The Picture of TBI epidemiology in Europe over time
Keywords: epidemiology, TBI, Europe, mortality INTRODUCTION – TBI: The “silent epidemic” TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) represents a global burden affecting individuals independently of age and leading to significant disability and mortality. Therefore, a picture of TBI epidemiology in Europe over...
The Doctor-Patient Headache Paradigm – What does it mean?
Keywords: TBI, headaches Focus Keyword: Headaches The Doctor-Patient Headache Paradigm – What does it mean? Headache is one of the most common persisting symptoms after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) [1]. Headaches are prevalent over the first year post-TBI, with people...
Traumatic Brain Injury Registries? Yes!
Authors: Irina Vlad, Silvina Ilut Keywords: TBI, TBI registry, medical registry, CENTER-TBI, InTBIR, registry challenges Focus Keyword: Medical registries “Traumatic Brain Injury Registries? Yes!” is a continuation of the factsheets “Why is traumatic brain injury considered a global burden?” and...
CENTER-TBI: the making-of the main TBI registry in Europe | Part 2
Keywords: CENTER-TBI, TBI registry, TBI Authors: Irina Vlad, Silvina Ilut As we have indicated in our first article “CENTER-TBI: the making-of the main TBI registry in Europe – Part 1” a follow-up on important lessons from the CENTER-TBI project will be...
What are the types of headaches associated with TBI?
Authors: Iulia Vadan, Silvina Ilut Keywords: TBI, headaches Focus Keyword: Headaches Over a third of patients who suffered a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and complain of headaches associated with TBI lasting for an extended period after the...
The Surgeon’s Perspective – Lessons from NTSC
Author: Padurean Vlad Adrian (Neurosurgery Department, County Emergency Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Neurotrauma Treatment Simulation Center (NTSC) represents a training program developed by leading healthcare institutions in Vienna, focusing on the patient’s pathway to recovery. During NTSC, participants from 6 country delegations...
CENTER-TBI: the making-of the main TBI registry in Europe (Part I)
Keywords: CENTER-TBI, TBI registry, TBI Authors: Irina Vlad, Silvina Ilut What is CENTER-TBI Project? CENTER-TBI: the making-of the main TBI registry in Europe – The Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) core study and the CENTER-TBI...
What happens after a TBI?
Keywords: TBI, TBI treatment, TBI patient pathway, TBI emergency treatment, TBI severity, precision medicine What happens after a TBI? This question comes as a follow up to “Why is TBI considered a global burden?” which describes the epidemiology of TBI,...