2024
Intravenous infusion of auto-serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells into chronic severe brain injury patients
Yamaki T, Oka S, Iyama S, Sasaki M, Onodera R, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Namioka T, Namioka A, Nakazaki M, Takemura M, Ukai R, Yokoyama T, Sasaki Y, Yamashita T, Kobayashi M, Yamaguchi M, Fukino M, Takazawa T, Hayasaka M, Owaku T, Funakura M, Onodera S, Ito Y, Kobune M, Kato J, Ishiai S, Kocsis J, Odaki M, Iwadate Y, Kobayashi S, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of auto-serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells into chronic severe brain injury patients. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2024, 36: 101927. DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2023.101927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere brain injury patientsAutologous mesenchymal stem cellsBrain injury patientsIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsAdverse eventsInjury patientsInfused mesenchymal stem cellsHealth Stroke ScaleSerious adverse eventsFugl-Meyer AssessmentInitial case seriesBrain metabolic activityStem cellsMSC infusionStroke ScaleNeurological deteriorationBarthel IndexCase seriesCNS tumorsNeurological functionFunctional statusFunctional improvementChronic patientsPlacebo effect
2023
Magnetic resonance imaging quality in the context of a knee-spanning external fixator placed inside the MR bore: a literature review
Marcel A, Green J, Porrino J, Katz L, Medvecky M. Magnetic resonance imaging quality in the context of a knee-spanning external fixator placed inside the MR bore: a literature review. Skeletal Radiology 2023, 53: 629-636. PMID: 37955679, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-023-04505-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnee-spanning external fixatorExternal fixatorNoise ratioMR boreSoft tissue repairDevice compositionKnee injury patientsLimb-threatening injuriesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRIMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic field strengthImage qualityField strengthKnee dislocationInjury patientsTissue injuryAnatomical assessmentUseful diagnostic informationResonance imagingLigamentous structuresFixatorMRIEmergent assessmentMRI sequences
2022
Stressors Experienced by Primary Caregivers of Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (P1-4.009)
Meurer K, Kubota R, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Bannon S, Fishbein N, Reichman M, Popok P, Lester E, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik M, Jaffa M, Creutzfeldt C, Fehnel C, Williamson C, Vranceanu A, Hwang D, Investigators C. Stressors Experienced by Primary Caregivers of Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (P1-4.009). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.3641.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A Two-Center, Parallel-Arm Randomized-Controlled Feasibility Trial Of A Goals-Of-Care Decision Aid For Surrogates Of Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients (2288)
Muehlschlegel S, Goostrey K, Flahive J, Zhang Q, Pach J, Hwang D. A Two-Center, Parallel-Arm Randomized-Controlled Feasibility Trial Of A Goals-Of-Care Decision Aid For Surrogates Of Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients (2288). Neurology 2021, 96 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.2288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal fractures and/or spinal cord injuries are associated with orthopedic and internal organ injuries in proximity to the spinal injury
Anandasivam NS, Ondeck NT, Bagi PS, Galivanche AR, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Spinal fractures and/or spinal cord injuries are associated with orthopedic and internal organ injuries in proximity to the spinal injury. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2021, 6: 100057. PMID: 35141623, PMCID: PMC8820026, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpine injury patientsNational Trauma Data BankThoracic spine injuriesMechanism of injuryInternal organ injuriesSpinal cord injurySpine injuriesMotor vehicle accidentsLung injuryIntracranial injuryInjury patientsSpinal fracturesCord injurySpinal injuryRib injuriesComorbidity burdenOrgan injuryInjury severityCervical spine injury patientsAcute spinal injuryLumbar spinal fracturesPredominance of injuriesNumber of comorbiditiesCervical spine injuryTrauma Data BankAdapting a Traumatic Brain Injury Goals-of-Care Decision Aid for Critically Ill Patients to Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Hemispheric Acute Ischemic Stroke
Goostrey KJ, Lee C, Jones K, Quinn T, Moskowitz J, Pach JJ, Knies AK, Shutter L, Goldberg R, Mazor KM, Hwang DY, Muehlschlegel S. Adapting a Traumatic Brain Injury Goals-of-Care Decision Aid for Critically Ill Patients to Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Hemispheric Acute Ischemic Stroke. Critical Care Explorations 2021, 3: e0357. PMID: 33786434, PMCID: PMC7994105, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute ischemic strokeCare decision aidIschemic strokeNeurologic ICUIntracerebral hemorrhageIll patientsIll traumatic brain injury patientsTraumatic brain injury patientsInternational Patient Decision Aid StandardsDisease-specific prognosisProspective observational studyBrain injury patientsIntracerebral Hemorrhage ScorePatient decision aidCare decision supportDecision aidDisease-specific dataOutcome prediction modelsDecision aid contentFamily membersHemorrhagic strokeInjury patientsFeasibility trialPatient prognosisObservational studyPredictors of Surrogate Decision Makers Selecting Life-Sustaining Therapy for Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients: An Analysis of US Population Survey Data
Garg A, Soto AL, Knies AK, Kolenikov S, Schalk M, Hammer H, White DB, Holloway RG, Sheth KN, Fraenkel L, Hwang DY. Predictors of Surrogate Decision Makers Selecting Life-Sustaining Therapy for Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients: An Analysis of US Population Survey Data. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 468-479. PMID: 33619667, PMCID: PMC8380750, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute brain injuryAcute brain injuryLife-sustaining treatmentSurrogate decision makersBrain injuryAcute brain injury patientsPatient's surrogate decision makersSevere disabilityPoor neurological prognosisIntensive care unitSevere brain injuryLife-Sustaining TherapyBrain injury patientsCost of careYounger age groupsCross-sectional survey studyUS population sampleBinary logistic regressionNeurological prognosisIndependent predictorsCare unitInjury patientsPoor prognosisMale genderUnivariate analysis
2020
Association Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Spinal Morphometry and Sensorimotor Behavior in a Hemicontusion Model of Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Chitturi J, Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Hyder F, Ni L, Elkabes S, Heary R, Kannurpatti SS. Association Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Spinal Morphometry and Sensorimotor Behavior in a Hemicontusion Model of Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Brain Connectivity 2020, 10: 479-489. PMID: 32981350, PMCID: PMC7698856, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2020.0812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological outcomeFunctional connectivity changesSpinal cordMagnetic resonance imagingComplete neural axisNeural axisCervical SCIMorphometric changesIncomplete cervical spinal cord injuryC4/C5 levelResonance imagingCervical spinal cord injurySpinal cord injury patientsFunctional connectivityConnectivity changesCord injury patientsT2-weighted lesionsCervical spinal cordSpinal cord injuryYoung adult ratsFunctional connectivity assessmentC5 levelSCI ratsInjury patientsSham ratsPsychological Attachment Orientations of Surrogate Decision-Makers and Goals-of-Care Decisions for Brain Injury Patients in ICUs
Knies AK, Zhang Q, Juthani P, Tu S, Pach J, Martinez A, Monin JK, Hwang DY. Psychological Attachment Orientations of Surrogate Decision-Makers and Goals-of-Care Decisions for Brain Injury Patients in ICUs. Critical Care Explorations 2020, 2: e0151. PMID: 32696015, PMCID: PMC7340333, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife-sustaining therapyBrain injury patientsAcute brain injury patientsInjury patientsTherapy selectionNonwhite racePoor prognosisFisher's exact testAcademic medical centerCross-sectional surveyNeuroscience ICUPatient demographicsIndependent predictorsMedical CenterComfort measuresExact testConsecutive samplePatientsEligible respondentsTherapyICUCare decisionsFuture interventionsMultivariate modelSignificant predictorsValidation of the 2HELPS2B Seizure Risk Score in Acute Brain Injury Patients
Moffet EW, Subramaniam T, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ, Lee JW, Rodriguez-Ruiz AA, Haider HA, Dhakar MB, Jadeja N, Osman G, Gaspard N, Struck AF. Validation of the 2HELPS2B Seizure Risk Score in Acute Brain Injury Patients. Neurocritical Care 2020, 33: 701-707. PMID: 32107733, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-00939-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute brain injuryClinical factorsContinuous EEG monitoringTraumatic brain injurySeizure incidenceEEG findingsClinical seizuresPrimary outcomeSubdural hematomaBrain injuryEEG monitoringAcute brain injury patientsRisk of seizuresBrain injury patientsReceiver operator characteristic curveOperator characteristic curveABI patientsPatient ageHospitalized patientsElectrographic seizuresInjury patientsIntraparenchymal hemorrhageClinical findingsSubarachnoid hemorrhageResultsA total
2018
Management of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Management of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy. Injury 2018, 49: 735-736. PMID: 29402423, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Does assessment of patient conscious status improve mortality prediction among traumatic brain injury patients in an administrative database?
Alsulaim H, Asemota A, Smart B, Canner J, Schneider E. Does assessment of patient conscious status improve mortality prediction among traumatic brain injury patients in an administrative database? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 221: e125. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.08.232.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Beating the weekend trend: Increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends
Schneider E, Hirani S, Hambridge H, Haut E, Carlini A, Castillo R, Efron D, Haider A. Beating the weekend trend: Increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 295-300. PMID: 22795343, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekend patientsWeekend admissionInjury severityHead traumaAdult traumatic brain injury patientsTraumatic brain injury patientsOlder adultsICDMAP-90 softwareCharlson comorbidity scoreInjury Scale scoreOdds of mortalityNationwide Inpatient SamplePatients meeting criteriaMedian total chargesBrain injury patientsLength of stayHead injury severityWilcoxon rank sumStudent's t-testHead AISComorbidity scoreLess comorbidityLow comorbidityTrauma admissionsInjury patients
2011
Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Type 1 Receptor Gene ( CRHR1 ) Variants Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Onset and Course in Pediatric Injury Patients
Amstadter A, Nugent N, Yang B, Miller A, Siburian R, Moorjani P, Haddad S, Basu A, Fagerness J, Saxe G, Smoller J, Koenen K. Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Type 1 Receptor Gene ( CRHR1 ) Variants Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Onset and Course in Pediatric Injury Patients. Disease Markers 2011, 30: 89-99. DOI: 10.1155/2011/928497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPediatric injury patientsTraumatic event exposureInjury patientsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPosttraumatic stress disorder onsetAcute PTSD symptomsEvent exposureTrajectory of symptomsReceptor gene variantsLongitudinal latent growth curve analysesAcute symptomsProspective studyPresent studySpecific molecular variantsDisorder onsetAcute aftermathFuture replication studiesPosttraumatic stress symptomsTraumatic life eventsSymptomsStress disorderAnxiety disordersPTSD symptomsSymptom levels
2008
Nonconvulsive Seizures in Traumatic Brain Injury: What You Don't See Can Hurt You
Hirsch LJ. Nonconvulsive Seizures in Traumatic Brain Injury: What You Don't See Can Hurt You. Epilepsy Currents 2008, 8: 97-99. PMID: 18596875, PMCID: PMC2442151, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2008.00254.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLactate/pyruvate ratioPost-traumatic seizuresMicrodialysis lactate/pyruvate ratioTraumatic brain injury patientsBrain injury patientsIntracranial pressureTraumatic brain injuryPyruvate ratioSeizure groupInjury patientsBrain injuryMean lactate/pyruvate ratioSevere traumatic brain injury patientsNeurologic intensive care unitTraumatic brain injury (TBI) resultsHighest mean intracranial pressureIntensive care unitBrain injury resultsMean intracranial pressureRetrospective data analysisNonseizure patientsCerebral microdialysisNonconvulsive seizuresStatus epilepticusCare unit
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