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Piwowarczyk S, Obłój P, Janicki Ł, Kowalik K, Łukaszuk A, Siemiński M. Seizure-Related Head Injuries: A Narrative Review. Brain Sci 2024; 14:473. [PMID: 38790452 PMCID: PMC11118010 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14050473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. Epileptic seizures very often result in head injuries that may lead to many adverse consequences, both acute and chronic. They contribute to the need for hospitalization, modification of treatment, and a general decline in social productivity. The objective of our review is to characterize and assess management aspects of seizure-related head injuries (SRHIs) as an important and frequent clinical problem present in emergency department settings. PubMed and other relevant databases and websites were systematically searched for articles on traumatic brain injuries connected with the occurrence of seizures published from inception to 9 April 2024; then, we reviewed the available literature. Our review showed that SRHIs can lead to various acute complications, in some cases requiring hospitalization and neurosurgical intervention. Long-term complications and cognitive decline after injury might be present, eventually implying a negative impact on a patient's quality of life. Despite being frequent and clinically important, there are still no widely accepted, uniform recommendations for the management of patients with SRHIs. As such, a concise and standardized protocol for the management of seizure-related head injuries in emergency departments is worth consideration.
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- Sebastian Piwowarczyk
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Mariana Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland; (S.P.); (P.O.); (Ł.J.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Mariana Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland; (S.P.); (P.O.); (Ł.J.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Mariana Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland; (S.P.); (P.O.); (Ł.J.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Mariana Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland; (S.P.); (P.O.); (Ł.J.); (K.K.)
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- Edinburgh Medical School, College of Medicine And Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK;
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Mariana Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland; (S.P.); (P.O.); (Ł.J.); (K.K.)
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Clarke GJB, Skandsen T, Zetterberg H, Follestad T, Einarsen CE, Vik A, Mollnes TE, Pischke SE, Blennow K, Håberg AK. Longitudinal Associations Between Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms and Blood Biomarkers of Inflammation and CNS-Injury After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2024; 41:862-878. [PMID: 38117157 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2023.0419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
Abstract
The aim of our study was to investigate the biological underpinnings of persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) at 3 months following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Patients (n = 192, age 16-60 years) with mTBI, defined as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score between 13 and 15, loss of consciousness (LOC) <30 min, and post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) <24 h were included. Blood samples were collected at admission (within 72 h), 2 weeks, and 3 months. Concentrations of blood biomarkers associated with central nervous system (CNS) damage (glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP], neurofilament light [NFL], and tau) and inflammation (interferon gamma [IFNγ], interleukin [IL]-8, eotaxin, macrophage inflammatory protein-1-beta [MIP]-1β, monocyte chemoattractant protein [MCP]-1, interferon-gamma-inducible protein [IP]-10, IL-17A, IL-9, tumor necrosis factor [TNF], basic fibroblast growth factor [FGF]-basic platelet-derived growth factor [PDGF], and IL-1 receptor antagonist [IL-1ra]) were obtained. Demographic and injury-related factors investigated were age, sex, GCS score, LOC, PTA duration, traumatic intracranial finding on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; within 72 h), and extracranial injuries. Delta values, that is, time-point differences in biomarker concentrations between 2 weeks minus admission and 3 months minus admission, were also calculated. PPCS was assessed with the British Columbia Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory (BC-PSI). In single variable analyses, longer PTA duration and a higher proportion of intracranial findings on MRI were found in the PPCS group, but no single biomarker differentiated those with PPCS from those without. In multi-variable models, female sex, longer PTA duration, MRI findings, and lower GCS scores were associated with increased risk of PPCS. Inflammation markers, but not GFAP, NFL, or tau, were associated with PPCS. At admission, higher concentrations of IL-8 and IL-9 and lower concentrations of TNF, IL-17a, and MCP-1 were associated with greater likelihood of PPCS; at 2 weeks, higher IL-8 and lower IFNγ were associated with PPCS; at 3 months, higher PDGF was associated with PPCS. Higher delta values of PDGF, IL-17A, and FGF-basic at 2 weeks compared with admission, MCP-1 at 3 months compared with admission, and TNF at 2 weeks and 3 months compared with admission were associated with greater likelihood of PPCS. Higher IL-9 delta values at both time-point comparisons were negatively associated with PPCS. Discriminability of individual CNS-injury and inflammation biomarkers for PPCS was around chance level, whereas the optimal combination of biomarkers yielded areas under the curve (AUCs) between 0.62 and 0.73. We demonstrate a role of biological factors on PPCS, including both positive and negative effects of inflammation biomarkers that differed based on sampling time-point after mTBI. PPCS was associated more with acute inflammatory processes, rather than ongoing inflammation or CNS-injury biomarkers. However, the modest discriminative ability of the models suggests other factors are more important in the development of PPCS.
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- Gerard Janez Brett Clarke
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Rehabilitation, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Clinical Research Unit Central Norway, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Rehabilitation, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Neurosurgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Center of Molecular Inflammation Research, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Clinic for Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical and Molecular Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Mayer AR, McQuaid JR, Wick TV, Dodd AB, Robertson-Benta CR, Stephenson DD, van der Horn HJ, Quinn DK, Davis WA, Hittson AK, Sapien RE, Phillips JP, Campbell RA. Sex- and Age-Related Differences in Post-Concussive Symptom Reporting Among Children and Their Parents. J Neurotrauma 2024; 41:209-221. [PMID: 37725586 PMCID: PMC11071089 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2023.0072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Pediatric mild traumatic brain injury (pmTBI) has received increased public attention over the past decade, especially for children who experience persistent post-concussive symptoms (PCS). Common methods for obtaining pediatric PCS rely on both self- and parental report, exhibit moderate test-retest reliability, and variable child-parent agreement, and may yield high false positives. The current study investigated the impact of age and biological sex on PCS reporting (Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory) in patients with pmTBI (n = 286) at retrospective, 1 week, 4 months, and 1 year post-injury time points, as well as reported symptoms in healthy controls (HC; n = 218) at equivalent assessment times. HC and their parents reported higher PCS for their retrospective rating relative to the other three other study visits. Child-parent agreement was highest for female adolescents, but only approached acceptable ranges (≥ 0.75) immediately post-injury. Poor-to-fair child/parental agreement was observed for most other study visits for pmTBI and at all visits for HC. Parents rated female adolescents as being more symptomatic than their male counterparts in spite of small (pmTBI) or no (HC) sex-related differences in self-reported ratings, suggestive of a potential cultural bias in parental ratings. Test-retest reliability for self-report was typically below acceptable ranges for both pmTBI and HC groups, with reliability decreasing for HC and increasing for pmTBI as a function of time between visits. Parental test-retest reliability was higher for females. Although continued research is needed, current results support the use of child self-report over parental ratings for estimating PCS burden. Results also highlight the perils of relying on symptom self-report for diagnostic and prognostic purposes.
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- Andrew R. Mayer
- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- The Mind Research Network/Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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