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Development and Implementation of a Pharmacological Toolkit to Help Providers Manage Level of Consciousness Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Quality Improvement Project Peter Iremar Santana American Journal of Medicine Studies. 2017 5 (1). doi: 10.12691/ajms-5-1-1 Keywords: TBI, consciousness, arousal, alertness, Sinemet, Ritalin, amantadine, zolpidem, methylphenidate, apomorphine, minimally conscious state, vegetative state, coma, Baclofen, and brain injury Context: Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health concern in the USA. Each year, TBI s contribute to a total of 52,000 deaths, accounting for 30% of all injury-related deaths and cases of permanent disability. Approximately... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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Downregulation of MMP-9 Level and GCS Score Improvement in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Due to the Mild Hypothermia Therapy Eko Prasetyo, Andi Asadul Islam, Mochammad Hatta, Djoko Widodo, Ilhamjaya Pattelongi American Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 2017 5 (2). doi: 10.12691/ajmbr-5-2-2 Keywords: mild hypothermia, MMP-9, GCS, TBI Context: ...n injury (TBI). The neurologic outcome was assessed by applying with GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) score. Twenty patients with severe TBI whose the GCS score ≤ 8 between June 2015 and June 2016 were enrolled in RD Kandou Hospital, Manado, Indonesia. Patients were randomized ... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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Protective Effect of Dexmedetomidine Combined with Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion Injury: A Report on 16 Cases Yongping Liu, Siyou Tan, Lai Wei, Wenyan Chen American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2024 12 (3). doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-12-3-5 Keywords: Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion Injury, Dexmedetomidine, Remote Ischemic Preconditioning, Hepatectomy Context: ... infusion volume, blood loss, and urine volume. Venous blood was collected after reperfusion to detect serum IL-6, ALT, AST, and TBI L. No difference was found in baseline information among the two groups (P > 0.05). Among the two groups, the serum level of ALT and AST i... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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Integration of Evidence-Based Care Bundle in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients’ Care Shimaa Mohamed Awad, Hanaa Hussein Ahmed, Nahed Kandeel American Journal of Nursing Research. 2022 10 (1). doi: 10.12691/ajnr-10-1-5 Keywords: emergency nursing, evidence-based care bundle, patient outcome, traumatic brain injury Context: ...t supports the use of an evidence-based care bundle in the emergency department, little is known about this bundle in caring for TBI patients in Egypt. This study aimed to investigate the effect of implementing an evidence-based care bundle on the outcome of TBI ... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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Risk Control versus Risk Management in the Context of an Active Management: The Emerging Market Alternative John Mahasi, Rhoda Wanjiru International Journal of Econometrics and Financial Management. 2015 3 (4). doi: 10.12691/ijefm-3-4-1 Keywords: Risk, management, economic, crisis, banking, performance, Tbond, TBI ll, exchange rate, lending rate, regulation, developed, emerging, financial Context: ...osed by excess competition occasioned by thorough regulation and to empirically determine whether higher high exchange, lending, TBI ll and Tbond rates attract foreign investment to developing economies with focus on Kenyan government securities. The study adopted second... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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Effect of Positioning during Suctioning on Cerebral Perfusion Pressure among Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Naglaa EL Mokadem, Shimaa EL-Sayed American Journal of Nursing Research. 2020 8 (4). doi: 10.12691/ajnr-8-4-3 Keywords: cerebral pressure perfusion, oxygenation, endotracheal suctioning, traumatic brain injury Context: Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with TBI may need mechanical ventilation because they cannot clear their airway secretions due to decreased consciousness, loss of laryngeal refle... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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Traumatic Brain Injury: a Case Report and Its Contribution to Understanding the Underlying Mechanisms - Alpha-Emitting Nanoparticulates Proven as Key Florent Pirot American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020 8 (4). doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-4-2 Keywords: traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic traumatic brain inflammation, neurodegenerative disorders, indirect traumatic optic neuropathy, diffuse axonal injury, ischemic stroke, concussion, vision changes, impulsivity, apathy, impaired memory, impaired alertness, anxiety, depression, ear ringing, alpha-emitting nanoparticulates, uranium, thorium, radium, air pollution, particulate matter, plutonium, depleted uranium Context: ...rain injury (self-diagnosis of the author on his own brain) leads to alpha-emitting nanoparticulates whose major contribution to TBI is confirmed by the extremely strong occurrence of TBIs in war veterans (with wideranging administrative data available to confirm the ex... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)

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The Effect of Intervention Recombinant IL-10 on Level of TNF-α and GFAP Serum in the Wistar Rats with Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Yusfitaria Alvina, Andi Asadul Islam, Willy Adhimartha, Idham Jaya Ganda, Prihantono Prihantono American Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 2017 5 (1). doi: 10.12691/ajmbr-5-1-2 Keywords: Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Interleukin-10, traumatic brain injury Context: ...α is a major cytokine that has adverse effects in high level. Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) in brain cells increases in TBI thus can be an accurate biomarker for brain damage. The purposes of this study are to know the intervention effect of IL-10 as an anti-in... Abstract Full Text (PDF) [Epub] Full Text (HTML)