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Effect of leptin on bone metabolism in rat model of traumatic brain injury and femoral fracture.

Posted on January 31st 2011
Conclusions: We demonstrated elevated leptin expression within healing bone especially in the first 8 weeks in a rat model of fracture and TBI. A close association exists between leptin levels and the degree of callus formation in fractures. PMID: 21276361 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Chinese Journal of Traumatology)


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Visual field results and optic disc morphology in patients treated with allogeneic stem‐cell transplantation in childhood

Posted on January 31st 2011
Conclusion:  Patients treated with SCT in childhood have a significantly lower MHR than controls when examined with RB. Also, patients surgically treated for cataract and with IOL implantation had a significantly lower MHR. (Source: Acta Ophthalmologica)


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Medication adherence in combat veterans with traumatic brain injury.

Posted on January 31st 2011
Conclusion Medication adherence rates were similar among combat veterans with a diagnosis of TBI and an age-matched comparator group. Factors associated with increased adherence included taking more than five maintenance medications, living with a spouse or significant other, owning a memory-assistance device, and a comorbid diagnosis of PTSD. PMID: 21258030 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP)


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Test-retest reliability of the traumatic brain injury screening instrument. – Van Dyke SA, Axelrod BN, Schutte C.

Posted on January 31st 2011
The Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Instrument (TBISI) was implemented in Veterans Affairs medical facilities in an attempt to identify Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans with possible mild TBI. Despite its widesprea... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))


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Oculomotor diagnostic protocol for the mTBI population

Posted on January 28th 2011
There is an ever-increasing awareness and visibility of the medical condition traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States. This is especially true in light of recent military conflicts and professional football league probes of players’ concussions. However, despite such heightened sensitivity to this serious and pervasive problem, in particular with regard to the diagnosis of the many associated visual sequelae, there remains hesitation and a degree of uncertainty related to many aspects of its visual diagnosis and hence its subsequent treatment and remediation. For example, there is uncertainty and lack of clarity regarding what constitutes an optimal visual oculomotor diagnostic test protocol. (Source: Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association)

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