Hypertonic saline and mannitol show similar effects on mortality and intracranial pressure control in children with TBI.

Not all children are receiving the same level or form of care following a pediatric traumatic brain injury. Those who are on the less fortunate side of these discrepancies are suffering the ...

Compared with other sports, football-related brain injuries carry the highest risk for neurologic and psychiatric outcomes in youth.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of “complicated” mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of "complicated" mild to severe pediatric traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

Children who died soon after moderate or severe TBI had more bilateral brain swelling than adults. At autopsy, pediatric TBI patients had predominantly microvascular blood-brain barrier disruption. In ...

Football-related injury also tied to higher risk for recurrence and substantial neurological and psychiatric sequelae.

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists conduct a meta-analysis to assess whether pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) is a potential risk factor for psychotic ...

A TBI is defined as brain damage or a disruption to brain function caused by a sudden external force. Based on clinical findings and brain scan results, it is usually categorized as mild, intermediate ...

PITTSBURGH, – Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh discovered a promising new biomarker of “complicated” mild- to severe-pediatric traumatic brain ...