Sex differences in traumatic brain injury: what we know and what we should know

RP Gupte, WM Brooks, RR Vukas, JD Pierce… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
There is growing recognition of the problem of male bias in neuroscience research,
including in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) where fewer women than men are …

Traumatic brain injury: sex, gender and intersecting vulnerabilities

T Mollayeva, S Mollayeva, A Colantonio - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past decade, traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emerged as a major public health
concern, attracting considerable interest from the scientific community, clinical and …

[HTML][HTML] Neurosteroids as regulators of neuroinflammation

C Yilmaz, K Karali, G Fodelianaki, A Gravanis… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is a physiological protective response in the context of infection and
injury. However, neuroinflammation, especially if chronic, may also drive …

The role of age and sex in symptoms, neurocognitive performance, and postural stability in athletes after concussion

T Covassin, RJ Elbin, W Harris… - … American journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Researchers have begun to focus on age and sex differences in concussion
outcomes. Results suggest that younger athletes and female athletes may take longer to …

Sex differences in pain

KJ Berkley - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1997 - cambridge.org
Are there sex differences in pain? For experimentally delivered somatic stimuli, females
have lower thresholds, greater ability to discriminate, higher pain ratings, and less tolerance …

Natural progression of symptom change and recovery from concussion in a pediatric population

AA Ledoux, K Tang, KO Yeates, MV Pusic… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The natural progression of symptom change and recovery remains poorly
defined in children after concussion. Objectives To describe the natural progression of …

Is there a gender difference in concussion incidence and outcomes?

RW Dick - British journal of sports medicine, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To determine if there is a gender difference in the incidence and outcomes of
sport concussion. Design: Critical literature review of sport concussion by gender …

Pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia and brain trauma: similarities and differences

HM Bramlett, WD Dietrich - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Current knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia and brain trauma
indicates that similar mechanisms contribute to loss of cellular integrity and tissue …

Neuroprotection by estrogen and progesterone in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury

E Brotfain, SE Gruenbaum, M Boyko… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
In recent years there has been a growing body of clinical and laboratory evidence
demonstrating the neuroprotective effects of estrogen and progesterone after traumatic brain …

Sex differences in outcome following sports-related concussion

DK Broshek, T Kaushik, JR Freeman, D Erlanger… - Journal of …, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. Females comprise an increasing percentage of the athlete population across all age
groups, and analysis of recent literature reveals that they sustain more concussions in …