amnesia/inflammation

Research Methodology A prospective cohort study will be conducted. The follow-up periods are 18 weeks. Diagnostic criteria of mild and moderate traumatic brain injury. Diagnostic criteria of traumatic brain injury will be according to (1) American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons (AANS)

Background and scientific rationale Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition of the paranasal sinuses affecting millions of patients, resulting in billions of dollars being spent annually in associated health care costs. Biofilm has been implicated in chronic rhinosinusitis

BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding the injury mechanism in complex prolonged Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) cases. Often, tissue damage and physiological alterations is not detectable. In order to improve future rehabilitation, a greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection with a high mortality rate. The main causative agents in the ICU to cause sepsis and septic shock are gram negative bacteria Klebsiella spp., Escherichia coli (E. coli), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.

The primary efficacy objective of this study is to demonstrate that the NOL Index of the PMD-200 monitor (Medasense Biometrics Ltd., Ramat Gan, Israel) is correlated with the responses to noxious stimuli and analgesic administration during the surgical procedure (prior and following a stimuli or

1. / OBJECTIVES The main objective of our study is, using the DTI realized 3T to: 1.1 Main Objective - Highlight changes in brain connectivity induced by the occurrence of transient global amnesia in acute and monitor these remote anomalies (up to 1 year after the initial episode IA). 1.2 Secondary

The purpose of this grant is to evaluate the efficacy of sodium butyrate as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia (SZ). Sodium butyrate is a short chain fatty acid and binds to the zinc site of histone deacetylases (HDAC). The inhibition of HDAC results in histone

1.0 Background While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16

This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled feasibility trial of DHA for the treatment of pediatric concussion related to sports-injury. The definition used for concussion is from the Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport (Br J

Early estrogen treatment has been tested in a myriad of animal models of resuscitation ranging from TBI and stroke to spinal cord injury, trauma-related hemorrhage, and sepsis. In these scenarios, studies using old and young, male and female animals found estrogen to be a strikingly effective