Brain Injury as a Neurodegenerative Disorder

• Main Author: Robin E.A. Green (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Atrophy; chronic TBI; neurodegeneration; moderate-severe TBI; chronic traumatic encephalopathy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

It has been long assumed that following the resolution of acute injuries, traumatic brain injury represents a stable neural entity. However, there is growing evidence that a single moderate-severe brain injury may instead trigger an ongoing deteriorative process that commences sub-acutely, and occur...