Traumatic head injury causes brief unconsciousness due to disruption of reticular activating system function.
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Traumatic head injury leads to unconsciousness primarily through disruption of the ascending reticular activating system, as evidenced by diffusion tensor tractography studies linking ARAS structural damage to impaired consciousness.
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The relationship between consciousness and the ascending reticular activating system in patients with traumatic brain injury
2020 · cited by 25
This study demonstrates a clear relationship between impaired consciousness in traumatic brain injury and damage to the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS).
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The Relation Between Loss of Consciousness, Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury, and Injury of Ascending Reticular Activating System in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
2019 · cited by 21
Findings show that loss of consciousness correlates with structural injury to various components of the ascending reticular activating system following traumatic brain injury.
Difference in the ascending reticular activating system injury between mild traumatic brain injury and cerebral concussion
2019 · cited by 3
Research indicates that patients suffering from concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries experience injuries to the ascending reticular activating system, linking these structural deficits to altered consciousness.
The relationship between consciousness and the ascending reticular activating system in patients with traumatic brain injury
2020 · cited by 0
This study confirms that injuries to the upper and lower dorsal ascending reticular activating system are closely related to impaired consciousness states in patients with traumatic brain injury.
The relationship between consciousness and the ascending reticular activating system in patients with traumatic brain injury
2020 · cited by 0
This paper replicates the finding that consciousness levels correlate strongly with the integrity of the ascending reticular activating system after traumatic brain injury.