Sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can lead to devastating functional and financial consequences. An individual’s ability to return to work successfully is a principal factor used to determine outcome after mTBI.
AUS-TBI: The Australian Health Informatics Approach to Predict Outcomes and Monitor Intervention Efficacy after Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
7 June 2022
Research papers, Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Prediction
Author(s): Melinda Fitzgerald, Jennie Ponsford, Natasha A. Lannin, Terence J. O'Brien, Peter Cameron, D. James Cooper, Nick Rushworth, AUS-TBI Investigators, and Belinda Gabbe
Predicting and optimizing outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major challenge because of the breadth of injury characteristics and complexity of brain responses. AUS-TBI is a new Australian...
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Australia: The first three years of the Australian Sports Brain Bank
6 June 2022
Research papers, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Neurotrauma
Author(s): Catherine M Suter, Andrew J Affleck, Maggie Lee, Alan J Pearce, Linda E Iles, Michael E Buckland
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative tauopathy caused by repetitive head injury. Although it has chiefly been studied in contact sport participants, anyone who experiences repetitive head injury is at risk of CTE. In 2018, the Australian Sports Brain Bank was established to support the study of CTE in Australia.
Nonpharmacological treatment of Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis and guideline recommendation
9 November 2021
Research papers, Clinical care, Concussion, Persisting Post Concussion Symptoms
Author(s): Hana Malá Rytter, Heidi J. Graff, Henriette K. Henriksen, Nicolai Aaen, Jan Hartvigsen, Morten Hoegh, Ivan Nisted; Erhard Trillingsgaard Næss-Schmidt, Lisbeth Lund Pedersen, Henrik Winther Schytz, Mille Møller Thastum, Bente Zerlang, Henriette Edemann Callesen
Key Points of this Research Article Research Question What is the evidence for nonpharmacological interventions to treat persistent postconcussion symptoms (PPCS)? Findings Following a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19...
Soft-shell headgear, concussion and injury prevention in youth team collision sports: A systematic review
3 June 2021
Research papers, Concussion, Helmets
Author(s): Jennifer Makovec Knight, Jack V. K. Nguyen, Biswadev Mitra, and Catherine Willmott
Potential of soft-shell rugby headgear to mitigate linear and rotational peak accelerations
21 April 2021
Research papers, Helmets
Author(s): Nick Draper, Natalia Kabaliuk, Danyon Stitt, and Keith Alexander
The nature of sleep architecture during post-traumatic amnesia following traumatic brain injury
24 March 2021
Research papers, Neurotrauma
Author(s): Bianca Fedele
Sleep disturbance and fatigue are common, persisting consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Disturbances to sleep often emerge in the early stages after TBI and whilst patients are in a...
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury in Females: A State-of-the-Art Summary and Future Directions
1 January 2021
Research papers, Concussion, Neurotrauma
Author(s): Eve M. Valera, PhD; Annie-Lori C. Joseph, BA; Katherine Snedaker, LCSW; Matthew J. Breiding, PhD; Courtney L. Robertson, MD; Angela Colantonio, PhD; Harvey Levin, PhD; Mary Jo Pugh, PhD; Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, PhD; Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH; Jeffrey J. Bazarian, MD; L. Christine Turtzo, MD, PhD; Lyn S. Turkstra, PhD; Lisa Begg, DrPH; Diana M. Cummings, PhD; Patrick S. F. Bellgowan, PhD
In this report, we identify existing issues and challenges related to research on traumatic brain injury in females and provide future directions for research.
Post-concussion states: How do we improve our patients’ outcomes? An Australian perspective
24 September 2020
Research papers, Clinical care
Author(s): Elizabeth Thomas, Melinda Fitzgerald & Gill Cowen
There is limited data surrounding incidence and prevalence of concussion and the resulting post-concussion states. This creates difficulty when investigating ways to optimise patient management. It is proposed that a...
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