The views and opinions expressed by this guest author do not necessarily represent those of Brookhaven Hospital and/or any/all contributors to this site. Every person’s situation is different but accidents that involve injuries to the head or brain can have severe consequences and can completely alter the injured person’s life. If you are pursuing a claim [...]
Department of Defense Launches Study Aimed at Mild TBI Treatments
Unfortunately, mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Soldiers returning home often suffer persistent symptoms related to their brain injuries including difficulties with memory, concentration, attention and judgment. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the Veterans Affairs Department in order to launch the Study [...]
Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury Key to Preventing Military Suicide
Between 2005 and 2010 an active U.S. service member committed suicide every 36 hours, according to a report by the Center for a New American Security. The figures for veterans are even worse. The report also revealed the startling figure that although only 1% of Americans served in the military, veterans represent 20% of U.S. [...]
A Brain Going Rogue
Contact sports draw spectators from children to elderly. While some find this entertaining, it is not without risks and potentially high personal costs. Many athletes in contact sports, such as football, hockey and soccer suffer repeated and often severe blows to the head resulting in a concussion and injury to the brain. Some of these [...]
Surviving the Holiday’s with a Traumatic Brain Injury
Surviving the holidays and the hustle and bustle that goes along with the time of year can be exciting and demanding for many individuals, but as a brain injury survivor the holidays can mean a lot of overwhelming challenges and heightened emotions. Preparation is the key to staying focused and successful throughout the season so [...]
Brain Science Conference Offers Promise for Improved Brain Research
In early November, a group of neuroscientists, medical experts, and policymakers came together at a conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota to talk about the ways different experts could work together to advance brain research and speed up the development of cures for major brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, bipolar disorder, Parkinson disease, and sports-related brain injuries. One [...]
Students & Sports, More to Consider
Recently, I blogged about the military and their testing program for brain injury. Today I learned that high schools may be doing a better job than the military in testing and in using those results to prevent brain injuries in student athletes. In 2010, 41.2% of the student concussions were evaluated with computerized testing a [...]
The High Cost of TBI
A woman who sustained a serious brain injury while undergoing a routine procedure at a local medical center was recently awarded $2.9 million dollars for future medical costs, pain and sufferings, and loss of earnings. According to one report, in 2002, a woman named Kathryn Brethour was having an X-ray taken when the cord from [...]
Pennsylvania Enacts Concussion Laws for Young Athletes
The Pennsylvania State Senate recently approved legislation that would require student athletes who show symptoms of a concussion to be removed from play until they are cleared by a medical professional. Additionally, coaches will be required to complete concussion certification courses and parents and guardians will have to read and sign documents that educate them [...]
Video Games and Your Brain: A Brain Changing Experience
A small FMRI study conducted by Vincent Matthews, MD, of Indiana University showed that male gamers who spent 10 hours in one week taking aim at video game characters demonstrated diminished activity in the area of the left inferior frontal lobe and less activation in the anterior cingulate cortex during inhibition tasks when compared to [...]
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