Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among young people in the United States and is the most devastating survivable injury in modern warfare, according to the University of Cincinnati's Ishita Basu.
University of CincinnatiDec 9 2024 Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability among young people in the United States and is the most devastating survivable injury in modern warfare, according to the University of Cincinnati's Ishita Basu.
Study background Basu's research began focused on cognitive processes that are disrupted by mental health disorders, but she has expanded her scope to include how brain injuries such as stroke and TBI affect similar processes. Electrical brain stimulation is currently used to treat neurologic disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson's disease, but it has generally been applied in the later, or chronic, phases of TBI recovery. Basu is interested in examining how electrical brain stimulation affects patients when it is administered in the early stages of recovery known as the acute phase.
Related Stories"We think that treating TBI earlier with A-tES during the acute and early chronic phases of brain injury will better improve cognitive recovery compared to a similar treatment used only in the chronic phase," Basu said. Six months after their injury, participants will complete the questionnaires and tasks a final time, with no one receiving stimulation treatment.
Collaborating with a community advisory board of TBI survivors, caregivers and medical experts, the researchers will also develop a quality-of-life questionnaire. CAB members will be involved in interpreting the quality-of-life results and how they relate to other outcome measures.
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