《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2008, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (02): 101-104.

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Recent Developments of Studies on Traumatic Brain Injury in China (review)

ZHANG Xiao-nian, ZHANG Hao   

  1. The Department of Neurorehabilitation, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing Charity Hospital, Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2007-07-28 Published:2008-02-01 Online:2008-02-01

Abstract: In developed countries,traumatic brain injury(TBI)has been the first cause of disability and mortality in adolescents,and in China,the incidence of TBI and the amount of disable or died patients after TBI increased with years.During the past decades,much more emphasis were paid on fundamental and clinical researches on TBI in China,and much developments have been made.But there are a lot of problems and shortness in these researches and clinical treatments of TBI,especially the conditions of research get behind of advanced world levels.In this review,the recent developments of studies on TBI were summarized,mainly the researches of complications,rehabilitation and outcome after TBI,also including the researches of fundamental pathological mechanism,animal pattern,neural protect and reparative regeneration technique of TBI,as well as the difference of trend and level between researches in China and foreign countries.

Key words: traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation, review