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Filter by:Older veterans with a history of mild brain trauma exhibit early cognitive challenges, especially in driving-related tasks. This is attributed to alterations in the brain's excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance. This pilot project investigates this phenomenon by leveraging electroencephalography (EEG) to measure parietal lobe alpha rhythms during visual attention tasks. The hypothesis is that targeted visual attention training can modulate these alpha rhythms, improving instrumental activities in daily life. However, outcomes from such training vary, possibly due to individual differences in cortical inhibitory functions. This study will assess the relationship between EEG measures of E/I balance pre- and post-visual attention training and its effects on processing speeds in aging veterans. Our findings aim to provide a foundation for customized therapies and interventions for veterans with and without a history of brain trauma.
The purpose of this study is to understand how a stepped-care model of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (Step-Up PCIT) addresses child behavioral problems among children between the ages of 2 and 7 with a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Our goal is to perform a pilot, single center study to evaluate the efficacy of whole blood (WB) in subjects with TBI, intracranial hemorrhage, and anemia compared to blood component therapy.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. These patients are burdened by physical, cognitive, and psychosocial deficits, leading to an important economic impact for society. Treatments for TBI patients are limited and none has been shown to provide prolonged and long-term neuroprotective or neurorestorative effects. TBI related disability is linked to the severity of the initial injury but also to the following neuroinflammatory response which may persist long after the initial injury. Moreover, a growing body of evidence suggests a link between TBI-induced neuro-inflammation and neurodegenerative post traumatic disorders. Consequently, new therapies triggering immunomodulation and promoting neurological recovery are the subject of major research efforts. In this context, mesenchymal cell-based therapies are currently investigated to treat various neurological disorders due to their ability to modulate neuroinflammation and to promote simultaneous neurogenesis, angiogenesis, and neuroprotection. Clinical trials using intravenous MSC have been conducted for various pathologies, all these studies showing a good safety profile. The hypothesis of the study is that intravenous repeated treatment with MSC derived from Wharton's Jelly of the umbilical cord may be associated with a significant decrease of post-TBI neuroinflammation and improvement of neuroclinical status. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of iterative IV injections of MSC on post-traumatic neuroinflammation measured in corpus callosum by PET-MRI at 6 months in severe brain injured patients unresponsive to simple verbal commands 5 days after sedation discontinuation.
This randomized waitlist control trial will evaluate the effects of a psychoeducational intervention called Resources for Enhancing All Caregivers' Health - Traumatic Brain Injury (REACH TBI) to decrease caregiver strain (primary outcome) and improve caregiver self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, and health care frustrations (secondary outcomes). This study will modify and adapt an award-winning caregiver intervention, Resources for Enhancing All Caregivers Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs (REACH VA), to support the needs of Caregivers of Veterans and Service Members with TBI.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical improvement measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOS-E) with ABX-101 compared with Placebo intramuscular injection in participants with moderate to severe TBI.
Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a critical disease of public health importance. Increased intracranial play a significant role in the secondary injury of TBI. Reducing the ICP is helpful in reducing the mortality of sTBI. The threshold of ICP for sTBI has been suggested. The threshold of ICP for sTBI after decompressive craniectomy is not clear.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern, particularly among older adults (OAs) ≥ 65 years of age. Each year in the United States, TBI results in over 600,000 emergency department visits and hospitalizations among OAs. Mild TBI (mTBI) accounts for 80% of all TBI in OAs and is quite understudied in this rapidly growing population. mTBI, is mild in name only, as it can result in dysfunction in multiple cognitive domains, including attention, processing speed, executive functioning and memory and has been shown to be associated with progressive brain atrophy and increased susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders. Cognitive rehabilitation therapy is an evidence-based approach that can successfully improve cognitive impairment following TBI. Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as a technology that can assess cognitive impairment and provide a neurorehabilitation modality (NRM) to improve cognitive decline post TBI. Not only can VR provide a variety of environments like those encountered in real life and be adapted to varying levels and types of cognitive disability, but it can also be used safely in a patient's home with minimal equipment. Yet, despite the promise of cognitive rehabilitation using VR among OAs, very few studies to date have assessed the efficacy of VR cognitive rehabilitation in TBI. The aim of this study is to assess the effect and collect data on the efficacy and feasibility of a virtual reality application as a neurorehabilitation modality on executive functioning (attention, immediate memory, and visual-spatial skills) in OAs with mTBI. The hypothesis is that The use of VR mediated cognitive exercises post mTBI will be associated with improved executive function at 6-weeks post-randomization compared to the control group.
The aging population and its accompanying burden from non-communicable chronic diseases predicts an increasing impact imposed by frailty on healthcare systems. This is due to a lack of normative data for older adults and reliable risk stratification methods to develop effective approaches to the prevention of frailty. In this study, the investigators plan to form a common dataset for phenotype identification, risk stratification of frailty and its targeted treatment plans in the at-risk and mildly frail population.
The purpose of the present study is to study the effect of baricitinib administration on outcome of participants with moderate and severe traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage/contusions. A multi-center randomized control trial will be conducted. Participants with a radiological diagnosis of traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage/contusions and an initial GCS score of 5-12 will be screened and enrolled in the first 24 hours after traumatic brain injury.