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2. Focal cerebral hyperemia after focal head injury in humans: a benign phenomenon?
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Sakas De, Jim Patterson, Donald M. Hadley, G. M. Teasdale, David J. Wyper, and Bullock Mr
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Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Intracranial Pressure ,Ischemia ,Hemodynamics ,Brain Edema ,Hyperemia ,Unconsciousness ,Central nervous system disease ,White matter ,medicine ,Humans ,Glasgow Coma Scale ,Reactive hyperemia ,Brain Concussion ,Cerebral Hemorrhage ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Brain Diseases ,Hematoma ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Head injury ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Survival Rate ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cerebral blood flow ,Brain Injuries ,Cerebrovascular Circulation ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Nuclear medicine ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
✓ To assess the relationship between posttraumatic cerebral hyperemia and focal cerebral damage, the authors performed cerebral blood flow mapping studies by single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) in 53 patients within 3 weeks of brain injury. Focal zones of hyperemia were present in 38% of patients. Hyperemia was correlated with clinical features and early computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging performed within 48 hours of the SPECT study and late CT and MR studies at 3 months. The hyperemia was observed primarily in structurally normal brain tissue (both gray and white matter), as revealed by CT and MR imaging, immediately adjacent to intraparenchymal or extracerebral focal lesions; it persisted for up to 10 days, but was never seen within the edematous pericontusional zones. The percentage of patients in the hyperemic group having brief (< 30 minutes) or no loss of consciousness was significantly higher than in the nonhyperemic group (twice as high, p < 0.05). Other clinical parameters were not significantly more common in the hyperemic group. The mortality of patients with focal hyperemia was lower than that of individuals without it, and the outcome of survivors with hyperemia was slightly better than patients without hyperemia. These results differ from the literature, which suggests that global posttraumatic hyperemia is primarily an acute, malignant phenomenon associated with increased intracranial pressure, profound unconsciousness, and poor outcome. The current results agree with more recent studies which show that posttraumatic hyperemia may occur across a wide spectrum of head injury severity and may be associated with favorable outcome.
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- 1995
3. One-year outcome following craniotomy for traumatic hematoma in patients with fixed dilated pupils
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G. M. Teasdale, Bullock Mr, and Sakas De
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,Subarachnoid hemorrhage ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Pupil ,Central nervous system disease ,Basal (phylogenetics) ,Hematoma ,Pupil Disorders ,medicine ,Craniocerebral Trauma ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Child ,Craniotomy ,Aged ,Cerebral Hemorrhage ,Retrospective Studies ,Cistern ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,Middle Aged ,Prognosis ,medicine.disease ,Survival Analysis ,Surgery ,Hematoma, Subdural ,Treatment Outcome ,Anesthesia ,Female ,business - Abstract
✓ Forty consecutive patients who underwent craniotomy for traumatic hematoma after developing bilateral fixed dilated pupils were studied to determine the factors influencing quality of survival and to seek criteria for management. Clinical and computerized tomography (CT) data were correlated with outcome 1 year after craniotomy. The functional recovery (good outcome or moderate disability) rate was 25%, with a mortality rate of 43%. Patients with subdural hematoma had a higher mortality rate (64%) compared to patients with extradural hematoma (18%) (chi-square test, p > 0.05). Other factors associated with markedly increased morbidity and mortality were increasing age (> 20 years), a prolonged interval (> 3 hours) between loss of pupillary reactivity and craniotomy, compression of basal cisterns, and presence of subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT. There were no survivors among patients exhibiting any of the following features: surgery 6 hours or more after bilateral loss of pupillary reactivity; age greater than 65 years; or absent motor response. Apart from the latter group, the nature of motor response (before pharmacological paralysis and intubation) was not a reliable predictor of mortality. The results suggest that the presence of an acute subdural hematoma is the single most important predictor of negative outcome in patients with bilateral unresponsive pupils.
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- 1995
4. Vergleich von S100B Serum versus zerebrale Konzentration, erfasst mittels MR-Spektroskopie nach experimentellem Schädelhirntrauma
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Kleindienst, A, Mueller, C, Tolias, CM, Corwin, FD, Fatouros, P, Marmarou, A, and Bullock, MR
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ddc: 610 - Published
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5. Die verbesserte Erholung kognitiver Funktionen nach experimentellem Schädelhirntrauma durch S100B-Infusion ist assoziiert mit vermehrter Stammzellproliferation und neuronaler Differenzierung im Hippocampus
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Kleindienst, A, McGinn, M, Rice, AC, Harvey, HB, Hamm, RJ, and Bullock, MR
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ddc: 610 - Published
- 2004
6. Brain monitoring in severe head injury: a practical guide
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Mathew, P, primary, Gentleman, D, additional, and Bullock, MR, additional
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- 1999
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7. Low-dose recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator enhances clot resolution in brain hemorrhage: the intraventricular hemorrhage thrombolysis trial.
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Naff N, Williams MA, Keyl PM, Tuhrim S, Bullock MR, Mayer SA, Coplin W, Narayan R, Haines S, Cruz-Flores S, Zuccarello M, Brock D, Awad I, Ziai WC, Marmarou A, Rhoney D, McBee N, Lane K, Hanley DF Jr, and Naff, Neal
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- 2011
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8. Spreading depolarizations have prolonged direct current shifts and are associated with poor outcome in brain trauma.
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Hartings JA, Watanabe T, Bullock MR, Okonkwo DO, Fabricius M, Woitzik J, Dreier JP, Puccio A, Shutter LA, Pahl C, Strong AJ, and Co-Operative Study on Brain Injury Depolarizations
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- 2011
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9. Effect of prophylactic transluminal balloon angioplasty on cerebral vasospasm and outcome in patients with Fisher grade III subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of a phase II multicenter, randomized, clinical trial.
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Zwienenberg-Lee M, Hartman J, Rudisill N, Madden LK, Smith K, Eskridge J, Newell D, Verweij B, Bullock MR, Baker A, Coplin W, Mericle R, Dai J, Rocke D, Muizelaar JP, Balloon Prophylaxis for Aneurysmal Vasospasm (BPAV) Study Group, Zwienenberg-Lee, Marike, Hartman, Jonathan, Rudisill, Nancy, and Madden, Lori Kennedy
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- 2008
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10. Treatment of intracranial hypertension using nonsurgical abdominal decompression.
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Saggi GH, Bloomfield GL, Sugerman HJ, Blocher CR, Hull JP, Marmarou AP, and Bullock MR
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- 1999
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11. Phenytoin toxicity due to genetic polymorphism.
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McCluggage LK, Voils SA, Bullock MR, McCluggage, Lauren K, Voils, Stacy A, and Bullock, Malcolm Ross
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Introduction: Patients with traumatic brain injury commonly receive phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis. Due to the non-linear pharmacokinetics of phenytoin and narrow therapeutic window, phenytoin concentrations are monitored to ensure efficacy and prevent toxicity. Because phenytoin is hepatically metabolized, polymorphisms within cytochrome P450 enzymes can affect phenytoin concentrations.Methods: We report a case of a 53-year-old Asian female admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Phenytoin was subsequently administered for seizure prophylaxis.Results: Four days after being initiated on phenytoin, the patient remained lethargic, and phenytoin toxicity was suspected. Lab values revealed a free phenytoin concentration of 4.4 mg/l, and phenytoin was discontinued. Upon further investigation, it was found that the patient was a cytochrome P450 2C9 poor metabolizer. Causes of the patient's toxic phenytoin concentration such as drug interactions, decreased albumin, and lab error were excluded. The cause of her elevated phenytoin concentration was determined to be hepatic polymorphism.Conclusion: This case reveals the clinical significance of genetic polymorphisms and the effect on phenytoin dosage requirements. Because pharmacogenomic testing is expensive and not readily available, routine monitoring of phenytoin concentrations is warranted. Further, established polymorphisms should be documented to prevent toxicity of drugs metabolized by similar pathways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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12. Does midbrain blood flow determine outcome or pupillary response in the patient with a severe head injury?
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Ritter, A, Barnes, T, Fatouros, P, Ward, J, and Bullock, MR
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- 1997
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13. Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Biomarker Levels and Diagnosis, Injury Severity, and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.
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Yang Z, Apiliogullari S, Fu Y, Istanbouli A, Kaur S, Jabbal IS, Moghieb A, Irfan Z, Patterson RL, Kurup M, Morrow L, Cohn M, Zhang Z, Zhu J, Hayes RL, Bramlett HM, Bullock MR, Dietrich WD, Wang MY, Kobeissy F, and Wang KW
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Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is recognized as a global problem that can lead to a range of acute and secondary complications impacting morbidity and mortality. There is still a lack of reliable diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in patients with SCI that could help guide clinical care and identify novel therapeutic targets for future drug discovery. The aim of this prospective controlled study was to determine the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and serum profiles of 10 biomarkers as indicators of SCI diagnosis, severity, and prognosis to aid in assessing appropriate treatment modalities. CSF and serum samples of 15 SCI and ten healthy participants were included in the study. The neurological assessments were scored on admission and at discharge from the hospital using the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Score (AIS) grades. The CSF and serum concentrations of SBDP150, S100B, GFAP, NF-L, UCHL-1, Tau, and IL-6 were significantly higher in SCI patients when compared with the control group. The CSF GBDP 38/44K, UCHL-L1, S100B, GFAP, and Tau levels were significantly higher in the AIS A patients. This study demonstrated a strong correlation between biomarker levels in the diagnosis and injury severity of SCI but no association with short-term outcomes. Future prospective controlled studies need to be done to support the results of this study.
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- 2023
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14. The Cost of Gunshot Wounds to the Head: An Unevenly Distributed Burden.
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Schoen N, Matichak D, Armstrong V, Sedighim S, Lew E, Jagid J, Bullock MR, and Richardson A
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- Male, Humans, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Florida, Health Care Costs, Wounds, Gunshot epidemiology, Suicide
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Background: Despite the significant clinical consequences and socioeconomic costs of gunshot wounds to the head (GSWH), studies examining prehospital risk factors, geospatial patterns, and economic cost are lacking., Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed for patients with GSWH (single or multiple injuries) presenting to the level one Ryder Trauma Center (hospital patients) as well as the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner (ME) Department, from October 2013 to October 2015. In addition, ME data were queried from the previous decade (2008-2017) to analyze longitudinal trends., Results: A total of 402 consecutive patients met the inclusion criteria: 297 (74%) presented to the ME and 105 (26%) presented to the hospital. GSWH in our cohort had a case fatality rate of 89%, predominantly affecting males, whites, and individuals who committed suicide, with a mean age of 41.9 ± 20.6 years. Hospital patients were more likely to be black males from low socioeconomic status (SES) regions involved in assault. Older white males were overrepresented in patients attempting and completing suicide and thus comprised a higher percentage of ME cases. Geospatial analysis of hospital patient injury zip codes shows that GSWH are significantly clustered in low-income urban centers with greater poverty rates. In Miami-Dade County, the economic burden of GSWH, as measured by total health care costs and lifetime productivity losses, was estimated to be $11,867,415 and $246,179,498, respectively., Conclusions: In the first analysis of GSWH with the inclusion of both hospital and ME data in a representative urban setting, our findings show prehospital risk factors and the unequal distribution of the significant economic costs of GSWH., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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15. Exploring evolutionary adaptations of leaf heteroblasty in subspecific taxa of Hawaiian Chenopodium oahuense.
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Bullock MR and Cantley JT
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- Adaptation, Physiological, Biological Evolution, Hawaii, Plant Leaves anatomy & histology, Chenopodium
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Premise: Chenopodium oahuense is a polymorphic Hawaiian endemic plant inhabiting several xeric habitats. Considerable variability in leaf morphology has made comprehensively describing its diversity difficult. Chenopodium oahuense subsp. ilioense is differentiated from C. oahuense subsp. oahuense by smaller, less-lobed, succulent leaves, smaller seeds, and prostrate to scandent habit. The lacking quantification of leaf shape, succulence, and previously unknown heteroblastic leaf transition in C. oahuense subsp. ilioense complicates the morphological boundaries separating subspecies., Methods: This study used landmark analyses, elliptical Fourier descriptors (EFDs), and traditional shape descriptors measured from 1585 greenhouse-grown plant leaves collected over 18 weeks. Principal component analyses visualized correlations in leaf shape, and linear discriminant analyses predicted classifications, either subspecific or heteroblastic., Results: Identity determination and heteroblastic change visualization were limited in landmark analyses. On the basis of EFDs and shape descriptors, C. oahuense subsp. ilioense was determined to be morphologically differentiated from C. oahuense subsp. oahuense with the Pu'u Ka Pele population as intermediate. The EFDs depicted heteroblastic change, predominantly in lobing. All analyses were restricted in correctly attributing a leaf to the week collected. Shape descriptors generally represented significant heteroblastic change over the growth period., Conclusions: These analyses support significant differentiation between the subspecies, particularly from shape descriptors. Furthermore, we quantified the morphological intermediacy of the Pu'u Ka Pele population. Results suggest this population could be the result of incomplete lineage sorting or a recent hybridization of the two subspecies. Hawaiian Chenopodium is a polymorphic lineage notable for future research in adaptive radiations, phenotypic plasticity, and heteroblasty., (© 2022 Botanical Society of America.)
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- 2022
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16. Functional Outcomes Over the First Year After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Prospective, Longitudinal TRACK-TBI Study.
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McCrea MA, Giacino JT, Barber J, Temkin NR, Nelson LD, Levin HS, Dikmen S, Stein M, Bodien YG, Boase K, Taylor SR, Vassar M, Mukherjee P, Robertson C, Diaz-Arrastia R, Okonkwo DO, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Goldman D, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Nolan A, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Toga A, Valadka A, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, and Zafonte R
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- Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Cohort Studies, Disability Evaluation, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Glasgow Outcome Scale, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Persistent Vegetative State, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Recovery of Function, Treatment Outcome, Withholding Treatment, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy
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Importance: Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (msTBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the US and worldwide. Few studies have enabled prospective, longitudinal outcome data collection from the acute to chronic phases of recovery after msTBI., Objective: To prospectively assess outcomes in major areas of life function at 2 weeks and 3, 6, and 12 months after msTBI., Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study, as part of the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI (TRACK-TBI) study, was conducted at 18 level 1 trauma centers in the US from February 2014 to August 2018 and prospectively assessed longitudinal outcomes, with follow-up to 12 months postinjury. Participants were patients with msTBI (Glasgow Coma Scale scores 3-12) extracted from a larger group of patients with mild, moderate, or severe TBI who were enrolled in TRACK-TBI. Data analysis took place from October 2019 to April 2021., Exposures: Moderate or severe TBI., Main Outcomes and Measures: The Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) were used to assess global functional status 2 weeks and 3, 6, and 12 months postinjury. Scores on the GOSE were dichotomized to determine favorable (scores 4-8) vs unfavorable (scores 1-3) outcomes. Neurocognitive testing and patient reported outcomes at 12 months postinjury were analyzed., Results: A total of 484 eligible patients were included from the 2679 individuals in the TRACK-TBI study. Participants with severe TBI (n = 362; 283 men [78.2%]; median [interquartile range] age, 35.5 [25-53] years) and moderate TBI (n = 122; 98 men [80.3%]; median [interquartile range] age, 38 [25-53] years) were comparable on demographic and premorbid variables. At 2 weeks postinjury, 36 of 290 participants with severe TBI (12.4%) and 38 of 93 participants with moderate TBI (41%) had favorable outcomes (GOSE scores 4-8); 301 of 322 in the severe TBI group (93.5%) and 81 of 103 in the moderate TBI group (78.6%) had moderate disability or worse on the DRS (total score ≥4). By 12 months postinjury, 142 of 271 with severe TBI (52.4%) and 54 of 72 with moderate TBI (75%) achieved favorable outcomes. Nearly 1 in 5 participants with severe TBI (52 of 270 [19.3%]) and 1 in 3 with moderate TBI (23 of 71 [32%]) reported no disability (DRS score 0) at 12 months. Among participants in a vegetative state at 2 weeks, 62 of 79 (78%) regained consciousness and 14 of 56 with available data (25%) regained orientation by 12 months., Conclusions and Relevance: In this study, patients with msTBI frequently demonstrated major functional gains, including recovery of independence, between 2 weeks and 12 months postinjury. Severe impairment in the short term did not portend poor outcomes in a substantial minority of patients with msTBI. When discussing prognosis during the first 2 weeks after injury, clinicians should be particularly cautious about making early, definitive prognostic statements suggesting poor outcomes and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in patients with msTBI.
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- 2021
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17. Association of Sex and Age With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Symptoms: A TRACK-TBI Study.
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Levin HS, Temkin NR, Barber J, Nelson LD, Robertson C, Brennan J, Stein MB, Yue JK, Giacino JT, McCrea MA, Diaz-Arrastia R, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Boase K, Markowitz AJ, Bodien Y, Taylor S, Vassar MJ, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Nolan A, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Palacios E, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sun X, Toga A, Valadka A, Wang K, Yuh E, and Zafonte R
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Concussion complications, Brain Injuries, Traumatic physiopathology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic psychology, Cognitive Dysfunction psychology, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Post-Concussion Syndrome psychology, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Sex Distribution, Brain Injuries, Traumatic complications, Cognitive Dysfunction etiology, Post-Concussion Syndrome etiology, Severity of Illness Index
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Importance: Knowledge of differences in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) recovery by sex and age may inform individualized treatment of these patients., Objective: To identify sex-related differences in symptom recovery from mTBI; secondarily, to explore age differences within women, who demonstrate poorer outcomes after TBI., Design, Setting, and Participants: The prospective cohort study Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) recruited 2000 patients with mTBI from February 26, 2014, to July 3, 2018, and 299 patients with orthopedic trauma (who served as controls) from January 26, 2016, to July 27, 2018. Patients were recruited from 18 level I trauma centers and followed up for 12 months. Data were analyzed from August 19, 2020, to March 3, 2021., Exposures: Patients with mTBI (defined by a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13-15) triaged to head computed tomography in 24 hours or less; patients with orthopedic trauma served as controls., Main Outcomes and Measures: Measured outcomes included (1) the Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ), a 16-item self-report scale that assesses postconcussion symptom severity over the past 7 days relative to preinjury; (2) the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) (PCL-5), a 20-item test that measures the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms; (3) the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item scale that measures depression based on symptom frequency over the past 2 weeks; and (4) the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18), an 18-item scale of psychological distress (split into Depression and Anxiety subscales)., Results: A total of 2000 patients with mTBI (1331 men [67%; mean (SD) age, 41.0 (17.3) years; 1026 White (78%)] and 669 women [33%; mean (SD) age, 43.0 (18.5) years; 505 (76%) White]). After adjustment of multiple comparisons, significant TBI × sex interactions were observed for cognitive symptoms (B = 0.76; 5% false discovery rate-corrected P = .02) and somatic RPQ symptoms (B = 0.80; 5% false discovery rate-corrected P = .02), with worse symptoms in women with mTBI than men, but no sex difference in symptoms in control patients with orthopedic trauma. Within the female patients evaluated, there was a significant TBI × age interaction for somatic RPQ symptoms, which were worse in female patients with mTBI aged 35 to 49 years compared with those aged 17 to 34 years (B = 1.65; P = .02) or older than 50 years (B = 1.66; P = .02)., Conclusions and Relevance: This study found that women were more vulnerable than men to persistent mTBI-related cognitive and somatic symptoms, whereas no sex difference in symptom burden was seen after orthopedic injury. Postconcussion symptoms were also worse in women aged 35 to 49 years than in younger and older women, but further investigation is needed to corroborate these findings and to identify the mechanisms involved. Results suggest that individualized clinical management of mTBI should consider sex and age, as some women are especially predisposed to chronic postconcussion symptoms even 12 months after injury.
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18. Latent Profile Analysis of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive Function of Adults 2 Weeks After Traumatic Brain Injury: Findings From the TRACK-TBI Study.
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Brett BL, Kramer MD, Whyte J, McCrea MA, Stein MB, Giacino JT, Sherer M, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Nelson LD, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Barber J, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Ngwenya LB, Noel F, Okonkwo D, Palacios E, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson C, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Taylor S, Temkin N, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar M, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, and Zafonte R
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- Adult, Brain Injuries, Traumatic physiopathology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic psychology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnosis, Cognition physiology, Quality of Life
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Importance: Heterogeneity across patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) presents challenges for clinical care and intervention design. Identifying distinct clinical phenotypes of TBI soon after injury may inform patient selection for precision medicine clinical trials., Objective: To investigate whether distinct neurobehavioral phenotypes can be identified 2 weeks after TBI and to characterize the degree to which early neurobehavioral phenotypes are associated with 6-month outcomes., Design, Setting, and Participants: This prospective cohort study included patients presenting to 18 US level 1 trauma centers within 24 hours of TBI from 2014 to 2019 as part of the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI (TRACK-TBI) study. Data were analyzed from January 28, 2020, to January 11, 2021., Exposures: TBI., Main Outcomes and Measures: Latent profiles (LPs) were derived from common dimensions of neurobehavioral functioning at 2 weeks after injury, assessed through National Institutes of Health TBI Common Data Elements (ie, Brief Symptom Inventory-18, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Depression checklist, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5, PROMIS Pain Intensity scale, Insomnia Severity Index, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition Coding and Symbol Search subtests, Trail Making Test, and NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery Pattern Comparison Processing Speed, Dimensional Change Card Sort, Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention, and Picture Sequence Memory subtests). Six-month outcomes were the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Quality of Life after Brain Injury-Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS), Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE), and Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ)., Results: Among 1757 patients with TBI included, 1184 (67.4%) were men, and the mean (SD) age was 39.9 (17.0) years. LP analysis revealed 4 distinct neurobehavioral phenotypes at 2 weeks after injury: emotionally resilient (419 individuals [23.8%]), cognitively impaired (368 individuals [20.9%]), cognitively resilient (620 individuals [35.3%]), and neuropsychiatrically distressed (with cognitive weaknesses; 350 individuals [19.9%]). Adding LP group to models including demographic characteristics, medical history, Glasgow Coma Scale score, and other injury characteristics was associated with significantly improved estimation of association with 6-month outcome (GOSE R2 increase = 0.09-0.19; SWLS R2 increase = 0.12-0.22; QOLIBRI-OS R2 increase = 0.14-0.32; RPQ R2 = 0.13-0.34)., Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study of patients with TBI presenting to US level-1 trauma centers, qualitatively distinct profiles of symptoms and cognitive functioning were identified at 2 weeks after TBI. These distinct phenotypes may help optimize clinical decision-making regarding prognosis, as well as selection and stratification for randomized clinical trials.
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19. Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Promotes Peri-Lesion Cell Proliferation and Functional Improvement after Cortical Contusion Injury.
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Pringle AK, Solomon E, Coles BJ, Desousa BR, Shtaya A, Gajavelli S, Dabab N, Zaben MJ, Bulters DO, Bullock MR, and Ahmed AI
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability globally. No drug treatments are available, so interest has turned to endogenous neural stem cells (NSCs) as alternative strategies for treatment. We hypothesized that regulation of cell proliferation through modulation of the sonic hedgehog pathway, a key NSC regulatory pathway, could lead to functional improvement. We assessed sonic hedgehog (Shh) protein levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with TBI. Using the cortical contusion injury (CCI) model in rodents, we used pharmacological modulators of Shh signaling to assess cell proliferation within the injured cortex using the marker 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU); 50mg/mL. The phenotype of proliferating cells was determined and quantified. Motor function was assessed using the rotarod test. In patients with TBI there is a reduction of Shh protein in CSF compared with control patients. In rodents, following a severe CCI, quiescent cells become activated. Pharmacologically modulating the Shh signaling pathway leads to changes in the number of newly proliferating injury-induced cells. Upregulation of Shh signaling with Smoothened agonist (SAG) results in an increase of newly proliferating cells expressing glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), whereas the Shh signaling inhibitor cyclopamine leads to a reduction. Some cells expressed doublecortin (DCX) but did not mature into neurons. The SAG-induced increase in proliferation is associated with improved recovery of motor function. Localized restoration of Shh in the injured rodent brain, via increased Shh signaling, has the potential to sustain endogenous cell proliferation and the mitigation of TBI-induced motor deficits albeit without the neuronal differentiation., Competing Interests: No competing financial interests exist., (© Ashley K. Pringle et al., 2021; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.)
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20. Levels of caspase-1 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with traumatic brain injury: correlation with intracranial pressure and outcome.
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Pérez-Bárcena J, Crespí C, Frontera G, Llompart-Pou JA, Salazar O, Goliney V, Ibáñez J, Bullock MR, and de Rivero Vaccari JP
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Area Under Curve, Brain Injuries, Traumatic blood, Brain Injuries, Traumatic enzymology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic surgery, Cerebral Ventricles, Drainage, Female, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Inflammasomes, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Ventriculostomy, Young Adult, Brain Injuries, Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid, Caspase 1 cerebrospinal fluid, Intracranial Hypertension etiology, Intracranial Hypotension etiology, Nerve Tissue Proteins cerebrospinal fluid
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Objective: The objectives of this study were to evaluate levels of inflammasome-signaling proteins in serum and CSF of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to correlate these protein levels with intracranial pressure (ICP) and clinical outcomes at 6 months after injury., Methods: This is a prospective and observational study in patients with moderate and severe TBI who required an external ventricular drain as part of their treatment. Serum and CSF samples were collected 3 times a day for the first 5 days after TBI. The authors have determined the protein concentration of caspase-1 in the CSF and serum of patients with TBI by using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The ICP value was recorded hourly. The 6-month outcome was assessed using the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended., Results: A total of 21 patients were included in this study, and a total of 234 paired serum-CSF samples were analyzed. The area under the curve (AUC) value of caspase-1 in CSF during the 5-day period was 2452.9 pg/mL·hr in the group of patients with high ICP vs 617.6 pg/mL·hr in the patients with low ICP. The differences were mainly on day 2 (19.7 pg/mL vs 1.8 pg/mL; p = 0.06) and day 3 (13.9 pg/mL vs 1 pg/mL; p = 0.05). The AUC value of caspase in CSF during the 5-day period was 1918.9 pg/mL·hr in the group of patients with poor outcome versus 924.5 pg/mL·hr in the patients with good outcome. The protein levels of caspase-1 in CSF were higher in patients with unfavorable outcomes during the first 96 hours after TBI., Conclusions: In this cohort of patients with TBI who were admitted to the neurosurgical ICU, the inflammasome protein caspase-1 is increased in the CSF of patients with high ICP, especially on days 2 and 3 after TBI. Also the protein levels of caspase-1 in CSF were higher in patients with poor outcome during the first 96 hours after TBI. Moreover, not only the absolute value of caspase-1 in CSF but also its trend is associated with poor outcomes.
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21. Prognostic Value of Spreading Depolarizations in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Hartings JA, Andaluz N, Bullock MR, Hinzman JM, Mathern B, Pahl C, Puccio A, Shutter LA, Strong AJ, Vagal A, Wilson JA, Dreier JP, Ngwenya LB, Foreman B, Pahren L, Lingsma H, and Okonkwo DO
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Injuries, Traumatic physiopathology, Cortical Spreading Depression physiology, Electrocorticography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Action Potentials physiology, Brain physiopathology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnosis
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Importance: Advances in treatment of traumatic brain injury are hindered by the inability to monitor pathological mechanisms in individual patients for targeted neuroprotective treatment. Spreading depolarizations, a mechanism of lesion development in animal models, are a novel candidate for clinical monitoring in patients with brain trauma who need surgery., Objective: To test the null hypothesis that spreading depolarizations are not associated with worse neurologic outcomes., Design, Setting, and Participants: This prospective, observational, multicenter cohort study was conducted from February 2009 to August 2013 in 5 level 1 trauma centers. Consecutive patients who required neurological surgery for treatment of acute brain trauma and for whom research consent could be obtained were enrolled; participants were excluded because of technical problems in data quality, patient withdrawal, or loss to follow-up. Primary statistical analysis took place from April to December 2018. Evaluators of outcome assessments were blinded to other measures., Interventions: A 6-contact electrode strip was placed on the brain surface during surgery for continuous electrocorticography during intensive care., Main Outcomes and Measures: Electrocorticography was scored for depolarizations, following international consensus procedures. Six-month outcomes were assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended score., Results: A total of 157 patients were initially enrolled; 19 were subsequently excluded. The 138 remaining patients (104 men [75%]; median [interquartile range] age, 45 [29-64] years) underwent a median (interquartile range) of 75.5 (42.2-117.1) hours of electrocorticography. A total of 2837 spreading depolarizations occurred in 83 of 138 patients (60.1% incidence) who, compared with patients who did not have spreading depolarizations, had lower prehospital systolic blood pressure levels (mean [SD], 133 [31] mm Hg vs 146 [33] mm Hg; P = .03), more traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (depolarization incidences of 17 of 37 [46%], 18 of 32 [56%], 22 of 33 [67%], and 23 of 30 patients [77%] for Morris-Marshall Grades 0, 1, 2, and 3/4, respectively; P = .047), and worse radiographic pathology (in 38 of 73 patients [52%] and 42 of 60 patients [70%] for Rotterdam Scores 2-4 vs 5-6, respectively; P = .04). Of patients with depolarizations, 32 of 83 (39%) had only sporadic events that induced cortical spreading depression of spontaneous electrical activity, whereas 51 of 83 patients (61%) exhibited temporal clusters of depolarizations (≥3 in a 2-hour span). Nearly half of those with clusters (23 of 51 [45%]) also had depolarizations in an electrically silent area of the cortex (isoelectric spreading depolarization). Patients with clusters did not improve in motor neurologic examinations from presurgery to postelectrocorticography, while other patients did improve. In multivariate ordinal regression adjusting for baseline prognostic variables, the occurrence of depolarization clusters had an odds ratio of 2.29 (95% CI, 1.13-4.65; P = .02) for worse outcomes., Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study of patients with acute brain trauma, spreading depolarizations were predominant but heterogeneous and independently associated with poor neurologic recovery. Monitoring the occurrence of spreading depolarizations may identify patients most likely to benefit from targeted management strategies.
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22. Development and assessment of competency-based neurotrauma course curriculum for international neurosurgery residents and neurosurgeons.
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Calero-Martinez SA, Matula C, Peraud A, Biroli F, Fernández-Alén J, Bierschneider M, Cunningham M, Hawryluk GWJ, Babu M, Bullock MR, and Rubiano AM
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Objective: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a significant disease burden worldwide. It is imperative to improve neurosurgeons' training during and after their medical residency with appropriate neurotrauma competencies. Unfortunately, the development of these competencies during neurosurgeons' careers and in daily practice is very heterogeneous. This article aimed to describe the development and evaluation of a competency-based international course curriculum designed to address a broad spectrum of needs for taking care of patients with neurotrauma with basic and advanced interventions in different scenarios around the world., Methods: A committee of 5 academic neurosurgeons was involved in the task of building this course curriculum. The process started with the identification of the problems to be addressed and the subsequent performance needed. After this, competencies were defined. In the final phase, educational activities were designed to achieve the intended learning outcomes. In the end, the entire process resulted in competency and outcomes-based education strategy, including a definition of all learning activities and learning outcomes (curriculum), that can be integrated with a faculty development process, including training. Further development was completed by 4 additional academic neurosurgeons supported by a curriculum developer specialist and a project manager. After the development of the course curriculum, template programs were developed with core and optional content defined for implementation and evaluation., Results: The content of the course curriculum is divided into essentials and advanced concepts and interventions in neurotrauma care. A mixed sample of 1583 neurosurgeons and neurosurgery residents attending 36 continuing medical education activities in 30 different cities around the world evaluated the course. The average satisfaction was 97%. The average usefulness score was 4.2, according to the Likert scale., Conclusions: An international competency-based course curriculum is an option for creating a well-accepted neurotrauma educational process designed to address a broad spectrum of needs that a neurotrauma practitioner faces during the basic and advanced care of patients in different regions of the world. This process may also be applied to other areas of the neurosurgical knowledge spectrum. Moreover, this process allows worldwide standardization of knowledge requirements and competencies, such that training may be better benchmarked between countries regardless of their income level.
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23. Recovery After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Presenting to US Level I Trauma Centers: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Study.
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Nelson LD, Temkin NR, Dikmen S, Barber J, Giacino JT, Yuh E, Levin HS, McCrea MA, Stein MB, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Robertson CS, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Noel F, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Taylor S, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar MJ, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue JK, and Zafonte R
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Importance: Most traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are classified as mild (mTBI) based on admission Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores of 13 to 15. The prevalence of persistent functional limitations for these patients is unclear., Objectives: To characterize the natural history of recovery of daily function following mTBI vs peripheral orthopedic traumatic injury in the first 12 months postinjury using data from the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) study, and, using clinical computed tomographic (CT) scans, examine whether the presence (CT+) or absence (CT-) of acute intracranial findings in the mTBI group was associated with outcomes., Design, Setting, and Participants: TRACK-TBI, a cohort study of patients with mTBI presenting to US level I trauma centers, enrolled patients from February 26, 2014, to August 8, 2018, and followed up for 12 months. A total of 1453 patients at 11 level I trauma center emergency departments or inpatient units met inclusion criteria (ie, mTBI [n = 1154] or peripheral orthopedic traumatic injury [n = 299]) and were enrolled within 24 hours of injury; mTBI participants had admission GCS scores of 13 to 15 and clinical head CT scans. Patients with peripheral orthopedic trauma injury served as the control (OTC) group., Exposures: Participants with mTBI or OTC., Main Outcomes and Measures: The Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) scale score, reflecting injury-related functional limitations across broad life domains at 2 weeks and 3, 6, and 12 months postinjury was the primary outcome. The possible score range of the GOSE score is 1 (dead) to 8 (upper good recovery), with a score less than 8 indicating some degree of functional impairment., Results: Of the 1453 participants, 953 (65.6%) were men; mean (SD) age was 40.9 (17.1) years in the mTBI group and 40.9 (15.4) years in the OTC group. Most participants (mTBI, 87%; OTC, 93%) reported functional limitations (GOSE <8) at 2 weeks postinjury. At 12 months, the percentage of mTBI participants reporting functional limitations was 53% (95% CI, 49%-56%) vs 38% (95% CI, 30%-45%) for OTCs. A higher percentage of CT+ patients reported impairment (61%) compared with the mTBI CT- group (49%; relative risk [RR], 1.24; 95% CI, 1.08-1.43) and a higher percentage in the mTBI CT-group compared with the OTC group (RR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.02-1.60)., Conclusions and Relevance: Most patients with mTBI presenting to US level I trauma centers report persistent, injury-related life difficulties at 1 year postinjury, suggesting the need for more systematic follow-up of patients with mTBI to provide treatments and reduce the risk of chronic problems after mTBI.
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24. Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.
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Stein MB, Jain S, Giacino JT, Levin H, Dikmen S, Nelson LD, Vassar MJ, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, McCrea M, Mac Donald CL, Yue JK, Yuh E, Sun X, Campbell-Sills L, Temkin N, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Giacino JT, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, McCrea M, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson LD, Noel F, Okonkwo DO, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson CS, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Stein MB, Taylor S, Toga A, Temkin N, Valadka A, Vassar MJ, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, and Zafonte R
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- Adolescent, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Brain Injuries, Traumatic epidemiology, Depressive Disorder, Major epidemiology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology
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Importance: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with adverse mental health outcomes, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), but little is known about factors that modify risk for these psychiatric sequelae, particularly in the civilian sector., Objective: To ascertain prevalence of and risk factors for PTSD and MDD among patients evaluated in the emergency department for mild TBI (mTBI)., Design, Setting, and Participants: Prospective longitudinal cohort study (February 2014 to May 2018). Posttraumatic stress disorder and MDD symptoms were assessed using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item. Risk factors evaluated included preinjury and injury characteristics. Propensity score weights-adjusted multivariable logistic regression models were performed to assess associations with PTSD and MDD. A total of 1155 patients with mTBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score, 13-15) and 230 patients with nonhead orthopedic trauma injuries 17 years and older seen in 11 US hospitals with level 1 trauma centers were included in this study., Main Outcomes and Measures: Probable PTSD (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 score, ≥33) and MDD (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item score, ≥15) at 3, 6, and 12 months postinjury., Results: Participants were 1155 patients (752 men [65.1%]; mean [SD] age, 40.5 [17.2] years) with mTBI and 230 patients (155 men [67.4%]; mean [SD] age, 40.4 [15.6] years) with nonhead orthopedic trauma injuries. Weights-adjusted prevalence of PTSD and/or MDD in the mTBI vs orthopedic trauma comparison groups at 3 months was 20.0% (SE, 1.4%) vs 8.7% (SE, 2.2%) (P < .001) and at 6 months was 21.2% (SE, 1.5%) vs 12.1% (SE, 3.2%) (P = .03). Risk factors for probable PTSD at 6 months after mTBI included less education (adjusted odds ratio, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.82-0.97 per year), being black (adjusted odds ratio, 5.11; 95% CI, 2.89-9.05), self-reported psychiatric history (adjusted odds ratio, 3.57; 95% CI, 2.09-6.09), and injury resulting from assault or other violence (adjusted odds ratio, 3.43; 95% CI, 1.56-7.54). Risk factors for probable MDD after mTBI were similar with the exception that cause of injury was not associated with increased risk., Conclusions and Relevance: After mTBI, some individuals, on the basis of education, race/ethnicity, history of mental health problems, and cause of injury were at substantially increased risk of PTSD and/or MDD. These findings should influence recognition of at-risk individuals and inform efforts at surveillance, follow-up, and intervention.
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25. Feasibility of Human Neural Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Acute Subdural Hematoma in a Rat Model: A Pilot Study.
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Yokobori S, Sasaki K, Kanaya T, Igarashi Y, Nakae R, Onda H, Masuno T, Suda S, Sowa K, Nakajima M, Spurlock MS, Onn Chieng L, Hazel TG, Johe K, Gajavelli S, Fuse A, Bullock MR, and Yokota H
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Human neural stem cells (hNSCs) transplantation in several brain injury models has established their therapeutic potential. However, the feasibility of hNSCs transplantation is still not clear for acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) brain injury that needs external decompression. Thus, the aim of this pilot study was to test feasibility using a rat ASDH decompression model with two clinically relevant transplantation methods. Two different methods, in situ stereotactic injection and hNSC-embedded matrix seating on the brain surface, were attempted. Athymic rats were randomized to uninjured or ASDH groups (F344/NJcl-rnu/rnu, n = 7-10/group). Animals in injury group were subjected to ASDH, and received decompressive craniectomy and 1-week after decompression surgery were transplanted with green fluorescent protein (GFP)-transduced hNSCs using one of two approaches. Histopathological examinations at 4 and 8 weeks showed that the GFP-positive hNSCs survived in injured brain tissue, extended neurite-like projections resembling neural dendrites. The in situ transplantation group had greater engraftment of hNSCs than matrix embedding approach. Immunohistochemistry with doublecortin, NeuN, and GFAP at 8 weeks after transplantation showed that transplanted hNSCs remained as immature neurons and did not differentiate toward to glial cell lines. Motor function was assessed with rotarod, compared to control group ( n = 10). The latency to fall from the rotarod in hNSC in situ transplanted rats was significantly higher than in control rats (median, 113 s in hNSC vs. 69 s in control, P = 0.02). This study first demonstrates the robust engraftment of in situ transplanted hNSCs in a clinically-relevant ASDH decompression rat model. Further preclinical studies with longer study duration are warranted to verify the effectiveness of hNSC transplantation in amelioration of TBI induced deficits.
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26. Human Lung Cell Pyroptosis Following Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Kerr NA, de Rivero Vaccari JP, Umland O, Bullock MR, Conner GE, Dietrich WD, and Keane RW
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Approximately 30% of traumatic brain injured patients suffer from acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. Our previous work revealed that extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated inflammasome signaling plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced lung injury. Here, serum-derived EVs from severe TBI patients were analyzed for particle size, concentration, origin, and levels of the inflammasome component, an apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase-recruiting domain (ASC). Serum ASC levels were analyzed from EV obtained from patients that presented lung injury after TBI and compared them to EV obtained from patients that did not show any signs of lung injury. EVs were co-cultured with lung human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L) to evaluate inflammasome activation and endothelial cell pyroptosis. TBI patients had a significant increase in the number of serum-derived EVs and levels of ASC. Severe TBI patients with lung injury had a significantly higher level of ASC in serum and serum-derived EVs compared to individuals without lung injury. Only EVs isolated from head trauma patients with gunshot wounds were of neural origin. Delivery of serum-derived EVs to HMVEC-L activated the inflammasome and resulted in endothelial cell pyroptosis. Thus, serum-derived EVs and inflammasome proteins play a critical role in the pathogenesis of TBI-induced lung injury, supporting activation of an EV-mediated neural-respiratory inflammasome axis in TBI-induced lung injury.
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27. Inflammasome proteins as biomarkers of traumatic brain injury.
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Kerr N, Lee SW, Perez-Barcena J, Crespi C, Ibañez J, Bullock MR, Dietrich WD, Keane RW, and de Rivero Vaccari JP
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers blood, Biomarkers cerebrospinal fluid, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Brain Injuries, Traumatic blood, Brain Injuries, Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid, CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins blood, CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins cerebrospinal fluid, Caspase 1 blood, Caspase 1 cerebrospinal fluid, Inflammasomes blood, Inflammasomes cerebrospinal fluid, Interleukin-18 blood, Interleukin-18 cerebrospinal fluid, Interleukin-1beta blood, Interleukin-1beta cerebrospinal fluid
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Background: The inflammasome plays an important role in the inflammatory innate immune response after central nervous system (CNS) injury. Inhibition of the inflammasome after traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in improved outcomes by lowering the levels of caspase-1 and interleukin (IL)-1b. We have previously shown that inflammasome proteins are elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with TBI and that higher levels of these proteins were consistent with poorer outcomes after TBI when compared to patients that presented these inflammasome proteins at lower levels., Methods and Findings: Here we extend our work by analyzing serum from 21 TBI patients and CSF from 18 TBI patients compared to 120 serum samples and 30 CSF samples from no-TBI donor controls for the expression of caspase-1, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), interleukin(IL)-1b and IL-18. Analysis was carried out using the Ella Simple Plex system (Protein Simple) to determine the sensitivity and specificity of inflammasome proteins as biomarkers of TBI. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves, confidence intervals and likelihood ratios for each biomarker was determined. ROC curves, confidence intervals, sensitivity and specificity for each biomarker examined revealed that caspase-1 (0.93 area under the curve (AUC)) and ASC (0.90 AUC) in serum and ASC (1.0 AUC) and IL-18 (0.84 AUC) in CSF are promising biomarkers of TBI pathology. Importantly, higher protein levels (above 547.6 pg/ml) of ASC (0.91 AUC) were consistent with poorer outcomes after TBI as determined by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE)., Conclusion: These findings indicate that inflammasome proteins are excellent diagnostic and predictive biomarkers of TBI., Competing Interests: JPdRV, RWK and WDD are co-founders and managing members of InflamaCORE, LLC and have patents on inflammasome proteins as biomarkers of injury and disease as well as on targeting inflammasome proteins for therapeutic purposes. Data presented in this manuscript is protected under US Patent Application: 62/560,963 (Method for Detecting Inflammasome Proteins as Biomarkers of Neurological Disorders). This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
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28. Microglial Inflammasome Activation in Penetrating Ballistic-Like Brain Injury.
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Lee SW, Gajavelli S, Spurlock MS, Andreoni C, de Rivero Vaccari JP, Bullock MR, Keane RW, and Dietrich WD
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- Animals, Brain Injuries, Traumatic pathology, Head Injuries, Penetrating pathology, Male, Microglia pathology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Brain Injuries, Traumatic immunology, Head Injuries, Penetrating immunology, Inflammasomes immunology, Microglia immunology
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Penetrating traumatic brain injury (PTBI) is a significant cause of death and disability in the United States. Inflammasomes are one of the key regulators of the interleukin (IL)-1β mediated inflammatory responses after traumatic brain injury. However, the contribution of inflammasome signaling after PTBI has not been determined. In this study, adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to sham procedures or penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI) and sacrificed at various time-points. Tissues were assessed by immunoblot analysis for expression of IL-1β, IL-18, and components of the inflammasome: apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase-activation and recruitment domain (ASC), caspase-1, X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), and gasdermin-D (GSDMD). Specific cell types expressing inflammasome proteins also were evaluated immunohistochemically and assessed quantitatively. After PBBI, expression of IL-1β, IL-18, caspase-1, ASC, XIAP, and NLRP3 peaked around 48 h. Brain protein lysates from PTBI animals showed pyroptosome formation evidenced by ASC laddering, and also contained increased expression of GSDMD at 48 h after injury. ASC-positive immunoreactive neurons within the perilesional cortex were observed at 24 h. At 48 h, ASC expression was concentrated in morphologically activated cortical microglia. This expression of ASC in activated microglia persisted until 12 weeks following PBBI. This is the first report of inflammasome activation after PBBI. Our results demonstrate cell-specific patterns of inflammasome activation and pyroptosis predominantly in microglia, suggesting a sustained pro-inflammatory state following PBBI, thus offering a therapeutic target for this type of brain injury.
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29. Rare Event Captured with Intracranial Pressure Monitor: Malignant Spike in Intracranial Pressure During Delayed Chest Closure in Heart-Transplant Patient with Ischemic Stroke.
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Berry K, Luther EM, Urakov T, and Bullock MR
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- Aged, Brain Ischemia etiology, Brain Ischemia physiopathology, Cerebrovascular Circulation physiology, Humans, Intraoperative Complications etiology, Intraoperative Complications physiopathology, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic methods, Stroke etiology, Stroke physiopathology, Brain Ischemia diagnostic imaging, Heart Transplantation adverse effects, Intracranial Pressure physiology, Intraoperative Complications diagnostic imaging, Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring methods, Stroke diagnostic imaging
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Background: Patients with open chest wounds, either related to trauma or cardiothoracic procedures, are subjected to significant physiologic alterations when undergoing chest wound closure. Sudden increased intrathoracic pressure at closure decreases venous return from the brain to the heart; consequently the total blood volume in the ridged skull increases, resulting in increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Patients with intact cerebrovascular autoregulation can compensate for these sudden changes by adjusting cerebral blood flow to maintain physiologic ICP. In cases where the autoregulatory mechanisms are compromised, such as stroke or trauma, the ICP can become pathologically elevated. If the patient does not have an ICP monitor, the spike in ICP can go unrecognized, compromising cerebral perfusion pressure and resulting in increased morbidity and mortality., Case Description: Herein we describe a case of pathologic elevations in ICP captured with an ICP monitor at the time of chest wound closure in a patient with delayed chest wound closure after orthotopic heart transplant and comorbid embolic stroke., Conclusions: This case report demonstrates the potential utility of ICP monitoring in patients with impaired cerebrovascular autoregulation with open and manipulated chest wounds from transplant or trauma., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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30. Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion: Results From the TRACK-TBI Study.
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Seabury SA, Gaudette É, Goldman DP, Markowitz AJ, Brooks J, McCrea MA, Okonkwo DO, Manley GT, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Giacino J, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson L, Noel F, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson C, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Sherer M, Stein M, Taylor S, Temkin N, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar M, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue J, Yuh E, and Zafonte R
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- Adult, Aftercare methods, Brain Concussion, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pamphlets, Prospective Studies, Trauma Centers, United States, Young Adult, Aftercare statistics & numerical data, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy
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Importance: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) affects millions of Americans each year. Lack of consistent clinical practice raises concern that many patients with mTBI may not receive adequate follow-up care., Objective: To characterize the provision of follow-up care to patients with mTBI during the first 3 months after injury., Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study used data on patients with mTBI enrolled in the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) study between February 26, 2014, and August 25, 2016. We examined site-specific variations in follow-up care, the types of clinicians seen by patients receiving follow-up care, and patient and injury characteristics associated with a higher likelihood of receiving follow-up care. The TRACK-TBI study is a prospective, multicenter, longitudinal observational study of patients with TBI presenting to the emergency department of 1 of 11 level I US trauma centers. Study data included patients with head trauma who underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan within 24 hours of injury, had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 to 15, were aged 17 years or older, and completed follow-up care surveys at 2 weeks and 3 months after injury (N = 831)., Main Outcomes and Measures: Follow-up care was defined as hospitals providing TBI educational material at discharge, hospitals calling patients to follow up, and patients seeing a physician or other medical practitioner within 3 months after the injury. Unfavorable outcomes were assessed with the Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire., Results: Of 831 patients (289 [35%] female; 483 [58%] non-Hispanic white; mean [SD] age, 40.3 [16.9] years), less than half self-reported receiving TBI educational material at discharge (353 patients [42%]) or seeing a physician or other health care practitioner within 3 months after injury (367 patients [44%]). Follow-up care varied by study site; adjusting for patient characteristics, the provision of educational material varied from 19% to 72% across sites. Of 236 patients with a positive finding on a CT scan, 92 (39%) had not seen a medical practitioner 3 months after the injury. Adjusting for injury severity and demographics, patient admission to the hospital ward or intensive care unit, patient income, and insurance status were not associated with the probability of seeing a medical practitioner. Among the patients with 3 or more moderate to severe postconcussive symptoms, only 145 of 279 (52%) reported having seen a medical practitioner by 3 months., Conclusions and Relevance: There are gaps in follow-up care for patients with mTBI after hospital discharge, even those with a positive finding on CT or who continue to experience postconcussive symptoms.
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31. Early Craniectomy Improves Intracranial and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Allen CJ, Baldor DJ, Hanna MM, Namias N, Bullock MR, Jagid JR, and Proctor KG
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- Adult, Brain Injuries, Traumatic complications, Brain Injuries, Traumatic mortality, Brain Injuries, Traumatic physiopathology, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Injury Severity Score, Intracranial Hypertension etiology, Intracranial Hypertension physiopathology, Length of Stay, Male, Middle Aged, Perfusion, Propensity Score, Brain Injuries, Traumatic surgery, Cerebrovascular Circulation physiology, Decompressive Craniectomy, Intracranial Hypertension surgery
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After traumatic brain injury, decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a second-tier, late therapy for refractory intracranial hypertension. We hypothesize that early DC, based on CT evidence of intracranial hypertension, improves intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). From September 2008 to January 2015, 286 traumatic brain injury patients requiring invasive ICP monitoring at a single Level I trauma center were reviewed. DC and non-DC patients were propensity score matched 1:1, based on demographics, hemodynamics, injury severity score (ISS), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), transfusion requirements, and need for vasopressor therapy. Data are presented as M ± SD or median (IQR) and compared at P ≤ 0.05. The study population was 42 ± 17 years, 84 per cent male, ISS = 29 ± 11, GCS = 6(5), length of stay (LOS) = 32(40) days, and 28 per cent mortality. There were 116/286 (41%) DC, of which 105/116 (91%) were performed at the time of ICP placement. For 50 DC propensity matched to 50 non-DC patients, the midline shift was 7(11) versus 0(5) mm (P < 0.001), abnormal ICP (hours > 20 mm Hg) was 1(10) versus 8(16) (P = 0.017), abnormal CPP (hours < 60 mm Hg) was 0(6) versus 4(9) (P = 0.008), daily minimum CPP (mm Hg) was 67(13) versus 62(17) (P = 0.010), and daily maximum ICP (mm Hg) was 18(9) versus 22(11) (P < 0.001). However, LOS [33(37) versus 25(34) days], mortality (24 versus 30%), and Glasgow Outcome Score Extended [3.0(3.0) versus 3.0(4.0)] did not improve significantly. Early DC for CT evidence of intracranial hypertension decreased abnormal ICP and CPP time and improved ICP and CPP thresholds, but had no obvious effect on the outcome.
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32. Does Vasopressin Exacerbate Cerebral Edema in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury?
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Allen CJ, Subhawong TK, Hanna MM, Chelala L, Bullock MR, Schulman CI, and Proctor KG
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- Adult, Brain Edema diagnosis, Brain Edema etiology, Brain Edema mortality, Brain Injuries, Traumatic complications, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnosis, Brain Injuries, Traumatic mortality, Catecholamines therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Trauma Severity Indices, Treatment Outcome, Vasoconstrictor Agents adverse effects, Vasopressins adverse effects, Brain Edema drug therapy, Brain Injuries, Traumatic drug therapy, Cerebrovascular Circulation drug effects, Vasoconstrictor Agents administration & dosage, Vasopressins administration & dosage
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Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is often used as an alternative pressor to catecholamines (CATs). However, unlike CATs, AVP is a powerful antidiuretic that could promote edema. We tested the hypothesis that AVP promoted cerebral edema and/or increased requirements for osmotherapy, relative to those who received CATs, for cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) management after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This is a retrospective review of 286 consecutive TBI patients with intracranial pressure monitoring at a single institution from September 2008 to January 2015. Cerebral edema was quantitated using CT attenuation in prespecified areas of gray and white matter., Results: To maintain CPP >60 mm Hg, 205 patients required no vasopressors, 41 received a single CAT, 12 received AVP, and 28 required both. Those who required no pressors were generally less injured; required less hyperosmolar therapy and less total fluid; and had lower plasma Na, lower intracranial pressure, less edema, and lower mortality (all P < 0.05). Edema; daily mean, minimum, and maximum Na levels; and mortality were similar with AVP versus CATs, but the daily requirement of mannitol and 3 per cent NaCl were reduced by 45 and 35 per cent (both P < 0.05). In patients with TBI who required CPP therapy, AVP reduced the requirements for hyperosmolar therapy and did not delay resolution or increase cerebral edema compared with CATs.
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- 2018
33. Brain Oxygen Optimization in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Phase-II: A Phase II Randomized Trial.
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Okonkwo DO, Shutter LA, Moore C, Temkin NR, Puccio AM, Madden CJ, Andaluz N, Chesnut RM, Bullock MR, Grant GA, McGregor J, Weaver M, Jallo J, LeRoux PD, Moberg D, Barber J, Lazaridis C, and Diaz-Arrastia RR
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- Adult, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Male, Middle Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, Prospective Studies, Single-Blind Method, Brain physiopathology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Intracranial Pressure physiology, Oxygen metabolism
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Objectives: A relationship between reduced brain tissue oxygenation and poor outcome following severe traumatic brain injury has been reported in observational studies. We designed a Phase II trial to assess whether a neurocritical care management protocol could improve brain tissue oxygenation levels in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and the feasibility of a Phase III efficacy study., Design: Randomized prospective clinical trial., Setting: Ten ICUs in the United States., Patients: One hundred nineteen severe traumatic brain injury patients., Interventions: Patients were randomized to treatment protocol based on intracranial pressure plus brain tissue oxygenation monitoring versus intracranial pressure monitoring alone. Brain tissue oxygenation data were recorded in the intracranial pressure -only group in blinded fashion. Tiered interventions in each arm were specified and impact on intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygenation measured. Monitors were removed if values were normal for 48 hours consecutively, or after 5 days. Outcome was measured at 6 months using the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended., Measurements and Main Results: A management protocol based on brain tissue oxygenation and intracranial pressure monitoring reduced the proportion of time with brain tissue hypoxia after severe traumatic brain injury (0.45 in intracranial pressure-only group and 0.16 in intracranial pressure plus brain tissue oxygenation group; p < 0.0001). Intracranial pressure control was similar in both groups. Safety and feasibility of the tiered treatment protocol were confirmed. There were no procedure-related complications. Treatment of secondary injury after severe traumatic brain injury based on brain tissue oxygenation and intracranial pressure values was consistent with reduced mortality and increased proportions of patients with good recovery compared with intracranial pressure-only management; however, the study was not powered for clinical efficacy., Conclusions: Management of severe traumatic brain injury informed by multimodal intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygenation monitoring reduced brain tissue hypoxia with a trend toward lower mortality and more favorable outcomes than intracranial pressure-only treatment. A Phase III randomized trial to assess impact on neurologic outcome of intracranial pressure plus brain tissue oxygenation-directed treatment of severe traumatic brain injury is warranted.
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34. Recording, analysis, and interpretation of spreading depolarizations in neurointensive care: Review and recommendations of the COSBID research group.
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Dreier JP, Fabricius M, Ayata C, Sakowitz OW, Shuttleworth CW, Dohmen C, Graf R, Vajkoczy P, Helbok R, Suzuki M, Schiefecker AJ, Major S, Winkler MK, Kang EJ, Milakara D, Oliveira-Ferreira AI, Reiffurth C, Revankar GS, Sugimoto K, Dengler NF, Hecht N, Foreman B, Feyen B, Kondziella D, Friberg CK, Piilgaard H, Rosenthal ES, Westover MB, Maslarova A, Santos E, Hertle D, Sánchez-Porras R, Jewell SL, Balança B, Platz J, Hinzman JM, Lückl J, Schoknecht K, Schöll M, Drenckhahn C, Feuerstein D, Eriksen N, Horst V, Bretz JS, Jahnke P, Scheel M, Bohner G, Rostrup E, Pakkenberg B, Heinemann U, Claassen J, Carlson AP, Kowoll CM, Lublinsky S, Chassidim Y, Shelef I, Friedman A, Brinker G, Reiner M, Kirov SA, Andrew RD, Farkas E, Güresir E, Vatter H, Chung LS, Brennan KC, Lieutaud T, Marinesco S, Maas AI, Sahuquillo J, Dahlem MA, Richter F, Herreras O, Boutelle MG, Okonkwo DO, Bullock MR, Witte OW, Martus P, van den Maagdenberg AM, Ferrari MD, Dijkhuizen RM, Shutter LA, Andaluz N, Schulte AP, MacVicar B, Watanabe T, Woitzik J, Lauritzen M, Strong AJ, and Hartings JA
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- Brain Injuries diagnosis, Brain Injuries therapy, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Electrocorticography, Humans, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Stroke diagnosis, Stroke therapy, Brain Injuries physiopathology, Cortical Spreading Depression physiology, Critical Care methods, Gray Matter physiopathology, Neurophysiological Monitoring methods, Stroke physiopathology
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Spreading depolarizations (SD) are waves of abrupt, near-complete breakdown of neuronal transmembrane ion gradients, are the largest possible pathophysiologic disruption of viable cerebral gray matter, and are a crucial mechanism of lesion development. Spreading depolarizations are increasingly recorded during multimodal neuromonitoring in neurocritical care as a causal biomarker providing a diagnostic summary measure of metabolic failure and excitotoxic injury. Focal ischemia causes spreading depolarization within minutes. Further spreading depolarizations arise for hours to days due to energy supply-demand mismatch in viable tissue. Spreading depolarizations exacerbate neuronal injury through prolonged ionic breakdown and spreading depolarization-related hypoperfusion (spreading ischemia). Local duration of the depolarization indicates local tissue energy status and risk of injury. Regional electrocorticographic monitoring affords even remote detection of injury because spreading depolarizations propagate widely from ischemic or metabolically stressed zones; characteristic patterns, including temporal clusters of spreading depolarizations and persistent depression of spontaneous cortical activity, can be recognized and quantified. Here, we describe the experimental basis for interpreting these patterns and illustrate their translation to human disease. We further provide consensus recommendations for electrocorticographic methods to record, classify, and score spreading depolarizations and associated spreading depressions. These methods offer distinct advantages over other neuromonitoring modalities and allow for future refinement through less invasive and more automated approaches.
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35. Excitotoxicity and Metabolic Crisis Are Associated with Spreading Depolarizations in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.
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Hinzman JM, Wilson JA, Mazzeo AT, Bullock MR, and Hartings JA
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Cerebral microdialysis has enabled the clinical characterization of excitotoxicity (glutamate >10 μM) and non-ischemic metabolic crisis (lactate/pyruvate ratio [LPR] >40) as important components of secondary damage in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Spreading depolarizations (SD) are pathological waves that occur in many patients in the days following TBI and, in animal models, cause elevations in extracellular glutamate, increased anaerobic metabolism, and energy substrate depletion. Here, we examined the association of SD with changes in cerebral neurochemistry by placing a microdialysis probe alongside a subdural electrode strip in peri-lesional cortex of 16 TBI patients requiring neurosurgery. In 107 h (median; range: 76-117 h) of monitoring, 135 SDs were recorded in six patients. Glutamate (50 μmol/L) and lactate (3.7 mmol/L) were significantly elevated on day 0 in patients with SD compared with subsequent days and with patients without SD, whereas pyruvate was decreased in the latter group on days 0 and 1 (two-way analysis of variance [ANOVA], p values <0.05). In patients with SD, both glutamate and LPR increased in a dose-dependent manner with the number of SDs in the microdialysis sampling period (0, 1, ≥2 SD) [glutamate: 2.1→7.0→52.3 μmol/L; LPR: 27.8→29.9→45.0, p values <0.05]. In these patients, there was a 10% probability of SD occurring when glutamate and LPR were in normal ranges, but a 60% probability when both variables were abnormal (>10 μmol/L and >40 μmol/L, respectively). Taken together with previous studies, these preliminary clinical results suggest SDs are a key pathophysiological process of secondary brain injury associated with non-ischemic glutamate excitotoxicity and severe metabolic crisis in severe TBI patients., Competing Interests: Authors Disclosure Statement No competing financial interests exists.
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- 2016
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36. Past, Present, and Future of Traumatic Brain Injury Research.
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Hawryluk GW and Bullock MR
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- Humans, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Clinical Trials as Topic, Research trends
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the greatest cause of death and severe disability in young adults; its incidence is increasing in the elderly and in the developing world. Outcome from severe TBI has improved dramatically as a result of advancements in trauma systems and supportive critical care, however we remain without a therapeutic which acts directly to attenuate brain injury. Recognition of secondary injury and its molecular mediators has raised hopes for such targeted treatments. Unfortunately, over 30 late-phase clinical trials investigating promising agents have failed to translate a therapeutic for clinical use. Numerous explanations for this failure have been postulated and are reviewed here. With this historical context we review ongoing research and anticipated future trends which are armed with lessons from past trials, new scientific advances, as well as improved research infrastructure and funding. There is great hope that these new efforts will finally lead to an effective therapeutic for TBI as well as better clinical management strategies., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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37. Hypothermia in Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Ahmed AI, Bullock MR, and Dietrich WD
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- Brain Injuries, Traumatic physiopathology, Humans, Treatment Outcome, Brain physiopathology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Hypothermia, Induced methods, Intracranial Pressure physiology
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For over 50 years, clinicians have used hypothermia to manage traumatic brain injury (TBI). In the last two decades numerous trials have assessed whether hypothermia is of benefit in patients. Mild to moderate hypothermia reduces the intracranial pressure (ICP). Randomized control trials for short-term hypothermia indicate no benefit in outcome after severe TBI, whereas longer-term hypothermia could be of benefit by reducing ICP. This article summarises current evidence and gives recommendations based upon the conclusions., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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38. Bundles of care for resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock and severe brain injury in trauma patients-Translating knowledge into practice.
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Shafi S, Collinsworth AW, Richter KM, Alam HB, Becker LB, Bullock MR, Ecklund JM, Gallagher J, Gandhi R, Haut ER, Hickman ZL, Hotz H, McCarthy J, Valadka AB, Weigelt J, and Holcomb JB
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- Delphi Technique, Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Resuscitation, Translational Research, Biomedical, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Patient Care Bundles, Shock, Hemorrhagic therapy
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- 2016
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39. Stem cells for therapy in TBI.
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Ahmed AI, Gajavelli S, Spurlock MS, Chieng LO, and Bullock MR
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- Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Neural Stem Cells physiology, Brain Injuries therapy, Neural Stem Cells transplantation, Stem Cell Transplantation
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While the pace of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research has accelerated, the treatment options remain limited. Clinical trials are yet to yield successful treatment options, leading to innovative strategies to overcome the severe debilitating consequences of TBI. Stem cells may act as a potential treatment option. They have two key characteristics, the ability of self-renewal and the ability to give rise to daughter cells, which in the case of neural stem cells (NSCs) includes neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. They respond to the injury environment providing trophic support and have been shown to differentiate and integrate into the host brain. In this review, we introduce the notion of an NSC and describe the two neurogenic niches in the mammalian brain. The literature supporting the activation of an NSC in rodent models of TBI, both in vivo and in vitro, is detailed. This endogenous activation of NSCs may be augmented by exogenous transplantation of NSCs. Delivery of NSCs to assist the host nervous system has become an attractive option, with either fetal or adult NSC. This has resulted in cognitive and functional improvement in rodents, and current animal studies are using human NSCs. While no NSC clinical trials are currently ongoing for TBI, this review touches upon other neurological diseases and discuss how this may move forward into TBI., (Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/)
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- 2016
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40. Exosome-mediated inflammasome signaling after central nervous system injury.
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de Rivero Vaccari JP, Brand F 3rd, Adamczak S, Lee SW, Perez-Barcena J, Wang MY, Bullock MR, Dietrich WD, and Keane RW
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- Adult, Aged, Animals, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rats, Rats, Inbred F344, Spinal Cord Injuries pathology, Young Adult, Exosomes physiology, Inflammasomes biosynthesis, Inflammasomes cerebrospinal fluid, Signal Transduction physiology, Spinal Cord Injuries cerebrospinal fluid
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Neuroinflammation is a response against harmful effects of diverse stimuli and participates in the pathogenesis of brain and spinal cord injury (SCI). The innate immune response plays a role in neuroinflammation following CNS injury via activation of multiprotein complexes termed inflammasomes that regulate the activation of caspase 1 and the processing of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. We report here that the expression of components of the nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein-1 (NLRP-1) inflammasome, apoptosis speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), and caspase 1 are significantly elevated in spinal cord motor neurons and cortical neurons after CNS trauma. Moreover, NLRP1 inflammasome proteins are present in exosomes derived from CSF of SCI and traumatic brain-injured patients following trauma. To investigate whether exosomes could be used to therapeutically block inflammasome activation in the CNS, exosomes were isolated from embryonic cortical neuronal cultures and loaded with short-interfering RNA (siRNA) against ASC and administered to spinal cord-injured animals. Neuronal-derived exosomes crossed the injured blood-spinal cord barrier, and delivered their cargo in vivo, resulting in knockdown of ASC protein levels by approximately 76% when compared to SCI rats treated with scrambled siRNA. Surprisingly, siRNA silencing of ASC also led to a significant decrease in caspase 1 activation and processing of IL-1β after SCI. These findings indicate that exosome-mediated siRNA delivery may be a strong candidate to block inflammasome activation following CNS injury. We propose the following signaling cascade for inflammasome activation in peripheral tissues after CNS injury: CNS trauma induces inflammasome activation in the nervous system and secretion of exosomes containing inflammasome protein cargo into cerebral spinal fluid. The inflammasome containing exosomes then fuse with target cells to activate the innate immune response in peripheral tissues. We suggest that these findings may be used to develop new therapeutics to treat the devastating inflammation and cell destruction evoked by CNS injuries. IL-1β and IL-18 = pro-inflammatory cytokines., (© 2015 International Society for Neurochemistry.)
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41. Intraoperative temperature management.
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Tisherman S, Bullock MR, Provencio J, and Rincon F
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- Animals, Brain Injuries diagnosis, Brain Injuries physiopathology, Humans, Hypothermia, Induced adverse effects, Patient Selection, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Body Temperature Regulation, Brain Injuries surgery, Hypothermia, Induced methods, Intraoperative Care methods
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- 2015
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42. Temperature management in neurological and neurosurgical intensive care unit.
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Bullock MR, Rehman MF, Oddo M, Miller C, and Hill M
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- Brain Injuries diagnosis, Brain Injuries physiopathology, Humans, Hypothermia, Induced adverse effects, Spinal Cord Injuries diagnosis, Spinal Cord Injuries physiopathology, Treatment Outcome, Body Temperature Regulation, Brain Injuries therapy, Hypothermia, Induced methods, Intensive Care Units, Neurology, Neurosurgical Procedures, Spinal Cord Injuries therapy
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- 2015
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43. Glucose and oxygen metabolism after penetrating ballistic-like brain injury.
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Gajavelli S, Kentaro S, Diaz J, Yokobori S, Spurlock M, Diaz D, Jackson C, Wick A, Zhao W, Leung LY, Shear D, Tortella F, and Bullock MR
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- Animals, Cerebellum pathology, Disease Models, Animal, Head Injuries, Penetrating pathology, Head Injuries, Penetrating therapy, Male, Neurodegenerative Diseases metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases pathology, Neurodegenerative Diseases therapy, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Wounds, Gunshot pathology, Wounds, Gunshot therapy, Cerebellum metabolism, Glucose metabolism, Head Injuries, Penetrating metabolism, Oxygen metabolism, Wounds, Gunshot metabolism
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in all age groups. Among TBI, penetrating traumatic brain injuries (PTBI) have the worst prognosis and represent the leading cause of TBI-related morbidity and death. However, there are no specific drugs/interventions due to unclear pathophysiology. To gain insights we looked at cerebral metabolism in a PTBI rat model: penetrating ballistic-like brain injury (PBBI). Early after injury, regional cerebral oxygen tension and consumption significantly decreased in the ipsilateral cortex in the PBBI group compared with the control group. At the same time point, glucose uptake was significantly reduced globally in the PBBI group compared with the control group. Examination of Fluorojade B-stained brain sections at 24 hours after PBBI revealed an incomplete overlap of metabolic impairment and neurodegeneration. As expected, the injury core had the most severe metabolic impairment and highest neurodegeneration. However, in the peri-lesional area, despite similar metabolic impairment, there was lesser neurodegeneration. Given our findings, the data suggest the presence of two distinct zones of primary injury, of which only one recovers. We anticipate the peri-lesional area encompassing the PBBI ischemic penumbra, could be salvaged by acute therapies.
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44. Acute diagnostic biomarkers for spinal cord injury: review of the literature and preliminary research report.
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Yokobori S, Zhang Z, Moghieb A, Mondello S, Gajavelli S, Dietrich WD, Bramlett H, Hayes RL, Wang M, Wang KK, and Bullock MR
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- Acute Disease, Humans, Nerve Tissue Proteins analysis, Prognosis, Spinal Cord Injuries therapy, Treatment Outcome, Biomarkers analysis, Spinal Cord Injuries diagnosis
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Objective: Many efforts have been made to create new diagnostic technologies for use in the diagnosis of central nervous system injury. However, there is still no consensus for the use of biomarkers in clinical acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The aims of this review are (1) to evaluate the current status of neurochemical biomarkers and (2) to discuss their potential acute diagnostic role in SCI by reviewing the literature., Methods: PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed) was searched up to 2012 to identify publications concerning diagnostic biomarkers in SCI. To support more knowledge, we also checked secondary references in the primarily retrieved literature., Results: Neurofilaments, cleaved-Tau, microtubule-associated protein 2, myelin basic protein, neuron-specific enolase, S100β, and glial fibrillary acidic protein were identified as structural protein biomarkers in SCI by this review process. We could not find reports relating ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and α-II spectrin breakdown products, which are widely researched in other central nervous system injuries. Therefore, we present our preliminary data relating to these two biomarkers. Some of biomarkers showed promising results for SCI diagnosis and outcome prediction; however, there were unresolved issues relating to accuracy and their accessibility., Conclusion: Currently, there still are not many reports focused on diagnostic biomarkers in SCI. This fact warranted the need for greater efforts to innovate sensitive and reliable biomarkers for SCI., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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45. Mincle signaling in the innate immune response after traumatic brain injury.
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de Rivero Vaccari JC, Brand FJ 3rd, Berti AF, Alonso OF, Bullock MR, and de Rivero Vaccari JP
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- Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Female, Humans, Immunoblotting, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Microscopy, Confocal, Middle Aged, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Young Adult, Brain Injuries immunology, Immunity, Innate immunology, Lectins, C-Type immunology, Receptors, Immunologic immunology, Signal Transduction immunology
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The innate immune response contributes to the inflammatory activity after traumatic brain injury (TBI). In the present study we identify macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (mincle) as a pattern recognition receptor that contributes to innate immunity in neurons after TBI. Here we report that mincle is activated by SAP130 in cortical neurons in culture, resulting in production of the inflammatory cytokine TNF. In addition, mincle and SAP130 are elevated in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of humans after TBI and the brain of rodents after fluid percussion brain injury. Thus, these findings suggest the involvement of mincle to the pathology of TBI. Importantly, blocking mincle with a neutralizing antibody against mincle in cortical neurons in culture treated with SAP130 resulted in inhibition of mincle signaling and decreased TNF production. Therefore, our findings identify mincle as a contributor to the inflammatory response after TBI.
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- 2015
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46. Design of acute neuroprotection studies.
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Hawryluk GW and Bullock MR
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- Animals, Humans, Biomedical Research methods, Brain Injuries therapy, Clinical Trials as Topic, Neuroprotection physiology
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a substantial public health problem. The discovery of progressive, ongoing damage to the brain by means of complex molecular mechanisms which follow the initial injury has raised the possibility of targeted therapeutic intervention. Despite a substantial investment in trials testing dozens of therapeutics in humans, however, to date none has demonstrated robust efficacy. Deficiencies in the design of human clinical trials is likely to explain many translational failures, at least in part. Here we review secondary injury mediators and key trials which have targeted them. We provide a thorough discussion of putative reasons why trials thus far have failed and suggestions for the design of future clinical studies. Important insights from the IMPACT study are also presented in detail; in addition to providing critical insights for future trial design and analysis it suggests that reanalysis of completed studies may reveal inappropriately discarded treatments. Unfortunately limited resources are available for translational research and it is difficult to procure funds needed for well-resourced, large and definitive studies. History suggests, however, that investing in studies that are unlikely to provide a definitive answer only serves to increase required investment as they tend to mandate further study., (© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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47. Outcome and surgical management for geriatric traumatic brain injury: analysis of 888 cases registered in the Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank.
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Shimoda K, Maeda T, Tado M, Yoshino A, Katayama Y, and Bullock MR
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- Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Injuries economics, Brain Injuries mortality, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Databases, Factual, Female, Glasgow Coma Scale, Humans, Japan, Male, Neurosurgical Procedures economics, Neurosurgical Procedures mortality, Prognosis, Treatment Outcome, Brain Injuries surgery, Neurosurgical Procedures methods
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Objective: As the aged population is rapidly growing globally, geriatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) becomes an increasing problem. There are higher mortality and poorer functional outcome in the geriatric TBI population (≥65 years) compared with younger groups despite neurosurgical interventions. Therefore, current treatment priorities and cost-effectiveness should be critically examined. We evaluated the benefit of surgical management in the elderly (≥65 years) after TBI., Methods: A total of 3194 patients with confirmed TBI were enrolled from 1998 to 2011, in the Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank. Retrospective analysis was conducted from the Japan Neurotrauma Data Bank on 888 (28%) patients (≥65 years) who did and did not undergo surgery. In particular, the effect of low Glasgow coma scale (GCS) (3-5) was compared with outcome with and without surgery., Results: Of all the patients 65 years of age and over, 478 (54%) were given surgical management (craniectomy, craniotomy, or burr-hole evacuation). This group of patients had significantly more favorable outcome at 6 months (18% vs. 7%) and less mortality (62% vs. 81%). However, within this surgical group, patients with initial GCS scores of 3-5 had significantly more unfavorable outcome (96% vs. 79%) and more mortality (87% vs. 57%) compared with those with GCS scores of 6-15., Conclusions: We confirmed that age is a major determinant of outcome after TBI. In addition, we found that neurosurgical management is associated with the improvement of the prognosis and a decrease in the rate of mortality in geriatric TBI. However, surgical management was not shown to be an effective treatment in elderly patients with GCS scores of 3-5., (Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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48. Cooling strategies targeting trauma.
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Bullock MR, Schulman CI, Corry JJ, and Pappas A
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- Brain Injuries diagnosis, Brain Injuries physiopathology, Burns diagnosis, Burns physiopathology, Epilepsy diagnosis, Epilepsy physiopathology, Humans, Hypothermia, Induced adverse effects, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases diagnosis, Infant, Newborn, Diseases physiopathology, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Body Temperature Regulation, Brain Injuries therapy, Burns therapy, Epilepsy therapy, Hypothermia, Induced methods, Infant, Newborn, Diseases therapy
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- 2014
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49. Does traumatic brain injury increase the risk for venous thromboembolism in polytrauma patients?
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Valle EJ, Van Haren RM, Allen CJ, Jouria JM, Bullock MR, Schulman CI, Namias N, Livingstone AS, and Proctor KG
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- Blood Coagulation Tests, Female, Heparin therapeutic use, Humans, Injury Severity Score, Length of Stay statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Venous Thromboembolism prevention & control, Brain Injuries complications, Multiple Trauma complications, Venous Thromboembolism etiology
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Background: Trauma is a major risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is generally considered to further increase the VTE risk, which should prompt routine thromboprophylaxis. However, the associated risk for intracranial hemorrhage often delays anticoagulants. We test the hypothesis that TBI associated with polytrauma results in a higher rate of VTE than polytrauma without TBI., Methods: From August 2011 to June 2013, a prospective observational trial with informed consent was performed in 148 intensive care unit (ICU) patients with a Greenfield Risk Assessment Profile score of 10 or greater., Results: Demographics, Greenfield Risk Assessment Profile scores, the incidence of polytrauma, and mortality were similar, but TBI patients had worse Injury Severity Scores (ISS) (32 vs. 22), longer ICU lengths of stay (21 days vs. 12 days), more hypercoagulable thromboelastogram values on admission (94% vs. 79%), more received unfractionated heparin prophylaxis (65% vs. 36%), and the prophylaxis start date was more than a day later (all p < 0.05). Nevertheless, the VTE rate with TBI was similar to that without TBI (25% vs. 26%, p = 0.507). Furthermore, VTE occurred at similar time points after ICU admission with and without TBI. In both groups, about 30% of the VTEs were detected within 2 days of ICU admission and 50% of the VTEs occurred within 10 days of admission despite chemical and mechanical thromboprophylaxis., Conclusion: In complex polytrauma patients who survived to ICU admission and who were prescreened for high VTE risk, TBI did not further increase the risk for VTE. The most likely explanation is that no single risk factor is necessary or sufficient for VTE development, especially in those who routinely receive chemical and mechanical thromboprophylaxis., Level of Evidence: Epidemiologic study, level III.
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- 2014
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50. Intraoperative temperature management.
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Bullock MR, Lundbye JB, and Dietrich WD
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- Animals, Brain Injuries therapy, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Spinal Cord Injuries therapy, Hypothermia, Induced methods, Intraoperative Care methods
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- 2014
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