Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY

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Excited to share our publication examining differences in acute presentation and RTP in @NFL Players based upon whether a fencing response was observed after concussion. No difference was found in RTP time or symptom recovery @PittNeurosurg @Pitt_NCTC journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/f…

Check out our latest paper from TRACK-TBI, examining follow up rates in mTBI patients presenting to the ED. 1 in 2 participants who reported "I don't need follow up care" had poor clinical outcomes at 6- and 12-months post-injury @Pitt_NCTC @PittNeurosurg

Pleased to see our latest work with TRACK TBI come out in @braincomms ! @Pitt_NCTC academic.oup.com/braincomms/adv…

Excited to see our work with TRACK-TBI published in @GreenJournal ! We report clinical cutoffs for RPQ at 2 weeks post-injury to predict worse 6 month outcomes in mTBI patients. @Pitt_NCTC @PittNeurosurg neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…

Congratulations to co-director Dr. Ava Puccio for being awarded a U01 from NINDS as contact PI titled "Analytical characterization and validation of blood-biomarkers for monitoring TBI evaluation"!!

Had an awesome conversation with the hosts of the @SportsNeuroSoc podcast about mental health following concussion and the potential of predictive biomarkers for guiding targeted treatments. Thanks for having me! sportsneuropsychologysociety.com/episode-6-new-…

I am very proud of our predictive blood biomarker work and think this concept could become standard of care in the future for targeted TBI therapies. Check out our work in @J_Neurotrauma ! @PittNeurosurg @Pitt_NCTC pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39323312/

Congratulations to @shawn_eagle and Dr. David Okonkwo for co-authoring a "top-cited" paper at Neurotrauma Reports! You can read the paper here: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ne… @PittNeurosurg @J_Neurotrauma

It is a breakthrough day for TBI assessment. The NCTC is proud to be a contributing party to this landmark achievement for objective TBI evaluation. abbott.mediaroom.com/2024-04-01-Abb…

Major breakthrough in concussion and TBI research from David Okonkwo, Ava Puccio and TRACK-TBI colleagues. A blood test—using 2-3 drops of blood—analyzed at bedside, can detect brain injuries within minutes. More at bit.ly/3xmcoDY. @AbbottNews @UPMC @Pitt_NCTC @PittTweet

Fifteen @PittTweet neurosurgeons were named among the top doctors in their field in a national survey conducted by @CastleConnolly, an independent research group with the mission of helping people find the best in healthcare. neurosurgery.pitt.edu/news/pitt-neur…

NCTC Director Dr. David Okonkwo is in the top 10 most published authors on traumatic brain injury over the last 22 years! @PittTweet was also the 7th most published institution on TBI over this span. Read the paper below! @PittNeurosurg @UPMCSportsMed sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations to Dr. Eagle for this great honor! @NeurosurgeryCNS

Thrilled to announce our 2024 Virtual Grand Round Lectures Series speakers! Please send a message if you'd like your email to be added to the invite list. @PittNeurosurg

Hansen Deng presented his Trauma Paper of the Year—"Time to Follow Commands in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors with Favorable Recovery at 2 Years"—at this past week's @CNS_Update annual meeting. Hansen was mentored by David Okonkwo and Ava Puccio. @pittnsgy @Pitt_NCTC

Privileged to present with @CConnaboy and @Alex_Rawcliffe at @ICSPP2023 on how dynamic systems can influence human performance, injury risk and recovery @PittNeurosurg @Pitt_NCTC

Check out coverage of recent work from Drs Eagle, Okonkwo, Puccio and the TRACK TBI team in @usnews !

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at #NATA2023 at 230pm! Please stop by to discuss all things #CTE!

We will round out the year with lectures from Dr. Allen Sills, CMO of @NFL on 10/23/23 and Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, pathologist from @UofT on 12/4/23! Send us a message if you'd like to receive calendar invites @PittNeurosurg