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John T. Povlishock is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work extensively covers several subfields including Neurology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Emergency Medicine.

Their main research topics concentrate on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, S100 Proteins and Annexins, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Cerebrospinal Fluid and Hydrocephalus, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

They have published multiple papers in a variety of academic journals. Notable recent publications include the following:

  • "Circulating GFAP and Iba-1 levels are associated with pathophysiological sequelae in the thalamus in a pig model of mild TBI," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Glibenclamide Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury: Operation Brain Trauma Therapy," 2020, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "Axonal injury following mild traumatic brain injury is exacerbated by repetitive insult and is linked to the delayed attenuation of NeuN expression without concomitant neuronal death in the mouse," 2021, Brain Pathology
  • "Operation Brain Trauma Therapy: An Exploratory Study of Levetiracetam Treatment Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Micro Pig," 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Spatial Distribution of Neuropathology and Neuroinflammation Elucidate the Biomechanics of Fluid Percussion Injury," 2021, Neurotrauma Reports

The distribution of these publications among journals shows a frequent presence in the Journal of Neurotrauma, with additional contributions to Scientific Reports, Brain Pathology, Frontiers in Neurology, and Neurotrauma Reports. This reflects an active engagement with neurotrauma-focused research communities.

Povlishock collaborates regularly with a number of researchers including Audrey D. Lafrenaye, Stefania Mondello, Kevin Wang, Ronald L. Hayes, and Patrick M. Kochanek. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Povlishock, indicating ongoing professional collaboration.

Best Publications

  • A fluid percussion model of experimental brain injury in the rat

    C. E. Dixon;Bruce G Lyeth;J. T. Povlishock;R. L. Findling

  • Update of neuropathology and neurological recovery after traumatic brain injury.

    John T. Povlishock;Douglas I. Katz

  • A mechanistic analysis of nondisruptive axonal injury: a review

    William L. Maxwell;John T. Povlishock;David L. Graham

  • Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury

    K. T. Ragnarsson;W. R. Clarke;J. R. Daling;S. L. Garber

  • The pathobiology of traumatically induced axonal injury in animals and humans: a review of current thoughts.

    John T. Povlishock;Carole W. Christman

  • All roads lead to disconnection? – Traumatic axonal injury revisited

    A. Büki;A. Büki;J. T. Povlishock

  • Engaging neuroscience to advance translational research in brain barrier biology

    Edward A. Neuwelt;Björn Bauer;Christoph Fahlke;Gert Fricker

  • Axonal Change in Minor Head Injury

    J. T. Povlishock;D. P. Becker;C. L. Y. Cheng;G. W. Vaughan

  • A New Model for Rapid Stretch-Induced Injury of Cells in Culture: Characterization of the Model Using Astrocytes

    E.F. Ellis;J.S. Mckinney;K.A. Willoughby;S. Liang

  • Traumatically Induced Altered Membrane Permeability: Its Relationship to Traumatically Induced Reactive Axonal Change

    Edward H. Pettus;Carole W. Christman;Mary L. Giebel;John T. Povlishock

  • Appearance of superoxide anion radical in cerebral extracellular space during increased prostaglandin synthesis in cats.

    H A Kontos;E P Wei;E F Ellis;L W Jenkins

  • Oxygen radicals in cerebral ischemia.

    C. W. Nelson;E. P. Wei;J. T. Povlishock;H. A. Kontos

  • Cytochrome c Release and Caspase Activation in Traumatic Axonal Injury

    András Büki;David O. Okonkwo;Kevin K. W. Wang;John T. Povlishock

  • Increased vulnerability of the midly traumatized rat brain to cerebral ischemia: the use of controlled secondary ischemia as a research tool to identify common or different mechanisms contributing to mechanical and ischemic brain injury

    L. W. Jenkins;K. Moszynski;Bruce G Lyeth;W. Lewelt

  • An intrathecal bolus of cyclosporin A before injury preserves mitochondrial integrity and attenuates axonal disruption in traumatic brain injury.

    David O. Okonkwo;John T. Povlishock

  • Ultrastructural studies of diffuse axonal injury in humans.

    C. W. Christman;M. S. Grady;S. A. Walker;K. L. Holloway

  • Myelinated and unmyelinated axons of the corpus callosum differ in vulnerability and functional recovery following traumatic brain injury

    Thomas M. Reeves;Linda L. Phillips;John T. Povlishock

  • Cerebral arteriolar damage by arachidonic acid and prostaglandin G2

    HA Kontos;EP Wei;JT Povlishock;WD Dietrich

  • Characterization of a distinct set of intra-axonal ultrastructural changes associated with traumatically induced alteration in axolemmal permeability

    Edward H. Pettus;John T. Povlishock

  • Oxygen radicals in brain injury.

    Hermes A. Kontos;John T. Povlishock

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Edward Dixon
C. Edward Dixon University of Pittsburgh
Kevin K. W. Wang
Kevin K. W. Wang Morehouse School of Medicine
Patrick M. Kochanek
Patrick M. Kochanek University of Pittsburgh
W. Dalton Dietrich
W. Dalton Dietrich University of Miami
Bruce G. Lyeth
Bruce G. Lyeth University of California, Davis
Jonathan Lifshitz
Jonathan Lifshitz University of Arizona
Ronald L. Hayes
Ronald L. Hayes The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
James R. Stone
James R. Stone Harvard University
Anthony Marmarou
Anthony Marmarou Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Neil G. Harris
Neil G. Harris University of California, Los Angeles

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