Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke.
Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury (TBI),... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Use of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence head injury guidelines among patients with delayed presentation after head trauma can lead to missed traumatic brain injury: a 5-year institutional review - Khan MS, Alam MS, Ismail S, Ghafoor B, Sajjad N, Khan N, Memon WA, Ameen AM, Khan F, Mumtaz H, Iqbal J, Ashraf A.
INTRODUCTION: In 2014, traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused 3 million ER visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the US. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, initially generated using data from patients presenting within ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Linked head injury and conduct problem symptom pathways from early childhood to adolescence and their associated risks: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study - Carr HR, Brandt VC, Golm D, Hall JE.
Conduct problems and head injuries increase the risk of delinquency and share a bidirectional association. However, how they link across development is unknown. The present study aimed to identify their linked developmental pathways and associated risk fac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
To determine the demographic profile of victims of fatal head injury in RTA - Lyngdoh NNK, M.Kokatanur C, Pednekar AY.
AIM: To determine the demographic profile of Victims of Fatal Head Injury in RTA
Material and methods: A total of 100 deceased corpses from traffic accidents were transported to the morgue for medico-legal post mortem examination. A detailed history was... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
How Kids Are Being Injured by Ceiling Fans
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 -- It’s fun to playfully toss a toddler into the air, or tote a kid piggyback-style on your shoulders.
But those delightful giggles may come with a risk of head injury from a typically overlooked hazard -- the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Epidemiological profile of traumatic brain injury by traffic accident in the young population in the year 2020-2021 - Aguiar MDS, Silva DCA, Dos Anjos IA, Brito JDQ, Bezerra MBS, Azevedo MC, Oliveira MC, Costa SS, Rodrigues TP.
Traffic accidents contribute to increasing the overall incidence of head injury, so there is a worldwide trend to increase the number of hospitalizations related to trauma. Cranioencephalic traumatism (TBI) is a traumatic aggression that leads to injuries ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Substance use and adolescent injuries: a multi-country analysis of the association and mediating effect of interpersonal violence among 122,945 in-school paediatric populations in 29 countries - Adjei BN, Afetor M, Ansong-Aggrey S, Okwei R, Nachibi SU, Munkaila L, Arimiyaw AW, Osei Bonsu E, Adu C, Peprah P.
This study examined the associ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Traumatic disruption of dura at suture lines: a consistent finding in non-accidental head injury? - Gallo P, Baig RA, Lo WB, Oates AJ, Solanki GA.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Head injury due to intimate partner violence: injury characteristics, subacute symptoms, and receipt of care - Karr JE, Leong SE, Logan TK.
Women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) have increased risk of repetitive neurotrauma in their lifetime but have received less research focus compared to populations of athletes, Veterans, and emergency department patients. The current study exa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Post-concussion symptoms in women with head injury due to intimate partner violence - Karr JE, Logan TK.
Limited research has examined the symptom sequelae of head injuries in women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), despite this community being at increased risk of neurotrauma due to partner abuse. The current study compared post-concussion sympto... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Early identification and management of cervical impairments in pediatric patients with concussion may reduce risk of delayed recovery - McPherson JI, Kaur G, Darling SR, Surace A, Willer BS, Leddy JJ, Haider MN.
OBJECTIVE: Previous research, including high-quality systematic reviews, has found that cervical injury, which often accompanies concussive head injury, can delay recovery from concussion. One pilot randomized controlled trial found that focused cervical a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Depression after head injury might be separate disorder - Harris E.
Depression after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) might represent a distinct condition from major depressive disorder, according to an analysis that applied a precision brain-mapping method to data gathered from 273 participants in 5 previously published stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Associations between significant head injury in male juveniles in prison in Scotland UK and cognitive function, disability and crime: a cross sectional study - McMillan TM, McVean J, Aslam H, Barry SJE.
BACKGROUND: Although the prevalence of head injury is estimated to be high in juveniles in prison, the extent of persisting disability is unknown and relationships with offending uncertain. This limited understanding makes it difficult to develop effective... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Depression That Hits After Brain Injury May Be Distinct Disease
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 -- Depression that arises after a head injury may be its own distinct condition— one that differs from traditional major depressive disorder, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that people with post-concussion... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Repeated mild closed head injury in neonatal rats results in sustained cognitive deficits associated with chronic microglial activation and neurodegeneration - Raghupathi R, Prasad R, Fox D, Huh JW.
Abusive head trauma in infants is a consequence of multiple episodes of abuse and results in axonal injury, brain atrophy, and chronic cognitive deficits. Anesthetized 11-day-old rats, neurologically equivalent to infants, were subjected to 1 impact/day to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
