Credit: NIH/NINDS
Analysis from a workshop convened by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in 2017 reveals gaps in and opportunities for research to improve understanding of the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in women. A new paper in the
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation summarizes and updates the findings presented during the Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury in Women workshop and provides strategies for advancing research efforts in this area. NINDS is part of the National Institutes of Health. We are making advances in understanding the effects of head injury on the brain, but many of these studies have been done in males, said Patrick Bellgowan, Ph.D., program director at NINDS. There is evidence that traumatic brain injury affects women differently, but we need focused research efforts to get a full understanding of those differences to help improve prevention and treatment strategies.