Background In order to improve injury assessment of brain injuries, protein markers of
pathophysiological processes and tissue fate have been introduced in the clinic. The most …

Objective: This review provides an in-depth overview of diagnostic schema and risk factors
influencing recovery during the acute, subacute (operationally defined as up to 3 months …

Background More than 50 million people worldwide sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
annually. Detection of intracranial injuries relies on head CT, which is overused and …

Blood biomarkers have been explored for their potential to provide objective measures in
the assessment of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it is not clear which biomarkers are …

Background The management of minimal, mild and moderate head injuries is still
controversial. In 2000, the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee (SNC) presented …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether serum levels of glial fibrillary acidic
protein breakdown products (GFAP-BDP) are elevated in patients with mild and moderate …

This special report aims to inform the medical community about the many challenges
involved in managing radiation exposure in a way that maximizes the benefit-risk ratio. The …

With the contribution from more than one hundred CNS neurotrauma experts, this book
provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account on the latest developments in the area of …

Since its introduction in the 1970s, computed tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic
decision-making. One of the major concerns associated with the widespread use of CT is the …

Objectives The objective was to determine emergency physician (EP) perceptions regarding
1) the extent to which they order medically unnecessary advanced diagnostic imaging, 2) …