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Multi-mechanistic Approaches to the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

Version 1 : Received: 23 February 2023 / Approved: 27 February 2023 / Online: 27 February 2023 (10:10:08 CET)

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Lynch, D.G.; Narayan, R.K.; Li, C. Multi-Mechanistic Approaches to the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2179. Lynch, D.G.; Narayan, R.K.; Li, C. Multi-Mechanistic Approaches to the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2179.

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Despite extensive research efforts, the majority of trialed monotherapies to date have failed to demonstrate significant benefit. It has been suggested that this is due to the complex pathophysiology of TBI, which may possibly be addressed by a combination of therapeutic interventions. In this article, we have reviewed combinations of different pharmacologic treatments, combinations of non-pharmacologic interventions, and combined pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for TBI. Both preclinical and clinical studies have been included. While promising results have been found in animal models, clinical trials of combination therapies have not yet shown clear benefit. This may possibly be due to their application without consideration of the evolving pathophysiology of TBI. Improvements of this paradigm may come from novel interventions guided by multimodal neuromonitoring and multimodal imaging techniques, as well as the application of multi-targeted non-pharmacologic and endogenous therapies. There also needs to be a greater representation of female subjects in preclinical and clinical studies.

Keywords

Traumatic brain injury; Combination therapy; Multimodal therapy; Multimodal neuromonitoring; Pharmacologic; Non-pharmacologic

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Neurology

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