Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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1. Published in peer-viewed journal | 1. Non-published studies and dissertations |
2. Was published in English or Chinese | 2. No control group |
3. TCMCR was administered orally | 3. TCMCR administered in other methods (e.g. Intraperitoneally, subcutaneously, etc.) |
4. Experimental TBI was induced in rodents | 5. Examined other types of animals (e.g. sheep, cat, dog etc.) |
5. Had a TBI treatment group that was treated with TCMCR and TBI control group that was administered a placebo following injury | 6. Administration of traditional Chinese injection or a single Chinese herb in the treatment group |
6. Investigators employed weight-drop methods to induce brain trauma | 7. Involved non-impact (e.g. cortical ablation) or penetrating TBI. (e.g. missile-induced TBI) |
 | 8. Duplicate publications |