SMJ articles in the category "traumatic brain injury"

Review Article

Postconcussive Syndrome Following Sports-related Concussion: A Treatment Overview for Primary Care Physicians

Postconcussive syndrome is an increasingly recognized outcome of sports-related concussion (SRC), characterized by a constellation of poorly defined symptoms. Treatment of PCS is significantly different from that of SRC alone. Primary care physicians often are the first to evaluate these patients, but some are unfamiliar with the available therapeutic approaches….

Posted in: concussion 8 postconcussive syndrome 2 traumatic brain injury 2

Review Article

Serum Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury

There is a lack of reliable serum biomarkers for routine use in the diagnostic workup of people with traumatic brain injury. Multiple biomediators and biomarkers have been described in the pertinent literature in recent years; however, only a few candidate molecules have been associated with high sensitivity and high specificity…

Posted in: biomarkers 4 risk stratification 4 traumatic brain injury 2
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