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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2025

Implications and pathophysiology of neuroinflammation in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury: an updated review.

Shalin S Shah, Arya J Shetty, David T Johnston, Caroline L Hanan, Brendan T O'Reilly, Max A Skibber, Ahmed T Massoud, Banghe Zhu, Eva M Sevick-Muraca, Jenifer Juranek and 2 more

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Novel neurotherapeutic targets for substance use disorders: Neuroplasticity, neuroinflammation, gasotransmitters and non-canonical organ systems.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Shalin S ShahDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
Arya J ShettyDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
David T JohnstonDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
Caroline L HananDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
Brendan T O'ReillyDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
Max A SkibberDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
Ahmed T MassoudDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.
Banghe ZhuCenter for Molecular Imaging, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, UTHealth, Houston, TX, United States.
Eva M Sevick-MuracaCenter for Molecular Imaging, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, UTHealth, Houston, TX, United States.
Jenifer JuranekDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, United States.
Charles S CoxDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, United States.
Manish N ShahDepartment of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States.

Funding

Assessing CSF flow dynamics in pediatric hemorrhagic hydrocephalusR01NS126437 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Eva M. Sevick, Manish Narendra Shah · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126437
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in children is a profound public health issue with the potential to disrupt cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial development significantly. This review provides an updated examination of the role of neuroinflammation in pediatric TBI, emphasizing its dual impact on injury progression and recovery. Highlighted is the complex interplay of primary and secondary injury mechanisms, including the critical contributions of neuroinflammatory responses mediated by central and peripheral immune cells. Advances in biomarker identification and imaging techniques are discussed, showcasing how tools like diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and positron emission tomography (PET) enhance our understanding of neuroinflammatory processes. The review also explores current therapeutic strategies targeting neuroinflammation, underscoring emerging treatments such as pharmacologic agents that modulate immune responses and novel therapies like stem cell interventions. This comprehensive review seeks to deepen the understanding of neuroinflammation's pathophysiological roles in pediatric TBI and propose directions for future clinical and research efforts.

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biomarkersbrain injuryneuroimagingneuroinflammationpediatric TBItraumatic brain injury

Identifiers

PMID40303612
PMCPMC12037507

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