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.

Trauma centers nationwide will begin to test a new approach for assessing traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is expected to lead to more accurate diagnoses and more appropriate treatment and follow-up ...

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 ...

Trauma centers nationwide will begin to test a new approach for assessing traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is expected to lead to more accurate diagnoses and more appropriate treatment and follow-up ...

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 ...