Active clinical trials for "Brain Injuries"

In this study patients who were admitted to our hospital with critical injuries were enrolled retrospectively from January 2012 to December 2015. Patients with an ISS>16 points, an AIS >3 in one body region and at least 2 different body regions affected were included. Possible prognostic factors were evaluated.

Patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) represent a burden of patients admitted to the emergency department. According to the guidelines, a cerebral CT scan is indicated after mTBI according to the specific conditions. However, variability exists regarding the respect of these CT scan indications, and less than 10% of patients will have visible brain lesions on CT scan. Recently, serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) biomarkers have shown ability to differentiate normal and abnormal CT scan findings after mTBI. These encouraging results prompted us to launch a prospective study using automated and quick measurements of GFAP and UCH-L1 biomarkers to validate these findings.

Abstract Purpose Patients with anticoagulation therapy has a higher risk of developing traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage (tICH). Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage (d-ICH) is a rarer clinical manifestation; however, the incidence varies from 0-9,6 % in other studies. Some studies have also questioned the clinical relevance of d-ICH, since the mortality and the need of neurosurgical intervention is reported to be very low. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of d-ICH at Sundsvall Regional Hospital. Methods A retrospective observational study of patients with mTBI and oral anticoagulation therapy. Data from medical records and radiology registry in Sundsvall hospital for 29 months during 2018-2020 in Sundsvall identified 249 patients with an initial negative CT scan who performed a follow-up CT scan. Outcome measure was incidence of d-ICH.

The purpose of this study is to test the validity of the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA), a test of functional cognition in persons with acquired brain injury. We will formally examine the utility, baseline profile and validity of the WCPA with adults ages 21 and above with acquired brain injury for both the WCPA 17 and WCPA 10 versions.

The main objective is to evaluate the feasibility and interest of setting up a protocol for the systematic measurement of the S100B protein in patients with mild traumatic brain injury admitted to the emergency room of Douai hospital in order to reduce the number of unnecessary brain scans. The main evaluation criterion is the percentage of patients admitted to the emergency department of Douai hospital for mild traumatic brain injury, whose protocol for the systematic measurement of the S100B protein would make it possible to avoid the realization of a brain scans for patients with a protein assay S100B ≤ 0.10 µg/L, carried out within 3h of the onset of MCT. The systematic dosage of the S100B protein in the context of mild traumatic brain injury still does not appear in the recommendations for good practice in 2021. This study will contribute to the reflection on the use of the S100B protein in the development of new recommendations for good practice of mild traumatic brain injury support.

Tracking post-traumatic brain injury sequale

Intracranial pressure is usually measured by invasive methods requiring an intracranial sensor. There is no non-invasive monitoring method recognized as a gold standard. Tympanometry would make it feasible to evaluate intracranial pressure through sensitive and specific changes in the energy absorbance of the middle ear. It could represent a non-invasive method of monitoring intracranial pressure. This is a prospective monocentric longitudinal study. All adult patients in intensive care for head trauma, intracranial hypertension, or after cranial surgery and requiring invasive monitoring of ICP will be included after their non-opposition has been collected. In a group of 10 controls, multifrequency tympanometry will be performed in the standing position, in the 0° supine position and in the Tredelenburg position at -17°.

Patients with moderate traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are 1,5 times more frequent than those with severe TBI and some of them will develop secondary neurologic deterioration (SND) within the first 7 days. However, identifying at risk patients of SND is still challenging. This study aimed to determine risk factors associated with SND after mTBI.

To describe the frequency and thresholds for sarcopenic obesity in neurodisabled persons and the fat and lean mass distribution based on various neurodisabilities

The purpose of this project is to explore the degree to which performance consistency on neuropsychological measures varies in a sample of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Veterans with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) with persistent self-reported symptoms.