| Title |
Amelioration of Acute Sequelae of Blast Induced Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by N-Acetyl Cysteine: A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0054163 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael E. Hoffer, Carey Balaban, Martin D. Slade, Jack W. Tsao, Barry Hoffer |
| Abstract |
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) secondary to blast exposure is the most common battlefield injury in Southwest Asia. There has been little prospective work in the combat setting to test the efficacy of new countermeasures. The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) versus placebo on the symptoms associated with blast exposure mTBI in a combat setting. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 17% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 67% |
| Scientists | 3 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 223 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 13% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Researcher | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 8% |
| Other | 58 | 26% |
| Unknown | 52 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 72 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 18 | 8% |
| Psychology | 14 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 12% |
| Unknown | 63 | 28% |