Genetic Contributions to Recovery following Brain Trauma: A Narrative Review.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a frequently encountered form of injury that can have lifelong implications. Despite advances in prevention, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment, the degree of recovery can vary widely between patients. Much of this is explained by differences in severity of impact and patient-specific comorbidities; however, even among nearly identical patients, stark disparities can arise.

Epidemiology of Craniomaxillofacial Fractures Over a 5-year Period at a Midwestern Level 1 Trauma Center Serving a Large Rural Population.

Background: Though the epidemiology of craniomaxillofacial (CMF) fractures has been well documented at urban hospitals, the characteristics of these fractures in rural hospitals have not been well studied.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report on the epidemiology of CMF fractures at a regional Level 1 trauma center serving a large rural population in central Illinois.

Study Design, Setting, Sample: This is a retrospective cohort study at a community-based regional tertiary referral center that serves a predominantly rural population.

Attention attraction in an ophthalmic diagnostic device using sound-modulated fixation targets.

This study relates to eye fixation systems with combined optical and audio systems. Many devices for eye diagnostics and some devices for eye therapeutics require the patient to fixate on a small target for a certain period of time, during which the eyes do not move and data from substructures of one or both eyes are acquired and analyzed. With young pediatric patients, a monotonously blinking target is not sufficient to retain attention steadily.