BRAIN AND SPINAL INJURY CENTER

UCSF-Led Consortium Studying Traumatic Brain Injury Receives $26.2 Million
2018-10-22 00:00 UTC | CA
Development of new therapies to treat traumatic brain injury or TBI has received a boost thanks to a $26.2-million award bestowed on a research consortium led by the University of California at San Francisco, university officials announced today.
The award, from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, allows the consortium to lead clinical trials of drugs tested nationwide in 18 hospitals with Level 1 trauma centers.
The trials will match patients with a treatment according to findings on imaging, such as hemorrhage, brain bruising or neuro-inflammation.
“Over the course of decades, there have been more than 30 clinical trials for TBI, but to date no effective drugs have been identified,” said Dr. Geoffrey Manley, a UCSF professor of neurosurgery and principal investigator for the UCSF-led consortium, the Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI.
In 2013, there were roughly 2.8 million TBI-related hospitalizations, visits to emergency rooms and deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although many patients recover spontaneously from TBIs, such as concussions, long-term impacts on memory, movement, sensations and emotions may still emerge.

16th Annual Neurotrauma Symposium
2018-11-13 07:00 - 17:15 | Byer’s Auditorium, Genentech Hall, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94158, United States
This year’s symposium is a dynamic 1-day conference that will focus on the latest advances in traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, clinical guidelines, clinical care, and research. There will be a focus on understanding the physiological systems that impact recovery as well as managing comorbidities in the neuro-injured patient. We will also discuss recovery, and psycho-social issues including substance use, ethical dilemmas, and health disparities, as well as the impact that neurotrauma has on the provider. The course is designed for all disciplines and clinicians involved in trauma care including physicians, nurses, neuropsychologists, physical, speech, and occupational therapists, social work, case managers, and emergency medical personnel.
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