TBI and sexual functioning – what is the correlation?
Keywords: TBI, sexual functioning TBI incidence and causes Before finding out the correlation between TBI and sexual functioning let’s find out what is TBI. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents an important pathology caused by a physiological disruption of the brain,...
The importance of biomarkers in acute TBI
Keywords: biomarkers, TBI, S100B, GFAP, UCH-L1, TBI outcomes What is the importance of biomarkers in acute TBI? Biomarkers are defined by the National Institutes of Health Biomarkers Definitions Working Group as “a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as...
Why is TBI a global burden?
Why is TBI a global burden? TBI represents the various and heterogeneous types of brain dysfunction that result secondary to an exterior impact [1–4] and is one of the leading diseases that lead to loss of life and disability globally....
How can patients improve cognition after a TBI?
Keywords: TBI, cognition, improvement Cognition and TBI – can patients improve cognition after a TBI? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents an alteration in brain function caused by external forces. These forces may result in vascular and axonal damages, edema, and...
What happens to a patient suffering a TBI? Important lessons from the CENTER-TBI study
Developed by: Iulia Vadan, Silvina Ilut This article touches the aspects related to what happens to a patient suffering a TBI and the lessons from the CENTER-TBI study on the outcome of TBI patients. Keywords: traumatic brain injury (TBI), management,...
18th AMN Congress Report
The 2020 Congress of the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology took place between February 26-28 in Cairo, Egypt.This educational event brought together specialists from related fields – neurology, neurosurgery, psychology, neurorehabilitation, clinical research, neuroproteomics, and biomarkers study – who shared their...
COVID-19 in Traumatic Brain Injury
The Covid-19 global pandemic has taken us all aback. These times of uncertainty bear a significant impact on the scientific and medical community. However, positive changes have arisen in the pursuit of overcoming adversity. It is worth taking a glance...
International AMN Online Conference | Actual Problems of Neurotrauma | Uzbekistan
On October 30, 2020, an international webinar on issues related to neurotrauma was organized by the neurosurgical community of Uzbekistan, the country’s Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine, and the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Neurosurgery, with...