Current treatments for brain contusions

Current and emerging treatments for brain metastases.

Brain metastasis in patients with cancer can be indicative of multisystem spread or lead to neurological demise if not locally controlled, and is associated with poor survival and high morbidity. Compared with metastasis to other areas of the body, brain metastasis possesses a unique biology that confers high resistance to systemic therapies. This phenomenon has been historically attributed to ...

[Acceleration trauma and counterimpact (indirect) brain contusions].

Grading of Brain Contusions by Modified Method: An Autopsy Study

Quantification and analysis of brain contusion was initially done in 1970’s followed by 2005. They derived brain contusion index based on parenchymal depth and surface distribution of contusion over brain. We conducted this study with the objectives of whether severity of contusion index determines Post trauma survival, is there a region specific contusion which determines Post trauma survival ...

Current Treatments for Alopecia Areata.

Selection of a therapy for a patient with alopecia areata (AA) is frequently based on the age of the patient, disease extent, perhaps disease duration, patient expectations, cost of therapy in terms of time commitment, and financial resources, as well as the results of screening laboratory studies that rule out the presence of other co-morbidities such as anemia, low iron stores, thyroid abnorm...

Current pharmacological treatments for tinnitus.

INTRODUCTION Tinnitus, the phantom perception of sound, is a highly prevalent disorder and treatment is elusive. AREAS COVERED This review focuses on clinical research regarding pharmacological treatments for tinnitus. The authors searched PubMed databases for English language articles related to pharmacological treatment of tinnitus, published through August 2012. The keywords "tinnitus AND ...