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Olli
Tenovuo
Professor, Clinical Neurosciences
MD, PhD, Prof. of Neurotraumatology
Pathophysiology, diagnostics, treatment, and prognosis of traumatic brain injury

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Areas of expertise

traumatic brain injury
rehabilitation
biomarkers
imaging

Biography

I have a long and profound experience in the field of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), both clinically and scientifically. Patients with TBI of different severities have been my main clinical interest since early 1990’s, and during the years I have treated about 6 000 patients with TBI. Since 1996 I have led a multidisciplinary research group on TBIs, which has expanded steadily. Currently our group includes > 40 researchers, 21 of which are PhD students and 7 are post docs. They represent widely different disciplines, such as neurosurgery, neurology, neuroanaesthesiology, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurophysiology, psychiatry etc. I have conducted also large international research projects and am currently in a leading position in several trials. I have also experience on RCTs on the field. My group has a wide collaborative network both nationally and internationally, both in experimental and clinical research. Currently we have active research collaboration with ten national and 22 international (from 13 countries) research groups.

Teaching

Teaching about TBI has been a major part of my work for almost 20 years, both for medical students at the Turku University as well as nationally and internationally. Annually I have about 160 hrs of teaching for medical students.

Research

The research of our TBI has included topics from various disciplines, from psychiatry and neuropsychology to epidemiology, neurosurgery, and biochemistry. During the recent years we have mainly focused in three areas: 1) blood-based brain injury biomarkers, 2) novel brain imaging methodologies, and 3) multifaceted approach to diagnostic and prognostic modeling of TBI. We aim at solving clinical problems and conducting research which is easily transferred to clinical practice. We also collaborate with basic science in order to reveal brain injury mechanisms, since these help in understanding clinical phenomena and in developing new interventions. International collaboration and co-work are an essential part of our research policy.

Publications

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Post-acute blood biomarkers and disease progression in traumatic brain injury (2022)

Brain
Newcombe VFJ, Ashton NJ, Posti JP, Glocker B, Manktelow A, Chatfield DA, Winzeck S, Needham E, Correia MM, Williams GB, Simren J, Takala RSK, Katila AJ, Maanpää HR, Tallus J, Frantzén J, Blennow K, Tenovuo O, Zetterberg H, Menon DK
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research (2022)

Lancet Neurology
Maas AIR, Menon DK, Manley GT, Abrams M, Akerlund C, Andelic N, Aries M, Bashford T, Bell MJ, Bodien YG, Brett BL, Buki A, Chesnut RM, Citerio G, Clark D, Clasby B, Cooper DJ, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dams-O'Connor K, De Keyser V, Diaz-Arrastia R, Ercole A, van Essen TA, Falvey E, Ferguson AR, Figaji A, Fitzgerald M, Foreman B, Gantner D, Gao GY, Giacino J, Gravesteijn B, Guiza F, Gupta D, Gurnell M, Haagsma JA, Hammond FM, Hawryluk G, Hutchinson P, van der Jagt M, Jain S, Jain S, Jiang JY, Kent H, Kolias A, Kompanje EJO, Lecky F, Lingsma HF, Maegele M, Majdan M, Markowitz A, McCrea M, Meyfroidt G, Mikoli A, Mondello S, Mukherjee P, Nelson D, Nelson LD, Newcombe V, Okonkwo D, Oresic M, Peul W, Pisica D, Polinder S, Ponsford J, Puybasset L, Raj R, Robba C, Roe C, Rosand J, Schueler P, Sharp DJ, Smielewski P, Stein MB, von Steinbuchel N, Stewart W, Steyerberg EW, Stocchetti N, Temkin N, Tenovuo O, Theadom A, Thomas I, Espin AT, Turgeon AF, Unterberg A, Van Praag D, van Veen E, Verheyden J, Vande Vyvere T, Wang KKW, Wiegers EJA, Williams WH, Wilson L, Wisniewski SR, Younsi A, Yue JK, Yuh EL, Zeiler FA, Zeldovich M, Zemek R
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Structural Brain Connectivity Correlates with Outcome in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (2022)

Journal of Neurotrauma
Roine Timo, Mohammadian Mehrbod, Hirvonen Jussi, Kurki Timo, Posti Jussi P, Takala Riikka SK, Newcombe Virginia F, Tallus Jussi, Katila Ari J, Maanpää Henna-Riikka, Frantzen Janek, Menon David, Tenovuo Olli
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Rehabilitation and outcomes after complicated vs uncomplicated mild TBI: results from the CENTER-TBI study (2022)

BMC Health Services Research
Howe E.I., Zeldovich M., Andelic N., von Steinbuechel N., Fure S.C.R., Borgen I.M.H., Forslund M.V., Hellstrøm T., Søberg H.L., Sveen U., Rasmussen M., Kleffelgaard I., Tverdal C., Helseth E., Løvstad M., Lu J., Arango-Lasprilla J.C., Tenovuo O., Azouvi P., Dawes H., Roe C; & CENTER-TBI participants and investigators
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))