Secondary Tissue Damage in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
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Web of Synergy: International Interdisciplinary Research Journal
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among civilians and military personnel worldwide. Every year, more than 50 million people worldwide suffer from TBI. Despite advances in our knowledge of the complex pathophysiology of TBI, the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully elucidated.
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traumatic brain injury, excitotoxicity, apoptosis, neuroinflammation, autolysosome