Highlights in traumatic brain injury research in 2022

Several important developments in traumatic brain injury (TBI) research were reported in 2022. The Lancet Neurology Commission on TBI 1 Maas AIR Menon DK Manley GT et al. Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research. Lancet Neurol. 2022; 21: 1004-1060 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (114) Google Scholar provided an update on progress in treatment after the publication of new observational studies from the International Traumatic Brain Injury Research initiative, alongside insights into individualisation of the care and prognosis of patients. TBI is now considered an acute disease that can become a chronic condition with substantial long-term sequelae and a high risk of neurodegeneration. TBI is becoming particularly prevalent in people older than 60 years, and ageing is associated with worse outcomes as older patients are more frail than their younger counterparts.