There exist two modes of injury in TBI. The first of these is the initial mechanical insult as described in the prior post and depicted in Figure 1 of that post. The second mode of injury, potentially the more severe, is the biochemical insult that follows subsequent to the mechanical insult and commences within a period of between 1 and 4 hours. This biochemical insult is triggered by the initial injury.
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Category Archives: Research
PCS Thesis – Index
This is the index page for a series of posts which present the results of a literature review investigating the role of UV light and melatonin on the severity of brain trauma. The result suggests a possible etiology for Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS).
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New York, New York
This is a picture of New York, New York. The foreground figure is the same person to be found in this image, and this one, and also this one. It is hard to believe the changes that time makes to an urban skyline.
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