CUBIST

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don discuss the article entitled "Review of implementation concepts and strategies surrounding traumatic brain injury clinical care guidelines," published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in December of 2021.

Article Citation:

Lumba-Brown, A., Prager, E. M., Harmon, N., McCrea, M. A., Bell, M. J., Ghajar, J., Pyne, S., & Cifu, D. X. (2021). A Review of Implementation Concepts and Strategies Surrounding Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Care Guidelines. Journal of neurotrauma, 38(23), 3195–3203. doi.org/10.1089/neu.2021.0067

Article LINK: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34714147/

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

The views, opinions, and/or findings in this podcast are those of the host and subject matter experts. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless designated by other official documentation. Our theme song is “Upbeat-Corporate’ by WhiteCat, available and was used according to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license.

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don interview Dr. Emerson Wickwire, the principal investigator of the article, "Trajectories of insomnia and adults after traumatic brain injury," published in JAMA in January of 2022.

Article Citation:

Wickwire, E. M., Albrecht, J. S., Capaldi, V. F., 2nd, Jain, S. O., Gardner, R. C., Werner, J. K., Mukherjee, P., McKeon, A. B., Smith, M. T., Giacino, J. T., Nelson, L. D., Williams, S. G., Collen, J., Sun, X., Schnyer, D. M., Markowitz, A. J., Manley, G. T., Krystal, A. D., & Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Investigators (2022). Trajectories of Insomnia in Adults After Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA network open, 5(1), e2145310. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45310

Article LINK: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35080600/

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

In this special episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and special guests Dr. Joanne Gold and Stacey Harcum, talk about the newly revised clinical recommendation "Sleep Disturbances Following Concussion/mTBI: Guidance for the Primary Care Manager in Deployed and Non-Deployed Settings."

The new Sleep Clinical Recommendation can be found here: Health.mil/TBIProviders

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to Health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

In this episode of CUBIST, Don, and Amanda discuss the article,

“Self-Reported Concussion Symptomology during Deployment: Differences as a Function of Injury Mechanism and Low-Level Blast Exposure” published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in May of 2020.

Article Citation:

Belding, J. N., Fitzmaurice, S., Englert, R. M., Koenig, H. G., Thomsen, C. J., & Olaghere da Silva, L. U. (2020). Self-Reported Concussion Symptomology during Deployment: Differences as a Function of Injury Mechanism and Low-Level Blast Exposure. Journal of Neurotrauma. DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.6997.

Article LINK: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32368945

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

In this episode of CUBIST, Don, and Amanda discuss the article, “Sideline Concussion Assessment: The Current State of the Art” by John Yue and colleagues, published in the journal Neurosurgery, September 2020.

Article Citation:

Yue, J. K., Phelps, R., Chandra, A., Winkler, E. A., Manley, G. T., & Berger, M. S. (2020). Sideline Concussion Assessment: The Current State of the Art. Neurosurgery, 87(3), 466–475. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyaa022

Article LINK: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32126135/

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to Health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

Dr. Anne Bunner discusses research on how genetics and traumatic brain injury (TBI) interact to impact Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Publication discussed: Hayes JP, Logue MW, Sadeh N, et al. Mild traumatic brain injury is associated with reduced cortical thickness in those at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 2017;140(3):813-825. doi: 10.1093/brain/aww344

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

The views, opinions, and/or findings in this podcast are those of the host and subject matter experts. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless designated by other official documentation. Our theme song is “Upbeat-Corporate’ by WhiteCat, available and was used according to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license.

Dr. Don Marion discusses two new studies about neurocognitive assessment tools, or NCATs

Publications discussed: Cole WR, Arrieux JP, Schwab K, Ivins BJ, Qashu FM, Lewis SC. Test-Retest Reliability of Four Computerized Neurocognitive Assessment Tools in an Active Duty Military Population. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2013 Nov;28(7):732-42. doi: 10.1093/arclin/act040. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

PubMed link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23819991

Cole WR, Arrieux JP, Ivins BJ, Schwab KA, Qashu FM. A Comparison of Four Computerized Neurocognitive Assessment Tools to a Traditional Neuropsychological Test Battery in Service Members with and without Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2017 Apr 24:1-18. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acx036.

PubMed link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28444123

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

The views, opinions, and/or findings in this podcast are those of the host and subject matter experts. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless designated by other official documentation.

All music in this podcast was used according to Creative Commons licensing. Our theme song is "Dog Wind" by Skill_Borrower, and our credit music is "Esaelp Em Xim" by Pitx, both from CCmixter.org. All music in this podcast was used according to Creative Commons licensing.

Dr. Anne Bunner discusses a study about early predictors of long-term outcomes following blast-related concussion.

Publication discussed: MacDonald C.L., Barber, J., Jordan, M., Johnson, A.M., Dikmen, S., Fann, J.R., & Temkin N. (2017). Early clinical predictors of 5-year outcome after concussive blast traumatic brain injury. JAMA Neurology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.0143.

PubMed link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28459953

Link to interview with study’s lead author: www.kgw.com/news/health/study-h…-injuries/441539619

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

The views, opinions, and/or findings in this podcast are those of the host and subject matter experts. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless designated by other official documentation. Our theme song is “Upbeat-Corporate’ by WhiteCat, available and was used according to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license.

Dr. Don Marion and host Inbal Eshel consider a study on the usefulness of wearable sensors to measure head impacts.

Publication discussed: Cortes, N., Lincoln, A., Myer, G.D., Hepburn, L., Higgins, M., Putukian, M., & Caswell S. (2017). Video analysis verification of head impact events measured by wearable sensors. American Journal of Sports Medicine. Published online. DOI: 10.1177/0363546517706703

PubMed link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28541813

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

The views, opinions, and/or findings in this podcast are those of the host and subject matter experts. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless designated by other official documentation. Our theme song is “Upbeat-Corporate’ by WhiteCat, available and was used according to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license.

Dr. Anne Bunner discusses recent updates to 2012 guidelines from the Concussion in Sport Group, also known as the “Berlin consensus statement” on sport concussion.

Publication discussed: McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Dvořák J, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016. Br J Sports Med 2017;51:838-847.

CUBIST is a podcast for health care providers produced by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. We discuss the latest research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) most relevant to patient care. For more about TBI, including clinical tools, go to www.health.mil/TBICoE or email us at [email protected].

The views, opinions, and/or findings in this podcast are those of the host and subject matter experts. They should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless designated by other official documentation.

Our theme song is “Upbeat-Corporate’ by WhiteCat, available and was used according to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 license.