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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the ANSWERS- VA intervention (Acquiring New Skills While Enhancing Remaining Strengths for Veterans) while also determining it's cost effectiveness in the stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) populations.
In this study, researchers will show to caregivers of patients how to use a tDCS device (this device was designed to be easy to use, with fixed parameters and only one button to press to run the stimulation). They will be asked to apply a stimulation every day, 5 days per week during for 4 weeks, in chronic patients in minimally conscious state (MCS). 2 sessions of 4 weeks of stimulations will be realized, one anodal and one sham in a randomized order. Before and after each session, behavioral improvement will be assessed with the Coma Recovery Scale Revised (CRS-R). A final assessment will be done 8 weeks after the end of the sessions to assess the long term effect of tDCS.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the early and late effects of Transcranial Led Therapy (TLTC) in memory and executive functions in patients with moderate and severe TBI history (TBI time longer than 3 months).
This proposal will test the diagnostic utility of fast magnetic resonance (MR) in young children with Traumatic brain Injury (TBI). In children, TBI causes >2000 deaths, 35,000 hospitalizations and 470,000 emergency department visits in the US each year, making it a leading cause of pediatric disability and death. Currently 20-50% of these children undergo computed tomography (CT) scanning, exposing them to harmful radiation, and increasing their lifetime risk of cancer. Risks are especially increased in children because the neurologic exam is less reliable, because growing tissues are more vulnerable to radiation, and because children have more years to accumulate harmful mutations. Fast MR is a short, motion-tolerant protocol that has been used in children with shunted hydrocephalus to eliminate radiation exposure without the need for sedation. However, fast MR has not been validated in children with TBI, a critical gap. The investigators will measure feasibility and diagnostic utility of fast MR in children < 6 years (72 months) old who undergo head CT for TBI. The Investigator will recruit children in whom a head CT is ordered for TBI. Consenting subjects will undergo fast MR shortly after CT and results will be compared to determine: 1) whether fast MR identifies all traumatic injuries identified by CT and 2) whether fast MR without sedation can be performed quickly and successfully.
This is a prospective, interventional study aiming to assess the effectiveness of the Esophageal Cooling Device (ECD) as a temperature control modality in post cardiac arrest patients. In addition, observed adverse events during ECD use, ease-of-use, nurse satisfaction and patient outcomes will be examined.
Although several prognostic models have been developed to predict outcome for patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), currently no study describes the impact of respiratory failure during Emergency Department treatment on mortality in a population of elderly patients. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate factors predicting poor outcome with special emphasis on the impact of respiratory failure on mortality in elderly patients with isolated severe TBI. All elderly patients (age ≥ 65 years) with isolated severe head injury, admitted to this Level I trauma center, during a period of 16 years (from January 1992 to December 2008) were identified from the trauma registry. Stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for a poor prognosis and outcome. The logistic regression found the following variables influencing the mortality: respiratory failure (p<0.0005; OR: 9.369), pupillary response (p<0.0212, OR: 3.393) and ISS score (p<0.0001, OR:1.179). A significant (p<0.0001) increased risk of death was also found for patients with a midline shift >15 mm. The present study predicts a strong correlation between respiratory failure, pathological pupillary response, a higher ISS and substantial midline shift with poor outcomes in elderly patients sustaining an isolated severe TBI.
C8 sciences program is a cognitive training program mainly developed for the students, and the effectiveness is well established. The aim of this trial is to assess clinical efficacy of the program for cognitive rehabilitation of the patients with stroke or brain injury.
A double blind randomized trial of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy for patients suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Patients seen in the Sports Concussion Clinic with cognitive symptoms lasting for greater than 4 weeks will be randomized to either placebo therapy (controls) or treatment with LED therapy (cases). Both cases and controls would complete post-concussion symptom scales Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), and ImPACT studies on entry into the study and at weeks 3 and 6, or earlier if their symptoms resolve before the end of the 6 week period.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a frequent pathology leading to major morbidity and mortality in young people. Cerebral flood flow maintenance is a major goal directed therapy to improve the prognosis of the patient. Due to cerebral-myocardial interaction, a myocardial dysfunction might occur at the early phase of the traumatic brain injury. This myocardial dysfunction could be partly responsible for a decrease in cerebral blood flow. In such case, improving myocardial dysfunction may help to increase cerebral blood flow and improve patient prognosis. In clinical practice the easiest and non invasive way to explore myocardial dysfunction is with transthoracic echocardiography. The objective of this trial is to investigate myocardial dysfunction at the early phase of traumatic brain injury, compared with a controlled group without TBI.
The purpose of the research study is to understand the effectiveness of a six-week course of light exposure on cognitive functioning, mood, activity, and sleep in people that have suffered a head injury leading to a concussion.