Emerging Trends in Traumatic Brain Injury
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 1580
Special Issue Editor
2. Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Interests: photonic approaches to the central nervous system; NIRS; Raman; LLLT; cold laser therapy; brain biomarkers; concussion and mild TBI; severe TBI
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical spectroscopic and therapeutic approaches to the brain and central nervous system are continuing to evolve and represent a novel and exciting modality for both monitoring the development of pathology and modifying the disease process directly. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has developed significantly in complexity as a mode of measuring oxidative metabolism and haemodynamics both invasively and non-invasively in a range of neurological disorders. The potential that light within the NIR spectrum can potentially reduce the burden of cell loss within the acute phase of injury and effect ongoing function after traumatic brain injury has been speculated in multiple publications in the past. Quality publications are slowly evolving to this effect; however, having been honoured with this invitation as guest editor, I would like to use this opportunity to focus on and strengthen the evidence base around this exciting topic.
I would like to encourage focus, develop ideas, and encourage submissions from colleagues on the fundamental interaction between light and the brain in terms of both monitoring and intervention within the context of the pathology of traumatic brain injury.
Dr. David James Davies
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photonic approaches to the central nervous system
- NIRS
- Raman
- LLLT
- cold laser therapy
- brain biomarkers
- concussion and mild TBI
- severe TBI
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