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Background “An overwhelming 64 percent of wounded troops
are blast
injury survivors - an estimated 80 percent of them are expected to have
sustained a traumatic brain injury. Many will return home from war
undiagnosed
until it is too late, and in many cases suffer permanent brain damage
as a
result.”
Military doctors estimate that 10-20 percent
of the soldiers sent to The consequences of not having an instrument that can identify and assist in early treatment for our soldiers (and civilian population) are enormous. In addition to the cost of current medical treatment methods, TBI symptoms and cognitive deficits can reduce an individual’s quality of life and ability to apply “coping” mechanisms and become more fully involved in rehabilitation programs mandated by our government. This is of wider importance since the major burden of brain dysfunction, be it TBI, Alzheimer’s disease, or stroke, falls on caregivers. Depression is common amongst this group due to additional financial difficulties, loss of independence, loss of time to run a home, and companionship issues. Few adequate community resources provide support. (See “Preventing, Treating and Living with Traumatic Brain Injury” at BrainLine.org) Importance to Military Need for non-invasive cerebral pressure measurements and identifying ‘signature’ of brain injury is overwhelming, especially in combat conditions. Abnormal cerebral pressure is assessed in most TBI by clinical signs and symptoms, but approach is unreliable. Study is intended to identify cerebral pressure ‘signature’ that defines injury: combat medical teams need to understand as quickly as possible the underlying brain damage to minimize life-long injuries. Suitable for rapid deployment during critical hours immediately following injury. Accelerate Appropriate
Treatments CCFP analyzer non-invasively detects and accelerates implementation of well defined therapeutic measures for conditions such as: raised intracranial pressure (intracranial hypertension) and multiple conditions that cause abnormal “signature” intracranial pressure (ICP) waves (See Attachment II—Clinical Aspects of Using CCFP Analyzer). Since it is non-invasive, it has the potential to provide triage en-route to hospital which could accelerate head injury management or provide warning of life-threatening conditions. Avoidance of Secondary Brain
Injury A
brain injury may cause swelling, and
consequently excessive pressure that can produce further internal
injury. High intracranial pressure is the
most
frequent cause of death and disability in brain-injured patients. The cerebral auto-regulation controls the
brain blood supply and pressure. Impairment
of regulation leads to secondary brain insults
and this
occurs even with mild head injuries and anesthetics. CCFP provides: Identification
of possible
under-reported occurrences of concussion. (Late-life cognitive
impairment,
including early-onset dementia, depression, disturbances of executive
function
and impulse control.)
Enhance Quality of Life of
Affected Individuals, Families and Caregivers Enabling a TBI victim to “cope” provides significant and possible life-long relief to family members and caregivers, as well as reducing financial burdens for the family and the government. The identification of the physical brain injury is important in all TBI cases. Provides an object means of detecting TBI in cases of PTSD or multiple traumatic injuries where differential diagnosis is especially challenging. Provides a diagnosis to allow well-established treatments to be prescribed in cases where correct diagnosis and effective treatment was not previously possible. The MMS-10/11 TMD
Cerebral and Cochlear Pressure
Analyser: A Selection of Recent Web Links Neurological
Physics Group,
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Southampton
University
Hospitals NHS http://www.medphys.soton.ac.uk/randd/Clinical/neuro/non-in.htm Research http://www.medphys.soton.ac.uk/Services/Patient/Neuro/tmd.htm Clinical: Balance and Hearing http://www.medphys.soton.ac.uk/Services/Patient/Neuro/non-in.htm Clinical:
Non-invasive Intracranial
Pressure
Assessment Scientific
Web Pages
_____________________________________________________ Intracranial
and Inner Ear Physiology and Pathophysiology http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1861560664,descCd-tableOfContents.html Amazon:- http://www.amazon.com/Intracranial-Inner-Ear-Physiology-Pathophysiology/dp/1861560664 ________________________________________________________ http://www.londonpress.info/lps/article.asp?uniqueid=5847&category=science Proceedings of the Physiological Society‘Non-invasive assessment of intracranial arterial and respiratory pressure waves via the trans aural route in man’. Lin, Jean-Pierre ; Rosenthal, Eric ; Marchbanks, Robert ; http://www.physoc.org/publications/proceedings/archive/article.asp?ID=J%20Physiol%20565PC19 BBC News'Headphones'
brain
monitor hope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4104573.stm UK Department of Health, Chief Scientific Officer’s
Bulletin
CSO
Bulletin: Issue 3 -
February 2005 ‘Scientist’s
non-surgical brain pressure test’
Forum
for
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