Acute management of traumatic brain injury

MA Vella, ML Crandall, MB Patel - Surgical Clinics, 2017 - surgical.theclinics.com
Trauma is the leading cause of death in individuals aged 1 to 45 years, with traumatic brain
injury (TBI) responsible for most these deaths; more than 50,000 deaths per year in the …

Potentiating glymphatic drainage minimizes post-traumatic cerebral oedema

R Hussain, J Tithof, W Wang, A Cheetham-West… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cerebral oedema is associated with morbidity and mortality after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Noradrenaline levels are increased after TBI,–, and the amplitude of the increase in …

Beta-blockers and traumatic brain injury: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and eastern association for the surgery of trauma guideline

AS Alali, K Mukherjee, VA McCredie, E Golan… - Annals of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine if beta-(β)-blockers improve outcomes after acute traumatic brain
injury (TBI). Background: There have been no new inpatient pharmacologic therapies to …

Beta‐blocker therapy in severe traumatic brain injury: a prospective randomized controlled trial

H Khalili, R Ahl, S Paydar, G Sjolin, Y Cao… - World journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Observational studies have demonstrated improved outcomes in TBI patients
receiving in‐hospital beta‐blockers. The aim of this study is to conduct a randomized …

Beta blockers in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury: results from a multicenter, prospective, observational American Association for the Surgery of Trauma …

EJ Ley, SD Leonard, G Barmparas… - Journal of trauma and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Beta blockers, a class of medications that inhibit endogenous
catecholamines interaction with beta adrenergic receptors, are often administered to …

β-Blockers for traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Ding, L Liao, X Zheng, Q Wang, Z Liu… - Journal of Trauma …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
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Blocking stroke-induced immunodeficiency increases CNS antigen-specific autoreactivity but does not worsen functional outcome after experimental stroke

C Römer, O Engel, K Winek, S Hochmeister… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Stroke-induced immunodepression (SIDS) is an essential cause of poststroke infections.
Pharmacological inhibition of SIDS appears promising in preventing life-threatening …

Traumatic brain injury using mouse models

YP Zhang, J Cai, LBE Shields, N Liu, XM Xu… - Translational stroke …, 2014 - Springer
The use of mouse models in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has several advantages compared
to other animal models including low cost of breeding, easy maintenance, and innovative …

Current clinical trials in traumatic brain injury

Z Ahmed - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity, disability and mortality
across all age groups globally. Currently, only palliative treatments exist, but these are …

Propranolol and mesenchymal stromal cells combine to treat traumatic brain injury

DJ Kota, KS Prabhakara… - Stem Cells …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
More than 6.5 million patients are burdened by the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial
deficits associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the US Despite extensive efforts to …