Traumatic brain injury associated with increased all-cause mortality risk for military veterans
1. This retrospective cohort study found that, in comparison to the total US population, post-9/11 military veterans exposed to traumatic ...
Tag: traumatic brain injury
Patients with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury may achieve favourable functional outcomes within 12 months of recovery
1. More than half of patients who experienced moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (ms-TBI) achieved favourable functional outcomes after 12 months ...
Continuous infusion of hypertonic saline following traumatic brain injury does not improve neurological outcomes versus current standard of care
1. No significant difference was found in neurological function recovery measured by extended Glasgow scale score in patients with moderate ...
#VisualAbstract: Bedside Optic Nerve Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Increased Intracranial Pressure
1. Optic nerve sheath dilation, defined as greater than 5.0mm on ultrasound, had a high specificity for indicating elevated intracranial ...
Optic nerve ultrasonography can be used to detect elevated intracranial pressure
1. Optic nerve sheath dilation, defined as greater than 5.0mm on ultrasound, had a high specificity for indicating elevated intracranial ...
High school football participation not linked with late life cognitive impairment or depression
1. In this study of a cohort of high school students from Wisconsin enrolled in 1957, participation in high school ...
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Acetaminophen for Fever in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Infection Acetaminophen is a commonly used anti-pyretic in patients admitted to ...
Rate of occult fracture evaluations for child abuse insufficient
1. Less than half of children (48%) under age 2 who presented to a hospital with concern for physical abuse ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 7 – December 14, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Association ...
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