Blood Test for TBI on the Horizon
Researchers at the University of Florida’s McKnight Brain Institute recently found that soon we may be able to detect the severity of a brain injury by testing blood samples soon…
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Clooney’s TBI Caused Excruciating Pain
Popular film star George Clooney has recently disclosed a year-long bout with a brain injury resulting from an accident he suffered during the filming of the movie “Syriana.” Various news…
ReadFifth Inter Urban ABI Conference
This year, the Fifth Inter Urban ABI Conference was held in Peterborough, Ontario from October 19th to the 21st. The Inter Urban conference alternates annually with the ABI Network conference…
ReadTBI: Does It Cause More Damage the Suspected?
When it comes to brain injury, medicine is moving towards an increasingly integrated view of the brain. Nature Neuroscience has recently released some fascinating information regarding the scophttps://www.blogger.com/img/gl.quote.gifinsert blockquotee and…
ReadAvoiding Brain Injury at Birth
As a TBI case manager, I’m exposed to a wide variety of cases where people have received brain injuries at various points in their lives. One of the most tragic…
ReadFalls a Major Cause of TBI Among Elderly
From 1996 to 1999, the CDC conducted a series of investigations into brain injury and discovered shocking numbers related to TBIs among the elderly, who can visit helpful sites for…
ReadSports Concussion Assessment Tool
Earlier this month, medpagetoday.com posted an interesting article about a new assessment tool for the detection of concussions in athletes. Called DETECT (Display Enhanced Testing for Concussions and Mild Traumatic…
ReadNeuroprosthetics–a future brain injury aid?
Many TBI survivors must endure a host of impairments as a result of lost motor skills. Poor balance, uneven coordination, and paralysis are only too-common amongst the brain injured population.…
ReadAging and Brain Injury
At last week’s Southwest Conference on Disability, Dr. Gainer presented his talk “What Happens When Rehabilitation Ends,” which proved to be a timely offering. As we begin to see a…
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