2015
Neuropathology of Traumatic Brain Injury: Comparison of Penetrating, Nonpenetrating Direct Impact and Explosive Blast Etiologies
de Lanerolle NC, Kim JH, Bandak FA. Neuropathology of Traumatic Brain Injury: Comparison of Penetrating, Nonpenetrating Direct Impact and Explosive Blast Etiologies. Seminars In Neurology 2015, 35: 012-019. PMID: 25714863, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClosed head injuryTraumatic brain injuryDiffuse axonal injuryAxonal injuryMild TBIHead injuryBrain injurySevere closed head injuryModerate traumatic brain injuryModerate closed head injuryMild traumatic brain injuryAnimal TBI modelsMicroglial activationNeuronal injuryTBI modelCerebral vasculatureInjuryNeuropathologyGross disruptionHuman brainBlunt impactUnique patternHumansActivationAstrocytes
2014
Concussive brain injury from explosive blast
de Lanerolle NC, Hamid H, Kulas J, Pan JW, Czlapinski R, Rinaldi A, Ling G, Bandak FA, Hetherington HP. Concussive brain injury from explosive blast. Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology 2014, 1: 692-702. PMID: 25493283, PMCID: PMC4241796, DOI: 10.1002/acn3.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMild traumatic brain injuryBlast mild traumatic brain injuryPosttraumatic stress disorderMagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingN-acetyl aspartateBrain injuryMemory impairmentNAA/ChConcussive brain injuryNAA/CrTraumatic brain injuryVariety of symptomsStudy of veteransLarge animal modelHippocampal injuryNeuronal injuryNeuropsychiatric deficitsRight hippocampusMTBI subjectsPosterior hippocampusAnimal modelsHippocampusInjuryStress disorderCognitive Assessment