Despite dramatic improvements in the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI), to date
there is no effective treatment available to patients, and morbidity and mortality remain high …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of long-term neurological morbidity, with
devastating personal and societal consequences. At present, no pharmacological …

There is emerging evidence to suggest that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is elevated after
acute brain injury, and that it may play an adaptive role in recovery through augmentation of …

The exact cellular and molecular mechanisms of sepsis-induced encephalopathy remain
elusive. The breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is considered a focal point in the …

Many neurotropic strains of Escherichia coli cause potentially lethal bacteraemia and
meningitis in newborn infants by virtue of their capacity to elaborate the protective polysialic …

BACKGROUND Infections of the central nervous system are still considered to be among the
most debilitating diseases in the 21st century. The most severe acute bacterial infection of …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the correlation of proinflammatory
cytokines (PCs), intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) …

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Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency associated with high rates of morbidity and
mortality. It is caused by a variety of pathogens and provokes a complex inflammation with …

Despite the fact that neurological diseases of other etiologies receive more attention by the
media, biomedical research and supporting foundations in industrialized countries, TBI still …