A new TBI framework goes beyond level of consciousness to include biomarkers, neuroimaging, and other ‘modifiers’ and is ...

Each year in the United States, nearly 5 million adults and children seek medical care for a traumatic brain injury.

A team of neurologists led by UCSF scientists has developed a new scale for assessing damage caused by brain trauma that could overhaul the field of concussion medicine and help doctors better treat ...

Nearly 100 neurology experts collaborated on the creation of a new method of evaluating patients with traumatic brain ...

After more than 50 years, the assessment of traumatic brain injuries gets an overhaul. Clinicians say the proposed framework ...

Neurosurgeons at UCSF have developed a new way to evaluate concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Normally, doctors would use the Glasgow Coma Scale, which would categorize TBIs into three ...

Doctors use several indicators, such as the Glasgow coma scale, to assess the severity ... indicator or “red flag sign” of traumatic brain injury. Is a concussion a traumatic brain injury?

Tim Lawrence, consultant paediatric neurosurgeon and one of the study's lead researchers, said: "With growing concern ...

Every brain injury is unique, so doctors must conduct ... brain injuries are the Ranchos Los Amigos Scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale. If more information is needed, a doctor might also order ...

After 17 days in a coma, he finally opened his eyes, but they flicked wildly around the room, unable to sync or track. He could not speak. He could not control his limbs. The severe brain injury ...