Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

Mild traumatic brain injury may contribute to brain network dysfunction

ScienceDaily (May 11, 2012) Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals who have experienced a head injury associated with sports, accidents or combat, according to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers. These findings, published in the May issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, advance research in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI), enabling researchers to better understand what brain structural or functional changes underlie posttraumatic disorders — a question that until now has remained unclear. Continue reading →

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Kevin O'Brien: The Other Side of Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury PTS/TBI

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Innovative guide summarizes best practices for brain injury recovery

(PR NewsChannel) / May 8, 2012 / WASHINGTON “Cognitive Rehabilitation Manual” by Dr. Jon W. Continue reading →

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Boy's netball injury helped doctor's to spot killer brain tumour

May 10 2012 Aeden Harriet is treated in hospital A BOY of nine hurt himself playing netball at school and doctors who checked him over found a brain tumour that could have killed him. Aedan Harriet is now set to fly to the US for treatment, and his family are convinced the chance accident saved his life. Grandad Robert Rhodes said: If he had not taken unwell that day, he may have carried on as normal Continue reading →

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Researchers Focus on Head Trauma

The suicide of former pro football star Junior Seau is putting a new focus on trauma to the head. Researchers say a lot of advances are being made in recognizing and treating brain injury, but a lot of mysteries still remain. Up until a year ago Lisa Huey was part of medical team studying and treating brain and spinal cord injuries Continue reading →

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Study commission seeks to survey all NH veterans

CONCORD, N.H.A commission created to study post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury among New Hampshire veterans is distributing a new survey around the state, while also using new mapping tools to generate policy questions it hopes will lead to better treatment and services. The commission, which was created by the Legislature last year, has focused so far on collecting data about veterans from the agencies that serve them Continue reading →

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Music and the mind

Robyn Williams: Do you remember a series of programs I did in 1976 on dyslexia? The therapist who achieved some quite remarkable results with her young patients did so by teaching them to dance. Then here was the comedian Terry Thomas, with whom I did something on TV in 1971. Continue reading →

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New treatment for brain injuries being tested at SAMMC

Hoping to finally have a useful treatment to offer for serious head injuries, doctors at San Antonio Military Medical Center will begin today giving the hormone progesterone to many patients. SAMMC, one of the region’s two Level 1 trauma centers, is taking part in a national federally funded study of progesterone in patients with moderate to severe brain injuries. Continue reading →

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RBCC Target’s Brain Injury Treatment Awareness Campaign Reaches Milestone

NOKOMIS, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Rainbow BioSciences, LLC, the biotech subsidiary of Rainbow Coral Corp. (RBCC), today announced the collaboration of its latest target, Amarantus BioSciences, Inc. (OTCBB: AMBS.OB – News), with Brewer Sports International(BSI) to increase awareness about new medical therapies in development to effectively treat traumatic brain injuries, commonly referred to as concussions, occurring primarily as a result of football and other contact sports. Continue reading →

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Pequot Lakes graduate battles brain injury after illness

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