Epidemiology of acute brain injury
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- ProfessorSami Tetri
Research group description
The first aim of the research is to clarify factors that affect outcome after acute brain injury. Secondly, effectiveness of current treatments are studied, and finally to develop new treatments and counseling to better the outcome of patients with brain injury.
It is essential to identify subgroups that are in higher risk of having brain trauma. Intervention can be used for these individuals. Treatments after brain injury are not standardized and specific treatments affecting the outcome remains unknown. The economic burden of patients with stroke and brain trauma is enormous.
We have four main study projects:
1. Population based cohort of patients with intracerebrall hemorrhage
2. Observational, longitudinal cohort study of brain trauma patients
3. A double-blind randomized trial to compare the efficacy of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) with and without early anticoagulant treatment for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with acute primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) including comparison of the American and European guideline recommendations.
4. Study on skull bone metabolism in patients with craniectomy and cranioplasty after severe brain injury
Future goals is to better the outcome of patients with brain injury by identifying subgroups that will benefit for selective treatments as well as develop new more effective treatment guidelines. Our long term aim is to produce knowledge that can help to prevent brain injury and to develop effective treatments after the injury.
- Professor Kari Majamaa, Oulu University, Department of Neurology
- Associate professor Seppo Juvela, Helsinki University, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Associate professor Atte Meretoja, University on Melbourne, Department of Neurology
- Professor Willy Serlo, Oulu University, Department of Pediatrics
- Professor Petri Lehenkari, Oulu University, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology