A. P. Silva

Differential consequences of traumatic brain injury in male rat hippocampus hemispheres and the beneficial effect of neuropeptide Y.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) initiates a complex cascade of secondary injury mechanisms, including neurovascular dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and glial activation, which progressively contribute to long-term neurological deficits. Although the primary mechanical insult is typically unilateral, secondary pathological...