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Blessing NR Jaja

Professor of Neuroscience and Clinical Anatomy, Rivers State University
Verified email at ust.edu.ng
Cited by 2016

Clinical prediction models for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review

BNR Jaja, MD Cusimano, N Etminan, D Hanggi… - Neurocritical care, 2013 - Springer
Background Clinical prediction models can enhance clinical decision-making and research.
However, available prediction models in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) are …

Functional outcome after poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage: a single-center study and systematic literature review

…, A Mansur, GS Silva, MR Germans, BNR Jaja… - Neurocritical care, 2016 - Springer
Background and Purpose Poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) (World Federation
of Neurosurgical Societies grade 4 and 5) is associated with high mortality rates and …

Effects of decompressive craniectomy on functional outcomes and death in poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, D Guha, A Fallah, A Aldakkan, BNR Jaja… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) (World
Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Grade IV or V) are often considered for …

Development and validation of outcome prediction models for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: the SAHIT multinational cohort study

BNR Jaja, G Saposnik, HF Lingsma, E Macdonald… - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objective To develop and validate a set of practical prediction tools that reliably estimate the
outcome of subarachnoid haemorrhage from ruptured intracranial aneurysms (SAH). …

[HTML][HTML] Catecholamines as outcome markers in isolated traumatic brain injury: the COMA-TBI study

SB Rizoli, BNR Jaja, AP Di Battista, SG Rhind, AC Neto… - Critical Care, 2017 - Springer
Background Elevated catecholamine levels might be associated with unfavorable outcome
after traumatic brain injury (TBI). We investigated the association between catecholamine …

Clinical characteristics and outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage with intracerebral hematoma

A Wan, BNR Jaja, TA Schweizer… - Journal of neurosurgery, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Intracerebral hematoma (ICH) with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) indicates
a unique feature of intracranial aneurysm rupture since the aneurysm is in the subarachnoid …

Prognostic value of premorbid hypertension and neurological status in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: pooled analyses of individual patient data in the SAHIT …

BNR Jaja, H Lingsma, TA Schweizer, KE Thorpe… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT The literature has conflicting reports about the prognostic value of premorbid
hypertension and neurological status in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The aim of …

Association of pneumonia, wound infection, and sepsis with clinical outcomes after acute traumatic spinal cord injury

BNR Jaja, F Jiang, JH Badhiwala, R Schär… - Journal of …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Pneumonia, wound infections, and sepsis (PWS) are the leading causes of acute mortality
after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the impact of PWS on neurological and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the incremental prognostic value from the modified frailty index-5 in complete traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

H Shakil, BNR Jaja, PF Zhang, RH Jaffe… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Frailty, as measured by the modified frailty index-5 (mFI-5), and older age are associated
with increased mortality in the setting of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, there is limited …

Natural history, predictors of outcome, and effects of treatment in thoracic spinal cord injury: a multi-center cohort study from the North American Clinical Trials Network

JR Wilson, BNR Jaja, BK Kwon, JD Guest… - Journal of …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The course, treatment response, and recovery potential after acute traumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI) have been shown to differ depending on the neurological level of injury. There are …