background several lines of evidence suggest that early sensory stimulation and regular family visiting programs are potential nursing interventions to improve the outcomes of head injured comatose patients. however, little is known about the impacts of family involvement in providing sensory stimulation. objectives to determine the effects of a sensory stimulation program conducted by nurses a...

objective(s): neuroprotective effects of female gonadal steroids are mediated through several pathways involving multiple peptides and receptors after traumatic brain injury (tbi). two of these peptides are including the regulatory peptides neuromedin u (nmu) and neuromedin s (nms), and their common receptor neuromedin u2 receptor (nmur2). this study investigates the effects of physiological do...

introduction: brain injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and so far, there has been no absolute treatment for the damaged brain tissue. using human stem cells with self-assembling scaffolds can be a promising method for treatment of traumatic brain injury. materials and methods: human meningioma stem cells were isolated, cultured and then expanded into in vitro cond...

traumatic brain injury (tbi) is described as a situation in which the brain is damaged by an external force. it is considered to be a chief problem in health care. pharmacotherapy and stem cell therapy are the main treatments used in tbi. the purpose of these procedures is to control the inflammation in injured regions of brain. currently, there is no effective care for tbi that could regenerat...

introduction: timely diagnosis and treatment of post traumatic, elevated intracranial pressure (eicp), could reduce morbidity and mortality, as well as improve patients’ outcome. this study is trying to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (onsd) in detection of eicp. methods: sonographic onsd of patients with head trauma or cerebrovascular accident suspic...

objective: to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall injuries in east azerbaijan, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was based on hospital information system (his) data for patients referred to the imam reza hospital between 2008 and 2013. we recorded the demographic characteristics and epidemiological patterns of patients who were admitted to our center due to...

objective: to investigate the effects of intracranial pressure (icp) monitoring on mortality rate and functional outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (tbi). methods: this was historical cohort study being performed in nemazee hospital of shiraz during a 4-year period (from 2006 to 2010) including those patients with severe tbi who had undergone care based on icp monitoring (ca...

background: cerebral vasospasm is a preventable cause of death and disability in patients who experience aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah). the aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of cerebral vasospasm following traumatic sah and its relationship with different brain injuries and severity of trauma. method s: this cross-sectional study was conducted from october 2006 to mar...

methods of modulating brain neural plasticity, improving memory and learning, improving recovery from traumatic brain injury, preventing epilepsy, treating memory disorders, and treating persistent impairment of consciousness in humans and animals by nerve stimulation are provided. widespread loss of cerebral connectivity is assumed to underlie the failure of brain mechanisms that support commu...

the patient with head trauma is a challenge for the emergency physician and for the neurosurgeon. currently traumatic brain injury constitutes a public health problem. knowledge of the various supportive therapeutic strategies in the pre-hospital and pre-operative stages is essential for optimal care. the immediate rapid infusion of large volumes of crystalloids to restore blood volume and bloo...