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Head Trauma

News, opinions and meeting coverage in critical care.

Concussions at Altitude: No Longer Worth Investigating?

Researchers suggest issue is resolved; others say not so fast

Excessive Sleepiness Lingers in TBI Patients

18 months later, TBI patients slept an hour more each night than healthy controls

Transcranial Doppler May Pinpoint Concussion Sooner

Researchers test advanced ultrasound to measure brain blood flow

Nearly Half of Former NFL Players Show Signs of Brain Injury

MRI scans detect TBI markers in more than 40%

Persistent Sleep Trouble Common in Kids With Brain Injuries

TBI leaves children struggling for months with daytime sleepiness and problems sleeping at night

Gross Anatomy: 'Nailing It' With the Weed Whacker

Lucky landscaper escapes permanent injury after nail penetrates an eye.

RSNA: Pituitary May Link Brain Injury and PTSD

Hormone treatment might be useful.

War Wounds: Hearing Loss Tracks Gulf War Vets

Battlefield wounds are often both life-threatening and life-changing, but when hearing is the casualty, the wound is too often undiagnosed or untreated, but a new initiative is underway to change tackle the silent wounds of war.

Death of Actress Brings Attention to 'Talk and Die' Syndrome

NEW YORK -- Yesterday's death of stage and screen star Natasha Richardson, two days after a seemingly minor spill on a beginners' ski slope, highlighted the difficulties of recognizing and treating head injuries.

MRI Accurate in Screening for Pressure on the Brain

CAMBRIDGE, England -- An MRI scan of the optic nerve sheath may provide an accurate, noninvasive way to screen for raised intracranial pressure, researchers found.