CNS Research to be Showcased at TBI Conference Dearborn, MI – Research from the non-profit Center for Neurological Studies (CNS) will be showcased at Arrowhead’s 5th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Conference next month in Washington, D.C. Featured will be CNS research into tinnitus, rehabilitation, and advanced brain imaging techniques to identify mild-to-moderate TBI. “ThisRead More
60 Minutes’ Segment Sheds Light on Novi Neurologist’s Work
Dearborn, MI – A recent episode of CBS’ 60 Minutes explained how advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques can reveal traumatic brain injury among veterans. Those same techniques are available at the Center for Neurological Studies in Dearborn. “Veterans, people who’ve been in car accidents, people who’ve fallen and hit their heads, a number ofRead More
A New Life After Traumatic Brain Injury
Incurring a Traumatic Brain Injury is life-altering, to say the least. Many of the challenges TBI survivors face are misunderstood by those who love them and know them. Today, our guest authors and survivors have shared some of their experiences with us to help other TBI survivors and their loved ones cope with their newRead More
The Role of Advanced MR Imaging Findings as Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury
Treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) requires proper classification of the pathophysiology.Clinical classifiers and conventional neuroimaging are limited in TBI detection, outcome prediction, and treatment guidance. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques such as susceptibility weighted imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging are sensitive to microhemorrhages, white matter injury, and abnormal metabolic activities, respectively, in brainRead More
Global White Matter Analysis of Diffusion Tensor Images Is Predictive of Injury Severity in Traumatic Brain Injury
Conventional clinical neuroimaging is insensitive to axonal injury in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Immunocytochemical staining reveals changes to axonal morphology within hours, suggesting potential for diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) in early diagnosis and management of TBI. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) characterizes the three-dimensional (3D) distribution of water diffusion, which is highly anisotropic in white matter fibers owing to axonalRead More
Detection of hemorrhagic and axonal pathology in mild traumatic brain injury using advanced MRI: Implications for neurorehabilitation
Introduction: There is a need to more accurately diagnose milder traumatic brain injuries with increasing awareness of the high prevalence in both military and civilian populations. Magnetic resonance imaging methods may be capable of detecting a number of the pathoanatomical and pathophysiological consequences of focal and diffuse traumatic brain injury. Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) detects heme iron and revealsRead More
Leading Causes of TBI
The leading causes of TBI are: Falls (35.2%); Motor vehicle – traffic (17.3%); Struck by/against events (16.5%); and Assaults (10%).1 Falls1 Falls continued to be the leading cause of TBI (35.2%) in the United States. Falls cause half (50%) of the TBIs among children aged 0 to 14 years and 61% of all TBIs amongRead More
Brain Teasers
Even as doctors have learned more about brain trauma, the definition of a concussion remains frustratingly vague. The injury is diagnosed through a mishmash of symptoms, some of which may or not be present in any particular case. Bone breaks have X-rays and muscle tears have MRIs, but no form of medical imaging has yetRead More
Acute White Matter Differences in the Fornix Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging.
J Neuroimaging. 2010 Nov 17. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2010.00537.x. [Epub ahead of print] Acute White Matter Differences in the Fornix Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Yallampalli R, Wilde EA, Bigler ED, McCauley SR, Hanten G, Troyanskaya M, Hunter JV, Chu Z, Li X, Levin HS. From the Physical MedicineRead More
Thalamus And Cognitive Impairment In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging Study
J Neurotrauma. 2012 Sep;29(13):2318-27. Epub 2011 Sep 15. Thalamus and cognitive impairment in mild traumatic brain injury: a diffusional kurtosis imaging study. Grossman EJ, Ge Y, Jensen JH, Babb JS, Miles L, Reaume J, Silver JM, Grossman RI, Inglese M. 1 Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University SchoolRead More
