Abstract:Background and ObjectivesLipids are the source of signaling and inflammatory molecules that may contribute to trauma pathology. Accordingly, we examined levels of lipid species and a lipolytic enzyme activity in a one‐month longitudinal study of acute mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).MethodsWe recruited mTBI patients (n=21) and non‐head trauma controls (CT, n=9), aged 18–50 years from the emergency department of the Huntington Memorial Hospital (Pasadena, CA). Symptom progression was observed within days of … Show more
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