Protective Role of Platelets in Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Kornela Hałucha, Alina Rak-Pasikowska, Iwona Bil-Lula

“…Paradoxically, reperfusion may result in further tissue damage called ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Platelets play a major role in the pathogenesis of MI and IRI, since they contribute to the thrombus and microthrombi formation, inflammation, release of immunomodulatory mediators, and vasoconstrictive molecules. …”
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Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents by Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Thiago Henrique de Araujo Lino, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues Cardoso, Rodrigo Feliciano de Macedo, Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier

“…Victims of motor vehicle accidents may suffer multiple lesions, including maxillofacial injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with head, facial, and maxillofacial injuries in child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents. …”
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Complement activation in wasp venom-induced acute kidney injury by Rui Cheng, Liang Xu, Jianhua Gong, Fanglin Yu, Ying Lv, Hai Yuan, Fengqi Hu

Subjects: “…Acute kidney injury…”
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Brain White Matter Impairment in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury by Weimin Zheng, Qian Chen, Xin Chen, Lu Wan, Wen Qin, Zhigang Qi, Nan Chen, Kuncheng Li

“…It remains unknown whether spinal cord injury (SCI) could indirectly impair or reshape the white matter (WM) of human brain and whether these changes are correlated with injury severity, duration, or clinical performance. …”
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The Association between Blunt Cardiac Injury and Isolated Sternal Fracture by Anahita Dua, Jason McMaster, Pathik J. Desai, Sapan S. Desai, SreyRam Kuy, Maggy Mata, Jamie Cooper

“…This study aimed to identify the incidence, morbidity, and mortality associated with isolated fractures of the sternum and describe current practice for diagnosis and management of ISF and cardiac injury at a level I trauma center in the UK. A retrospective cohort study of adult patients (>16 years) with ISF presenting from 2006 to 2010 was conducted. …”
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Thermal Esophageal Injury following Ingestion of Boiling Mushroom Water by Allison Prevost, Adam Talley, Emily Klepper, Elizabeth McDonough

“…No definitive management guidelines exist for such injuries. We provide a report of the acute assessment and management of an obvious thermal esophageal injury and contribute to what is known about this presentation. …”
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Ischemic Retinopathy and Neovascular Proliferation Secondary to Severe Head Injury by Muge Coban-Karatas, Rana Altan-Yaycioglu

“…We report a case with severe head trauma and perforating globe injury in one eye and ischemic retinopathy and neovascular proliferation in the other eye. …”
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Glucocorticoids and Preterm Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: The Good and the Bad by Laura Bennet, Joanne O. Davidson, Miriam Koome, Alistair Jan Gunn

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Predictors for Return to Work in Subjects with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Eirik Vikane, Torgeir Hellstrøm, Cecilie Røe, Erik Bautz-Holter, Jörg Aßmus, Jan Sture Skouen

“…To predict return to work (RTW) at 12 months for patients who either were sick-listed or were at risk to be sick-listed with persistent postconcussion symptoms (PCS) at six to eight weeks after injury. Method. A prospective cohort study of 151 patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) admitted consecutively to outpatient clinics at two University Hospitals in Norway. …”
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The roles of pleiotrophin in brain injuries: a narrative review of the literature by Yupeng Lei, Ruixi Zhou, Qian Mao, Xia Qiu, Dezhi Mu

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Biomaterial-based regenerative therapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury by Keyi Chen, Wei Yu, Genjiang Zheng, Zeng Xu, Chen Yang, Yunhao Wang, Zhihao Yue, Weien Yuan, Bo Hu, Huajiang Chen

“…Abstract As one of the most intractable neurological diseases, spinal cord injury (SCI) often leads to permanent neurological impairment in patients. …”
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Endogenous Proliferation after Spinal Cord Injury in Animal Models by Ashley McDonough, Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in motor and sensory deficits, the severity of which depends on the level and extent of the injury. …”
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Two Endotracheal Tubes in One Trachea with a Traumatic Injury by Andrew Winegarner, Harish Lecamwasam, Mark C. Kendall, Shyamal Asher

“…Background. Traumatic airway injuries often require improvising solutions to altered anatomy under strict time constraints. …”
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Location of Sternal Fractures as a Possible Marker for Associated Injuries by Max J. Scheyerer, Stefan M. Zimmermann, Samy Bouaicha, Hans-Peter Simmen, Guido A. Wanner, Clément M. L. Werner

“…Sternal fractures often occur together with serious and life-threatening additional injuries. This retrospective study was designed to assess concomitant injuries and develop a correlation between fracture location and the severity of injury. …”
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RAR/RXR and PPAR/RXR Signaling in Spinal Cord Injury by Jörg Mey, Sabien van Neerven

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Early Bifrontal Brain Injury: Disturbances in Cognitive Function Development by Christine Bonnier, Aurélie Costet, Ghassan Hmaimess, Corinne Catale, Christelle Maillart, Patricia Marique

“…We describe six psychomotor, language, and neuropsychological sequential developmental evaluations in a boy who sustained a severe bifrontal traumatic brain injury (TBI) at 19 months of age. Visuospatial, drawing, and writing skills failed to develop normally. …”
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Untangling a case of dapsone-induced acute liver injury by V Meghana, Divya Ravindran, Umapathy Pasupathy

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The Global Burden of Road Injury: Its Relevance to the Emergency Physician by Sharon Chekijian, Melinda Paul, Vanessa P. Kohl, David M. Walker, Anthony J. Tomassoni, David C. Cone, Federico E. Vaca

“…Globally, the disease burden of road traffic injuries is rising. In 1990, road traffic injuries ranked ninth in the ten leading causes of the global burden of disease. …”
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Vesicocolonic Fistula: A Sequela of Missed Blunt Abdominal Injury by Abdulwahab Akanbi Ajape, AbdulLateef Babata, Mustapha Mohammed Kura, Musa Nuhu

“…A case of vesicocolonic fistula secondary to a missed abdominal injury is described. The patient, a 25-year-old male Hausa, Nigerian, was involved in a road traffic accident and sustained head injury with a fractured left femur and a missed blunt abdominal injury. …”
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Editorial: Neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury by Tao Liu, Tao Liu, Tao Liu, Li Ma, Yu Chen, Rongcai Jiang, Rongcai Jiang

Subjects: “…traumatic brain injury…”
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