MRFF Research grant – 2020 MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission
Grant Duration: 3 years
Administering Institution: The University of Adelaide
Grant Activity:
Forecasting Impairment and Neurodegenerative Disease risk following Traumatic Brain Injury (FIND-TBI): A computational neurology-driven method to predict long-term prognosis
Purpose:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be associated with persistent memory and decision-making impairments and motor dysfunction. TBI also increases risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia and Parkinson’s disease. There are currently no clinical tools to predict who is most at risk of long-term impairments. This project will use both innovative brain imaging techniques and novel blood injury markers to understand disease progression in order to improve prognosis.