Official Twitter account for the Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, PA
Joined March 2022
Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Excited to share our publication examining differences in acute presentation and RTP in @NFL Players based upon whether a fencing response was observed after concussion. No difference was found in RTP time or symptom recovery @PittNeurosurg @Pitt_NCTC journals.lww.com/neurosurger…
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Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Check out our latest paper from TRACK-TBI, examining follow up rates in mTBI patients presenting to the ED. 1 in 2 participants who reported "I don't need follow up care" had poor clinical outcomes at 6- and 12-months post-injury @Pitt_NCTC @PittNeurosurg
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Congratulations to co-director Dr. Ava Puccio for being awarded a U01 from NINDS as contact PI titled "Analytical characterization and validation of blood-biomarkers for monitoring TBI evaluation"!!
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Had an awesome conversation with the hosts of the @SportsNeuroSoc podcast about mental health following concussion and the potential of predictive biomarkers for guiding targeted treatments. Thanks for having me! sportsneuropsychologysociety…
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Congratulations to @shawn_eagle and Dr. David Okonkwo for co-authoring a "top-cited" paper at Neurotrauma Reports! You can read the paper here: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/n… @PittNeurosurg @J_Neurotrauma
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Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Major breakthrough in concussion and TBI research from David Okonkwo, Ava Puccio and TRACK-TBI colleagues. A blood test—using 2-3 drops of blood—analyzed at bedside, can detect brain injuries within minutes. More at bit.ly/3xmcoDY. @AbbottNews @UPMC @Pitt_NCTC @PittTweet
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Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Fifteen @PittTweet neurosurgeons were named among the top doctors in their field in a national survey conducted by @CastleConnolly, an independent research group with the mission of helping people find the best in healthcare. neurosurgery.pitt.edu/news/p…
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NCTC Director Dr. David Okonkwo is in the top 10 most published authors on traumatic brain injury over the last 22 years! @PittTweet was also the 7th most published institution on TBI over this span. Read the paper below! @PittNeurosurg @UPMCSportsMed sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Congratulations to Dr. Eagle for this great honor! @NeurosurgeryCNS
Congratulations to @shawn_eagle on receiving an invitation to join the editorial review board of Neurosurgery as an assistant editor in the Neurotrauma section. @NeurosurgeryCNS @Pitt_NCTC @UPMC
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Thrilled to announce our 2024 Virtual Grand Round Lectures Series speakers! Please send a message if you'd like your email to be added to the invite list. @PittNeurosurg
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Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Hansen Deng presented his Trauma Paper of the Year—"Time to Follow Commands in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors with Favorable Recovery at 2 Years"—at this past week's @CNS_Update annual meeting. Hansen was mentored by David Okonkwo and Ava Puccio. @pittnsgy @Pitt_NCTC
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Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Privileged to present with @CConnaboy and @Alex_Rawcliffe at @ICSPP2023 on how dynamic systems can influence human performance, injury risk and recovery @PittNeurosurg @Pitt_NCTC
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Check out coverage of recent work from Drs Eagle, Okonkwo, Puccio and the TRACK TBI team in @usnews !
Thank you @usnews for covering our work!
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Neurotrauma Clinical Trials Center @PittNSGY retweeted
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at #NATA2023 at 230pm! Please stop by to discuss all things #CTE!
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We will round out the year with lectures from Dr. Allen Sills, CMO of @NFL on 10/23/23 and Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, pathologist from @UofT on 12/4/23! Send us a message if you'd like to receive calendar invites @PittNeurosurg
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