In this episode of CUBIST, the host discusses a study titled "Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Headache and Depression After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury," by Dr. Marissa Beal and colleagues, published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences in August 2024. Article Citation: Beal, M. L., Psoter, K. J., Bechtold, K. T., Nagpaul, V., Peters, M. E., Rao, V., Van Meter, T. E., Falk, H., Korley, F. K., & Roy, D. (2024). Relationship Between Posttraumatic Headache and...

In this episode of CUBIST, the host discusses a study titled “Prescription Patterns After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Military Service Members,” written by Lauren Earyes and her colleagues at TBICoE and published in Military Medicine in July 2024. In addition, Ms. Earyes, lead author and health systems specialist at TBICoE, joins the podcast. Article Citation: Earyes, L., Agimi, Y., & Stout, K. (2024). Benzodiazepine Prescription Patterns After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S....

In this episode of CUBIST, the host discusses a study titled "Diagnosis of Sports-Related Concussion Using Symptom Report or Standardized Assessment of Concussion" by Dr. Kimberly Harmon and colleagues and published in JAMA Network Open in June 2024. Article Citation: Harmon, K. G., Whelan, B. M., Aukerman, D. F., Hwang, C. E., Poddar, S. K., DeLeo, A., Elkington, H. A., Garruppo, G., Holliday, M., & Bruce, J. M. (2024). Diagnosis of Sports-Related Concussion Using Symptom Report or...

In this episode of CUBIST, the host discusses a study titled "Gender Disparities in Neurobehavioral Symptoms and the Role of Post-Traumatic Symptoms in US Service Members Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" by Dr. Ida Babakhanyan and colleagues, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in April 2024. In addition, the lead author and senior research neuropsychologist, Dr. Babakhanyan, joins the podcast. Article Citation: Babakhanyan, I., Brickell, T. A., Bailie, J. M., Hungerford, L.,...

In this episode of CUBIST, the hosts discuss a study titled “Head Injury Treatment with Healthy and Advanced Dietary Supplements, a pilot randomized controlled trial of the tolerability, safety, and efficacy of branched chain amino acids in the treatment of concussion in adolescents and young adults.” The study was authored by Dr. Daniel Corwin and his colleagues. and was published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in April of 2024. Article Citation: Corwin, D. J., Myers, S. R., Arbogast, K. B.,...

In this episode of CUBIST, the hosts discuss a study titled "Association of Blast Exposure and Military Breaching with Intestinal Permeability Blood Biomarkers Associated with Leaky Gut” by Qingkun Liu and colleagues and published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences in March 2024. In addition, Dr. Phil Karl joins the podcast. Dr. Karl is a government service employee serving as a nutritional physiologist with the military nutrition division at the U. S. Army Research Institute...

In this episode of CUBIST, the hosts discuss a study titled "Individualized Spectral Filters Alleviate Persistent Photophobia, Headaches, and Migraines in Active Duty Military and Veterans Following Brain Trauma" by Sandra Tosta and colleagues and published in Brain Injury in February 2024. Article Citation: Tosta, S., Ferreira, M., Lewine, J., & Anderson, A. (2024). Individualized spectral filters alleviate persistent photophobia, headaches and migraines in active duty military and...

In this episode of CUBIST, Dr. Don Marion and Dr. Kati Monti discuss a study titled “Examining the New Consensus Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome in Community-Dwelling Older Adults” by Douglas Terry and colleagues and published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in January 2024. Article Citation: Terry, D. P., Jo, J., Williams, K., Davis, P., Iverson, G. L., & Zuckerman, S. L. (2024). Examining the New Consensus Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome in...

In this episode of CUBIST, Dr. Keith Stuessi and Dr. Kati Monti discuss a study titled "Early Intervention Treatment in the First Two Weeks Following Concussion in Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials” by Dr. Sonia Moore and colleagues and published in Physical Therapy in Sport in January 2024. Article Citation: Moore, S., Musgrave, C., Sandler, J., Bradley, B., & Jones, J. R. A. (2024). Early intervention treatment in the first 2 weeks following concussion in...

In this episode of CUBIST, Don and Kati discuss a study entitled "Development of the Troop Readiness Evaluation with Augmented Reality Return to Duty or Troop READY Platform to Aid in the Detection and Treatment of Military Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" by Dr. Anson Rosenfeldt and colleagues and published in Military Medicine in November 2023. Article Citation: Rosenfeldt, A. B., Kaya, R. D., Owen, K., Hastilow, K., Scelina, K., Scelina, L., Miller Koop, M., Zimmerman, E., & Alberts, J....

In this episode of CUBIST, Dr. Keith Stuessi and Dr. Kati Monti discuss a study entitled “High Lifetime Blast Exposure Using the Blast Exposure Threshold Survey is Associated with Worse Warfighter Brain Health Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury” by Dr. Rael Lange and colleagues and published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in October 2023. In addition, we've invited Dr. Lange, a clinical researcher at TBICoE and the lead author of the paper, to comment on their findings. Article Citation:...

In this episode of CUBIST, Dr. Don Marion and new host, Dr. Keith Stuessi, discuss a study entitled "Cumulative Blast Exposure During a Military Career Negatively Impacts Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury" by Dr. Jason Bailie and colleagues, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in September 2023. Dr. Bailie, a neuropsychologist at TBICoE, joins the program to discuss the study investigating the impact of cumulative blast exposure on the recovery from TBI among military...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and Don discuss the article “Traumatic brain injury and long-term risk of stroke among U.S. military service members," written by Andrea Schneider and her colleagues and published in the journal Stroke in August of 2023. In addition, a senior biostatistician at TBICoE, Mr. Brian Ivins, helps decipher some of the biostatistical issues that were raised by this study. Article Citation: Schneider, A. L. C., Peltz, C. B., Li, Y., Bahorik, A., Gardner, R. C.,...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and Don discuss the article, “Associations between health-related behaviors and self-reported cognitive symptoms in U.S. military personnel injured on deployment.” This article was written by Sarah Jurek and colleagues and published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research in August of 2023. Sleep Disturbances Following Concussion, and other TBICoE clinical resources: health.mil/TBIProviders Article Citation: Jurick, S. M., McCabe, C. T., Watrous, J. R.,...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and Don discuss the article, “Associations of MRI derived glymphatic system impairment with global white matter damage and cognitive impairment in mild traumatic brain injury: A DTI-ALPS study” by Dianne Zhu Yang and colleagues and published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in June of 2023. Article Citation: Yang, D. X., Sun, Z., Yu, M. M., Zou, Q. Q., Li, P. Y., Zhang, J. K., Wu, X., Li, Y. H., & Wang, M. L. (2023). Associations of...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and Don discuss the article, “Impact of Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress on Manual and Ocular Motor Performance in Service Members with a history of mild traumatic brain injury." An article written by Dr. Lars Hungerford and colleagues, published in the journal Brain Injury in May of 2023. Additionally, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Lars Hungerford, a senior clinical research director at TBICoE in San Diego. Article Citation: Hungerford, L., Agtarap,...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don discuss the article, “Primary and secondary risk factors associated with concussion symptom clusters in collegiate athletes: Results from the NCAA-DoD Grand Alliance Care Consortium" written by Kate Nolan and her colleagues and published in the Journal Brain Injury in April, 2023. Article Citation: Nolan, K. E., Caccese, J. B., Kontos, A. P., Buckley, T. A., Garcia, G. P., Port, N., Broglio, S. P., McAllister, T. W., McCrea, M., Pasquina, P. F.,...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don discuss the article, “Validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for mild traumatic brain injury in Ethiopia” by Yegeta Habte and colleagues and published in World Neurotrauma in April of 2023. Article Citation: Habte, Y. W., Pajer, H. B., Abicho, T. B., Feleke, Y., Bizuneh, Y. A., Shao, B., & Spader, H. S. (2023). Validation of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and Don discuss the article, “Comparison of self-reported lifetime concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries among adults,” by Jill Doherty and colleagues and published in the Journal of Brain Injury in February of 2023. Article Citation: Daugherty, J., Sarmiento, K., & Breiding, M. (2023). Comparison of self-reported lifetime concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries among adults. Brain injury, 1–8. Advanced online publication....

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don discuss the article, "Telling the whole story: Bibliometric network analysis to evaluate impact of media attention on chronic traumatic encephalopathy research," by Sean Eagle and Dave Okonkwo and published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in January of 2023. Article Citation: Eagle, S. R., & Okonkwo, D. O. (2023). Telling the Whole Story: Bibliometric Network Analysis to Evaluate Impact of Media Attention on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda, and Don discuss the article, "Cognitive behavioral therapy for veterans with comorbid post-traumatic headache and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: A randomized clinical trial" by Donald McGeary and colleagues and published in JAMA Neurology in August of 2022. Article Citation: McGeary, D. D., Resick, P. A., Penzien, D. B., McGeary, C. A., Houle, T. T., Eapen, B. C., Jaramillo, C. A., Nabity, P. S., Reed, D. E., 2nd, Moring, J. C., Bira, L. M.,...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don discuss the article, "Risk Factors for high symptom burden three months after traumatic brain Injury and implications for clinical trial design: A TRACK-TBI study” by Nancy Temkin and colleagues published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in June of 2022. Article Citation: Temkin, N., Machamer, J., Dikmen, S., Nelson, L. D., Barber, J., Hwang, P. H., Boase, K., Stein, M. B., Sun, X., Giacino, J., McCrea, M. A., Taylor, S. R., Jain, S., Manley, G., &...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don interview Dr. Jeff Bazarian, the principal investigator of the article, "Effects of physical exertion on early changes in blood-based brain biomarkers: implications for the acute point of care diagnosis of concussion" and published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in October, 2022. Article Citation:
Bazarian, J. J., Abar, B., Merchant-Borna, K., Pham, D. L., Rozen, E., Mannix, R., Kawata, K., Chou, Y., Stephen, S., & Gill, J. M. (2022). Effects of...

In this episode of CUBIST, Amanda and Don discuss the article, "Relation of mild traumatic brain injury history to abnormalities on a preliminary neuroendocrine screen; a Multi-Center LIMBIC-CENC Analysis,” by Bill Walker and colleagues and published in Brain Injury in May of 2022. Article Citation: Walker, W. C., Werner, J., Agyemang, A., Allen, C., Resch, J., Troyanskaya, M., & Kenney, K. (2022). Relation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury history to abnormalities on a preliminary...