A Review of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics: Current Perspectives, Limitations, and Emerging Technology
This article is from Military Medicine and discusses some extremely relevant topics that military personnel often face, and are being investigated by the Department of Defense. There are a few technologies discussed in the article which have shown some promise in helping to diagnose mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). The problem that is faced on numerous occasions is that diagnosing is inaccurate due to the fact that the person does not realize what had happened, the details they remember are not all correct, or eyewitness accounts are also skewed. Many symptoms displayed from these injuries are common in other injuries or cognitive
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Soluble biomarkers is the first method, which are present in blood, saliva, and urine.
There are different levels of biomarkers present when an injury has occurred, so testing each of the seven helps give an idea of trauma.
The second area of testing is advanced neuroimaging. These techniques go beyond the general
CT scans and MRIs, or are incorporated into them in a different way for a clearer picture of what is being assessed. Then the third topic is quantitative EEG (qEEG), which is a further analysis of the standard EEG test that is used for people with concussions.
I feel as if this article hit home in a way. My brother in law is retired military due to being injured in Iraq, and while he did not have a TBI that I know of, he was unable to continue his military service. He was pretty much just thrown away after injuring his back from an explosion hitting his vehicle. As I said, I do not know if he had a TBI, but it could have very well been a possibility from the impact of the explosion and being tossed around inside the vehicle. I know he suffers from PTSD, but that is for another topic.
The main point I am trying to get at, is that this is very serious and there needs to be an
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The men and women affected by mTBIs or other injuries definitely deserve the most accurate diagnoses and treatment possible. The discussion from class upset me when I heard about some of the student's family members getting injured and having to deal with things that they should not have to. Quoting exactly out of the summary of the article “They could enable medical providers to improve identification of soldiers with concussion, guide therapy, and make better and more objective return to duty decisions.” That sentence alone is huge, and carries a lot of weight behind it. I look forward to seeing what the future holds, not only from a military perspective, but also a civilian one, where these things could also serve a larger purpose.
APA Reference: Cook, G. A.,M.C.U.S.N., & Hawley, J. S.,M.C.U.S.A. (2014). A review of mild traumatic brain injury diagnostics: Current perspectives, limitations, and emerging technology. Military Medicine, 179(10), 1083-9. Retrieved from
He had short-term memory loss problems and problems with attention and short temper. Those symptoms are also known in other people with CTE. Probert had told Dani that he had had “three or four ‘significant concussions.’ But when talking about ‘getting his bell rung’ which the institute says is a concussion by definition he told his wife that his total jumped to ‘over a dozen.’” Dani would have to help him get out of bed some mornings because he was in so much pain in his knees, lower back, and hip flexors. Things were not looking good for him, and he knew
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, previously referred to as dementia pugilistica, can be understood as a tauopathic, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease. While there is no neurobiological or neuropathological explanation as to why CTE occurs, the majority of researchers believe the disease is strongly related to previous head injuries. An individual suffering from CTE will most likely experience changes in their mood, behavior and cognition. Because this is a relatively new area of research, there are still a vast amount of unknowns pertaining to the disease’s symptoms, pathology, and natural course.
Yates, Keith, et al. “Longitudinal Trajectories of Postconcussive Symptoms in Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Their Relationship to Acute Clinical Status.” Pediatrics. 123.3 (2009) : 735-743. Web. 11 Apr. 2014.
It was a normal day when at around 9:30pm, a drunk driver in a white Ford Escort did not stop at a stop sign and hit a young 16 year old driver. The young driver, Brett Gilmore said that an adult pulled him out of his car, called 911 and left. After this Brett went to the hospital and he broke his knee,cut his lip open, and a broken arm.
Traumatic brain injury or TBI occurs when a child has a head injury that causes damage to the brain. These injuries can be caused from being hit in the head or violently shaken. The results of TBI can change how a person’s brain develops, how they act, move, and think. It can also affect how they learn in school (NICHCY, 2012). TBI can affect the way a child thinks, retains information, attention span, behavior, speech, physical activities (which includes walking), and the way a child learns.
he was injured by a car crash which resulted in a very bad condition in his leg and lung,
going on but his life was in fact destroyed at the same moment because of the battle.
killed him, saved him from going to war. Most of his classmates that joined the
He has experience a level of impairment for more than two weeks. Conrad shows signs of PTSD, which includes the re-experiencing the traumatic event, of the accident and sustained a high level of anxiety, with recurrent nightmares about his brother’s death.
...mptoms of depression and other psychological symptoms after his accident, however, after he began work these symptoms faded and he became more confident within himself.
fact that he did not receive the job in the army that he wanted. He
car with his friends, and they were stopped at a stop light. The drunk driver behind them hit
Images of human anatomy have been around for more than 500 years now. From the sketches created by Leonardo da Vinci, to the modern day Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, images have played a great role in medicine. Evolution in medical imaging brought together people from various disciplines such as Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, a collaboration which has further contributed to healthcare as a whole. Modern day imaging improves medical workflows by facilitating a non-invasive insight into human body, accurate and timely diagnostics, and persistence of an analysis.
It was a typical Monday morning as I drove home from work, exhausted from having to perform more than twenty four hours of duty. Windows down, Oakley sunglasses adorn my tiresome face to block the shimmer of sunlight from my sensitive eyes. Anxiously looking forward to the softness of my pillow, I pushed the accelerator to the floor propelling my car into overdrive. Zipping by the night club Area 151 was when I notice him lying on the ground, motionless. With tires screeching I quickly came to unrehearsed stop, the rush of adrenaline and flashes of my military training captivated my mind, transferring me into autopilot. As I ran over to his location yelling “hey buddy are you ok” following the ABC’s of first aid, I could not help but notice the large pool of blood from the deep laceration on his face, the twisted front wheel of his bicycle, and a strong stench of alcohol coming from his liquor stained John Sport backpack. “All my beers are broken” was all he muttered as he fell trying to get regain his footing, relieved that the fellow was alive I immediately called the police. As I spoke to the paramedics on the situation I could not help but ask myself “how could someone be so intoxicated at this time