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Factors predicting rehabilitation outcomes after severe acquired brain injury in trauma, stroke and anoxia populations: a cohort study - Gunn S, Burgess GH.
Severe acquired brain injury has long-term physical and cognitive effects. Identifying patient variables predictive of recovery in different brain injury populations would generate improved prognostic information and help rehabilitation teams set appropria...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Natural history of blunt cerebrovascular injury: experience over a 10-year period at a Level I trauma center - Wu L, Christensen D, Call L, Vranic J, Colip C, Hippe DS, Witt C, Bonow RH, Mossa-Basha M.
Background Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is associated with increased stroke and mortality risk. However, the most appropriate follow-up strategy remains uncertain. PURPOSE To better understand the natural history of BCVI and help define the ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Cervical artery dissection caused by electrical cupping therapy with high-negative pressure - case report - Zuhorn F, Sch äbitz WR, Oelschläger C, Klingebiel R, Rogalewski A.
BACKGROUND: Cervical artery dissection is an important cause of stroke in the young. The etiology is still discussed controversial. The most obvious reason for a dissection of extracranial arteries is due to a trauma, eg. after car accidents or other high ...
Source: SafetyLit - October 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Rhythmic auditory stimulation and gait training in traumatic brain injury: a pilot study - Thompson S, Hays K, Weintraub A, Ketchum JM, Kowalski RG.
Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) has been well researched with stroke survivors and individuals who have Parkinson's disease, but little research exists on RAS with people who have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI). This pilot study aimed to (1) ...
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Delayed vertebral artery dissection after mild trauma in a motor vehicle collision - Kacprzynski G, Bucher J.
We present the case of a 42-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department with diaphoresis and a comp...
Source: SafetyLit - December 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Common challenges in returning to work after brain injury - Yeates G, Salter M, Hillier M.
Returning to work following an acquired brain injury (ABI, e.g. traumatic brain injury, stroke, infection, hypoxia) is a key aim for many survivors and is a marker of return to normality. For their managers and colleagues at work, there is also good will t...
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Patient-related factors associated with severe heat-related illnesses in Karachi: a hospital perspective - Kanwal S, Sajid S, Nasir N, Ahsan S, Almas A.
In 2015, Karachi saw its first ever epidemic of severe heatrelated illnesses that resulted in an extraordinary number of hospital admissions, especially in the intensive care, for fatal heat stroke within-hospital mortality of 3.7%.We conducted this study ...
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Correction to: Apathy and depression as predictors of activities of daily living following stroke and traumatic brain injuries in adults: a meta ‑analysis - Green SL, Gignac GE, Watson PA, Brosnan N, Becerra R, Pestell CF, Weinborn M.
The author group in the original version of this article contained a mistake. The 6th author's name should be Carmela Pestell, instead of Carmella Pestell. The correct name appears above. The original article has been corrected. [The author has als...
Source: SafetyLit - April 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Validity and risk factor analysis for helicopter emergency medical services in Japan: a pilot study - Yamada N, Kitagawa Y, Yoshida T, Nachi S, Okada H, Ogura S.
BACKGROUND: Some emergency departments use triage scales, such as the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale and Japan Urgent Stroke Triage Score, to detect life-threatening situations. However, these protocols have not been used for aeromedical services. Theref...
Source: SafetyLit - July 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Myocardial injury and stroke after attempted suicide - Esmanhotto BB, Vilar CRL, Hecke JC, Veroneze B, de Lima WF.
Self-stabbing is an uncommon method of suicide and attempt of suicide, mostly chosen by young men and people with a psychiatric history. A curious case of suicide attempt by self-stabbing with a huge pointed knife in a 56-year-old man is presented which re...
Source: SafetyLit - August 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Risk of delirium and impaired neurological outcome associated with delay in neurorehabilitation after acquired brain injury - Hansen PM, Lauridsen JT, Frandsen NS.
INTRODUCTION Brain injury from haemorrhage, trauma, aneurysm and stroke is characterised by high mortality and impaired neurological outcome. In the OUTREACH study, the authors wanted to assess patient care from admission to intensive neuro rehabilitation ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Pitch and rhythm perception and verbal short-term memory in acute traumatic brain injury - Anderson KS, Gosselin N, Sadikot AF, Lagu ë-Beauvais M, Kang ESH, Fogarty AE, Marcoux J, Dagher J, De Guise E.
Music perception deficits are common following acquired brain injury due to stroke, epilepsy surgeries, and aneurysmal clipping. Few studies have examined these deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI), resulting in an under-diagnosis in this popula...
Source: SafetyLit - September 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Anisocoria correlates with injury severity and outcomes after blunt traumatic brain injury - Nyancho D, Atem FD, Venkatachalam AM, Barnes A, Hill M, Traylor JI, Stutzman SE, Bedros N, Aiyagari V, Aoun SG.
BACKGROUND: Automated infrared pupillometry (AIP) has been shown to be helpful in the setting of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and stroke as an indicator of imminent irreversible brain injury. We postulated that the early detection of pupillary dysfun...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc and has-BLED scores do not accurately stratify risk for stroke or bleed in fall victims with atrial fibrillation - Carr BW, Wooster ME, Nemani LA, Severance SE, Hartwell JL.
BACKGROUND: Falls are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Non-valvular Atrial fibrillation (AF) is present in up to 9% of this group and often requires oral anticoagulation (OAC). The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc and HAS-BLED scores are valida...
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Preventing leading causes of death: systematic review of cost-utility literature - Khushalani JS, Song S, Calhoun BH, Puddy RW, Kucik JE.
The objective of this review is to examine the economic value of prevention interventions addressing thes...
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

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