When Gabe Brown woke up from a coma last January at UPMC Mercy hospital, he could do little more than tilt his head and shift his eyes. The 28-year-old suffered a severe traumatic brain injury nearly ...

A study showed that a pediatric nurse practitioner-led outpatient clinic for head injury care within the department of neurosurgery improved hospital resource utilization and continuity of care ...

Individuals who experience a head injury have a 21% greater likelihood of attempting suicide later in life than those without such injuries.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine clinical scientists and UPMC neurosurgeons challenges ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

Finding the best value brain injury rehabilitation program is about more than just cost — it’s about maximizing outcomes, support and long-term quality of life for the patient and their family. Here’s ...

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, affects millions of Americans each year, often resulting in long-term health challenges. New national recommendations are now paving the way for more effective short- ...

Of all the patients in the pTBI group, 89.5% had a concussion, and 10.5% had a specific intracranial injury, such as bleeding in the brain. The researchers found that kids with pTBI were about 15% ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — Angel Coronel is learning to speak, eat and walk again. The 38-year-old goes to the Scripps Health brain injury rehab program every day and needs to spend two more months in the ...