Archive for March, 2008
By jasonmaddox On March 26th, 2008
Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation reported on a clinical trial, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, that will utilize induced hypothermia to reduce brain swelling in…
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By jasonmaddox On March 24th, 2008
Dr. Gainer just recently provided me with a pamphlet published by the NSCD, National Sports Center for the Disabled, which lists the outdoor therapeutic recreation activities they are offering for…
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By jasonmaddox On March 19th, 2008
Dr. Rolf Gainer, Liz Lamers and I just recently attended the Iowa Brain Injury Association conference. We drove up on Wednesday, and returned on Friday – while it was a…
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By jasonmaddox On March 19th, 2008
In the March 4th edition of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association newsletter Leader, Angela Foehl, Director of Private Health Plans Advocacy, reports on new ratings proposed for Veterans’ suffering from Traumatic…
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By jasonmaddox On March 14th, 2008
I just recently watched an amazing video, presented by scientist and stroke survivor Jill Bolte Taylor. She shares that her interest in studying the brain began with her brother who…
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By jasonmaddox On March 13th, 2008
Michael Paul Mason worked as a Brain Injury Case Manager at Brookhaven for over three years and in that period he developed a unique sense of the people with brain…
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By jasonmaddox On March 12th, 2008
There are an estimated 50 million stroke victims worldwide, and that number is expected to increase as the baby boomers move into their 60s and 70s. With the expected increase,…
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By jasonmaddox On March 11th, 2008
Believe it or not, it looks like the ability to read minds is becoming a reality – for machines at least. Jeremey Manier reports in the Chicago Tribune that a…
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By jasonmaddox On March 3rd, 2008
Dan Ariely suggests that keeping your options open may actually hinder you in the long run. For most, it is difficult to close doors, buying the camera with the extra…
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