This study uses data from the American Trauma Society’s Trauma Information Exchange Program to evaluate trends in nationwide 60-minute access to American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma–verified level I-IV trauma centers between 2013 and 2019.
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September 2019
Cerebral atrophy in response to traumatic brain injury is a well-documented phenomenon in both primary investigations and review articles. Recent atrophy studies focus on exploring the region-specific patterns of cerebral atrophy; yet, there is no study that analyzes and synthesizes the emerging atrophy patterns in a single comprehensive review. Here we attempt to fill this gap in our current knowledge by integrating the current literature into a cohesive theory of preferential brain tissue loss and by identifying common risk factors for accelerated atrophy progression.
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