In 2005 there were over 308,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. related to violence, totaling $2.3 billion. The causes of these hospitalizations were: self-inflicted violence, assaults and physical and/or emotional abuse.…
ReadDeath Row is home to an alarming number of individuals with histories of neurological injuries. Dorothy Lewis, M.D., in her classic study revealed that 95% of the Death Row inmates…
ReadIn the Correspondence section of the New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 358:2177-2179, May 15, 2008, Number 20, the issue of diagnosing Mild Brain Injury in U.S. soldiers continues. Dr.…
ReadThe magic of 18 is more than a coming of age event for a young person with a brain injury living in a residential care facility. That birthday may signal…
ReadMedpage today’s John Gever reports that a new MRI innovation called diffusion tensor tractography will allow for improved measurements of multifocal nerve damage within the brain. Researchers share that this…
ReadOn a daily basis, through the newspapers and television, we hear and read stories about the problems faced by veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical and psychological problems.…
ReadReturning soldiers with brain injuries and other disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and mental health problems are at risk while they are in treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical…
ReadA recent story by Hope Yen, states that veteran’s needs post-TBI are still not being met. After a study of 52 VA TBI patients during a seven month post injury…
ReadJohn Gever reports in Medpage today that a recent study shows that deep brain stimulation may work to alleviate severe depression. In this study the 17 patients received a Medtronic…
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