Biomarkers for traumatic brain injury /

Due to injuries sustained in sports and in combat, interest in TBI has never been greater. Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury will fulfil a gap in our understanding of what is occurring in the brain following injury that can subsequently be detected in biological fluids and imaging. This knowledg...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Dambinova, Svetlana A., Hayes, Ronald L. (Ronald Lawrence), Wang, Kevin K. W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012.
Series:	RSC drug discovery series ; 24.
Subjects:	Biomarkers. Brain Injuries. Biochemical markers > Diagnostic use. Brain > Wounds and injuries > Diagnosis. Biochemistry. MEDICAL > Surgery > Neurosurgery. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface; Introduction; Medical Need of Biomarkers for TBI; The Role of Advanced MRI Findings as Biomarkers of TBI; Advances in the Measurement of Mild TBI; Neurodegradomics and Biomarkers for Concussions; Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors: Preclinical Research; Clinical Application of Early Biomarkers for Mild TBI; Astroglial Proteins as Biomarkers of Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Novel Biomarkers of Combat TBI; Utilities of TBI Biomarkers in Various Clinical Settings; Economic Impact of Biomarkers on TBI Management; TBI Biomarker Assay Development: Future Trends; Index.