Essays about: "TBI Traumatic brain injury"

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1. 6. Testbed Development for Non-invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring with a Microwave based Electromagnetic Skin Patch Sensor

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad materialvetenskap

   Author : Sandra Palm; Hassan Saado; [2021]
   Keywords : Intracranial pressure; Artificial cerebrospinal fluid; Biomedical engineering; Microwave sensor;

   Abstract : Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a major public health problem worldwide where the symptoms can be anything from mild concussion to severe swelling of the brain tissue. As a result of TBI the intracranial pressure (ICP) can elevate to pathological levels with severe consequences such as hypoxia, ischemia and brain hemorrhage. READ MORE

3. 7. Statistical and Machine Learning for assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury Severity and Patient Outcomes

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

   Author : Md Abdur Rahman; [2021]
   Keywords : TBI Traumatic brain injury ; Metabolites; Glasgow coma scale; Severity; Patient outcomes; CT positive negative; Random Forest; Boruta; Lasso regression; Ridge regression; Neural network; Deep learning.;

   Abstract : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death in all age groups, causing society to be concerned. However, TBI diagnostics and patient outcomes prediction are still lacking in medical science. READ MORE

4. 8. Are athletes active in high-contact sports at risk of impaired executive functioning? A quasi-experimental study on competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Candice Cattaneo; [2021]
   Keywords : High-contact sports; executive functioning; repetitive head injury; concussion; fullkontaktsport; exekutiva funktioner; upprepade huvudskador; hjärnskakning;

   Abstract : The study of high-contact sport athletes and the implications of repetitive head injury (RHI) associated with these sports has been at the forefront of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research for the last decade. The present study represents a quasi-experimental study exploring whether an experimental group (N=39) consisting of amateur and professional competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes differ in three operations of executive functioning ability (shifting, updating and inhibition) when compared to a control group (N=44) of non-contact sports athletes. READ MORE

5. 9. Cognitive & academic function after Traumatic Brain Injury in school aged children: Documen-tation within medical and school records on problems and recommended support : A Systematic Review

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, CHILD

   Author : Kudzai Ruhukwa; [2018]
   Keywords : systematic literature review; cognitive functioning; traumatic brain injury TBI ; medical records; school records;

   Abstract : Background: Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been identified as a crucial public concern, causing interrup-tion in children’s cognitive development, sometimes resulting in permanent impairment or even death. Hence documen-tation in health and school records regarding their functioning or environmental restrictions post injury, seems vital for the facilitation of communication between a child’s systematic and ongoing environment. READ MORE

6. 10. The IL-33/ST2 pathway in CNS : Traumatic brain injury and brain tumour

   University essay from Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi

   Author : Xiaofei Li; [2012]
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   Abstract : Interleukin 33 (IL-33) is a dual function cytokine. It is a member of the IL-1 family and it acts as a pro-inflammatory factor (18 kilo Dalton, 18 kD) like other cytokines in IL-1 family. IL-33 is also a transcription factor (32 kD - form) which can suppress or activate gene transcription in diverse cases. READ MORE