Traumatic Stress After Pediatric Injury: Neurobiological Influences
Principal Investigator:
Linda Ewing-Cobbs, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Co-Investigators:
Jenifer Juranek, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Mary R. Prasad, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Funding Agency:
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke/National Institutes of Health
Description of Project:
This project will examine the impact of traumatic injury on the biomarkers of three stress-responsive neurobiological systems and their relation to cognitive and psychological health outcomes during the first year after traumatic brain injury or extracranial injury.
Timeline:
2012 - 2016