Brain Injury Research

KEY FINDING: Bilateral movement training (rotarod) enhances motor function recovery more effectively than simple repetitive training (reaching) after TBI in mice.

KEY FINDING: SCI combined with contralateral TBI severely impaired paw placement recovery, while SCI with ipsilateral TBI increased paw use on the injured side.

KEY FINDING: The systematic review aims to identify the effect of rehabilitation length of stay and intensity on functional independence and social participation outcomes in individuals with TBI or SCI.

KEY FINDING: Persons who sustained traumatic SCI and co-occurring MTBI did not evidence significantly greater impairment on neuropsychological tests when compared with persons who sustained a traumatic SCI alone.

KEY FINDING: Children with TBI had more severe cognitive disability on admission to inpatient rehabilitation compared to those with spinal cord injury or other injuries.

KEY FINDING: Diffuse TBI in mice leads to a significant increase in sleep during the first 6 hours post-injury.

KEY FINDING: Repeated SCF + G-CSF treatments in the chronic phase of severe TBI lead to better neurological function improvement than single SCF + G-CSF treatment.

KEY FINDING: TSCI and TBI interact bidirectionally, impacting cognitive and sensorimotor outcomes.

KEY FINDING: ICP monitor use is wider than predicted by guidelines.

KEY FINDING: Lesions in LiS patients are typically round and confined to the pons, the part of the brainstem responsible for motor control.