Not all children are receiving the same level or form of care following a pediatric traumatic brain injury. Those who are on the less fortunate side of these discrepancies are suffering the ...

Delivering high-quality emergency care for kids may mean fewer CT scans, according to a new study from UC Davis Health's Department of Emergency Medicine. The IAI and TBI prediction rules were created ...

Children who died soon after moderate or severe TBI had more bilateral brain swelling than adults. At autopsy, pediatric TBI patients had predominantly microvascular blood-brain barrier disruption. In ...

PITTSBURGH, – Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of “complicated” mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain ...

Clinicians recommend a threshold of less than 20 mm Hg for treatment of ICP in pediatric patients and an even lower threshold for infants and young children. Due to the heterogenous pathophysiology ...

A TBI is defined as brain damage or a disruption to brain function caused by a sudden external force. Based on clinical findings and brain scan results, it is usually categorized as mild, intermediate ...

Madaline Witort's journey into the study of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is deeply personal and driven by her own experiences with recovery. Her research investigates the psychological ...

Factors examined that were not retained in the model are cerebral hypoperfusion index, intracranial hypertension index, hours with cerebral perfusion pressure < 45 mm Hg, age, sex, and Glasgow Coma ...

Organizations selected encompass the three key Fund focus areas Grants support Traumatic Brain Injury care community, address gaps Texas, Michigan are initial areas for transformative model PLANO, ...