, Taylor H, Williams D, Benger J.
BACKGROUND: Head injury (HI) in older adults due to low-energy falls result in a substantial number of emergency department (ED) attendances. However, mortality associated with minor HI is very low. Reducing conveyance to hospital is important for older ad... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Head injury criteria assessment using head kinematics from crash tests and accident reconstructions - Osth J, Bohman K, Jakobsson L.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess head injury criteria based on their correlation to brain strain in a Finite Element (FE) head model (the KTH Royal Institute of Technology model), by simulation of head kinematics data from frontal and side cr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Stair-related falls in the USA: traumatic brain injury and the role of alcohol intoxication - Hammig B, Haldeman S.
INTRODUCTION: Falls are a leading cause of head injury in the USA. Stair-related fall injuries are common and often more serious than same level falls. Alcohol is a known contributor to unintentional injuries, and often associated with fall-related injurie... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Comparisons of head injury risk prediction methods to field data in far-side impacts [conference abstract] - Devane K, Hsu FC, Koya B, Davis M, A. Weaver A, Gayzik FS, Guleyupoglu B.
AAAM 66th Annual Conference
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Head trauma exposure in mixed martial arts - Ma ńka-Malara K, Mierzwińska-Nastalska E.
Combat sports training involves a high risk of head injury. Previously published research on head trauma exposure in MMA evaluated only the knockouts (KO), without calculating all head strikes. The aim of the research was to evaluate the total head trauma ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Assessment and prediction of acute subdural hematomas in vehicle collision accidents - Liu Q, Wu X, Tong N.
Acute subdural hematomas (ASDHs) caused by vehicle collisions are common brain injuries that suffers prone to disability and death. However, there is currently no commonly accepted evaluation index for ASDHs, such as the head injury criterion (HIC) for eva... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Study of head-injury of handlebar type electric wheelchair occupant in side collision accident with automobile - Miyata Y, Onimoto H, Suzuki Y, Oga R, Sakurai T, Sugimachi T, Maki T.
Electric wheelchairs are becoming popular in Japan as a means of transportation for the elderly. Due to the growing aging population, the number of traffic accidents involving electric wheelchairs is expected to increase in the future. Side collisions acco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Pattern of associated brain injury in maxillofacial trauma: a retrospective study from a high-volume centre - Fernandes TB, Mandrekar PN, Visen A, Sinai Khandeparker PV, Dhupar V, Akkara F.
The incidence of head injury in maxillofacial trauma patients varies widely in the literature. A good understanding of the patterns of association between these injuries would aid in efficient multidisciplinary treatment. The aim of this study therefore wa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Traumatic axonopathy in spinal tracts after impact acceleration head injury: ultrastructural observations and evidence of SARM1-dependent axonal degeneration - Alexandris AS, Lee Y, Lehar M, Alam Z, Samineni P, Tripathi SJ, Ryu J, Koliatsos VE.
Traumatic axonal injury (TAI) and the associated axonopathy are common consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI), contributing to significant neurological impairments following TBI. It has been previously suggested that TAI activates a highly conserved ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Delayed intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among elderly patients on anticoagulation seen in the emergency department - Liu S, McLeod SL, Atzema CL, Austin PC, de Wit K, Sharma S, Mittmann N, Borgundvaag B, Grewal K.
INTRODUCTION: Elderly patients on oral anticoagulation are commonly seen in emergency departments (EDs). Oral anticoagulation, particularly warfarin, is associated with an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage after head trauma. Data on delayed bleeds ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
