Sentences with phrase «of axonal injury»

They found subtle evidence of axonal injury at the cellular level in six athletes who had not been diagnosed with concussion but sustained RHI during the normal course of play.

Not exact matches

This new study builds on previous research from this group showing that elevated blood levels of SNTF on the day of a mild traumatic brain injury treated in the emergency room predicted those patients who would go on to suffer diffuse axonal injury and long - term cognitive dysfunction.

Concussions that lead to lasting brain dysfunction cause SNTF to accumulate in vulnerable long axon tracts of the brain, and its blood elevation is a measure of this diffuse axonal injury.

«Given the effectiveness of inosine in promoting cortical plasticity, axonal sprouting, and dendritic branching, the present evidence of efficacy after cortical injury in a non-human primate, combined with a long history of safe use, indicates a need for clinical trials with inosine after cortical injury and spinal cord injury,» noted Dr. Moore.

Furthermore, the success of this project can lead to the development of novel axon - regenerating therapeutics that could transform the clinical treatment of angle - closure glaucoma and other types of optic neuropathies, as well as have the potential to be adapted to regenerating the long - distance axonal projections damaged by spinal cord injury, brain trauma, and white matter stroke.

i) The injury shows positive findings on a computerized axial tomography scan, a magnetic resonance imaging or any other medically recognized brain diagnostic technology indicating intracranial pathology that is a result of the accident, including, but not limited to, intracranial contusions or haemorrhages, diffuse axonal injury, cerebral edema, midline shift or pneumocephaly.

i) The insured person is accepted for admission, on an in - patient basis, to a public hospital named in a Guideline with positive findings on a computerized axial tomography scan, a magnetic resonance imaging or any other medically recognized brain diagnostic technology indicating intracranial pathology that is a result of the accident, including, but not limited to intracranial contusions or haemorrhages, diffuse axonal injury, cerebral edema, midline shift or phneumocephaly.

If your loved one has suffered diffuse axonal injury (DAI), several areas of the brain have been affected by lesions, resulting in widespread damage.

... experienced a severe head injury on July 31, 2010 which resulted in extensive post traumatic imaging findings including grade 1 and 2 diffuse axonal injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage including involvement of basal cisterns, intraventricular hemorrhage, multiple subdural hematomas, small epidural hematoma and left frontal and bilateral temporal hemorrhagic contusions.

Diffuse axonal injury — damage to the brain cells that isn't always as outwardly visible as other types of brain injury but can lead to permanent brain damage and death.

If a loved one suffered a TBI such as a diffuse axonal injury as a result of another person's negligence, the attorneys at the Kiley Law Group are here to help you recover the financial security you and your family need to move forward.

Primary injuries include: lacerations, when the brain tissue is cut or torn; contusions, when the brain is bruised; rupturing of blood vessels; and axonal injury, where neurons are stretched and torn.