Published epidemiological studies of traumatic brain injury (TBI) of all severities consistently
report higher incidence in men. Recent increases in the participation of women in sports and …

Neuroethical questions raised by recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of consciousness are rapidly expanding, increasingly relevant and yet …

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 …

Background Expectation of long-term outcome is an important factor in treatment decision-
making after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Conclusive long-term outcome data …

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is an operation where a large section of the skull is
removed to accommodate brain swelling. Patients who survive will usually require …

Each year, approximately 70 million people suffer traumatic brain injury, which has a
significant physical, psychosocial and economic impact for patients and their families. It is …

Introduction New guidelines regarding the diagnosis of disorders of consciousness
(DOC)(such as vegetative state and minimally conscious state) have recently been …

Background and Objective Nearly one-third of patients with severe traumatic brain injury
(TBI) develop posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE). The relationship between PTE and long-term …

Structural and functional MRI will continue to advance our understanding of brain regions
supporting human consciousness. Measures of regional and global white matter integrity …

The Corticoid Randomization after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) and International
Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials (IMPACT) prognostic models are the …