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About the Authors:
Sandra A. Acosta
Affiliation: Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Naoki Tajiri
Affiliation: Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Kazutaka Shinozuka
Affiliation: Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Hiroto Ishikawa
Affiliation: Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Paul R. Sanberg
Affiliations Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Office of Research and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Juan Sanchez-Ramos
Affiliations James Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Shijie Song
Affiliations James Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Yuji Kaneko
Affiliation: Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Cesar V. Borlongan
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliation: Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Introduction
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces debilitating conditions that affect millions worldwide [1]. Recent data show that in the United States alone more than 1.7 millions, including military personnel, sustain a TBI every year [1], [2]. Regardless of the severity of the trauma, motor, behavioral, intellectual and cognitive disabilities will be manifested as...