CCR5 and CXCR4 are structurally related chemokine receptors that belong to the superfamily of G-protein coupled receptors through which the HIV virus enters and infects cells. Both receptors are also related to HIV-associated...
Since concussion is the most common injury in ice hockey, the objective of the current study was to elucidate risk factors, specific mechanisms, and clinical presentations of concussion in men’s and women’s ice...
To explore the multiple specific biomarkers and cognitive compensatory mechanisms of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients at recovery stage.The experiment was performed in two sections. In Section I, using event-related...
Military resilience research is increasing due to the growing literature associating resilience with stress adaptation. The present study aimed to investigate which physiological stress adaptation components were associated with...
The aim of the work is to update the “Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” published in 2012, to reflect the new available evidence, and develop the Italian national guideline for the...
Studies have shown that hyperglycemia aggravates brain damage by affecting vascular endothelial function. However, the precise mechanism remains unclear. Male Sprague-Dawley rat models of diabetes were established by a high-fat...
People with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience lifelong sequelae that affect physical, cognitive, and mental health. In other populations, yoga has shown potential to alleviate insomnia, pain, and depression and to...
Blast exposures are a hallmark of contemporary military conflicts. We need improved preclinical models of blast traumatic brain injury for translation of pharmaceutical and therapeutic protocols. Compared with rodents, the...
Perampanel is a highly selective and noncompetitive α-amino-3 -hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor (AMPAR) antagonist, which has been used as an orally administered antiepileptic drug in more than 55 countries....
Verbal fluency is a neuropsychological measure commonly used to examine cognitive-linguistic performance as reported in pediatric TBI literature. We synthesized the scholarly literature of verbal fluency performance in pediatric...
Recent literature has identified that the vestibular system is often involved following a sport-related concussion. Furthermore, the consequences of vestibular and ocular/oculomotor involvement have been explored and identified...
Concussion may negatively influence cardiovascular function and the autonomic nervous system, defined by alteration in heart rate variability (HRV). Differences in HRV most commonly emerge during a physical challenge, such as...
