Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Apr-2014 Contact: Joe Hadfield joe_hadfield@byu.edu 801-422-9206 Brigham Young University New research has found that a child's relationships may be a hidden casualty long after a head injury. Neuroscientists at Brigham Young University studied a group of children three years after each had suffered a traumatic brain injury most commonly from car accidents. The researchers found that lingering injury in a specific region of the brain predicted the health of the children's social lives. "The thing that's hardest about brain injury is that someone can have significant difficulties but they still look okay," said Shawn Gale, a neuropsychologist at BYU. "But they have a harder time remembering things and focusing on things as well and that affects the way they interact with other people. Since they look fine, people don't cut them as much slack as they ought to." Gale and Ph.D. student Ashley Levan authored a study to be published April 10 by the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, the leading publication in the field of rehabilitation. The study compared the children's social lives and thinking skills with the thickness of the brain's outer layer in the frontal lobe. The brain measurements came from MRI scans and … Continue reading →

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 10, 2014 What: Brain Health Fair for Patients and Families When: Saturday, April 26, 2014, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia Free Registration Now Open at http://www.BrainHealthFair.com The International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF) will join world-class neurologists at the Brain Health Fair on Saturday, April 26, 2014 to celebrate Brain Health Awareness Day. The IETF will host an educational exhibit for people living with the most common neurological condition essential tremor at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. This event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to all area residents and their families. The one in six people affected by a brain disease in the Philadelphia area and their families will get a front row seat on how to best treat diseases such as Alzheimers disease, stroke, Parkinsons disease, traumatic brain injury and concussion, epilepsy, headache, MS, child development, peripheral neuropathy, and other types of brain diseases, said Dr. Brenda Banwell, Chief, Division of Neurology, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. And families and kids of all ages will get a close-up look at brains and how to best keep our brains healthy. Brain Health Fair participants will … Continue reading →

(PRWEB) April 09, 2014 The Blast Gauge System developed by BlackBox Biometrics, Inc. (B3) was recently cited as revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), with regards to the systems data capture capabilities used to detect events related to injury.The article, published by The Daily Beast on March 23, 2014, details B3s pioneering efforts on overpressure and TBI and the vast contribution the technology has already had on the welfare of Soldiers. The Blast Gauge System provides the capability to capture complex data on an otherwise invisible threat, by recording a service member's exposure to blast overpressure. With the push of a button, the gauge emits a discreet visual cue alerting unit medics and leadership when further evaluation is required, guiding triage and treatment for damage that can result from these concussive forces. Its already in use in every branch of the US Armed Forces, internationally, and in all levels of Law Enforcement, from local to federal. The prevalence of injury due to explosive blasts in Iraq and Afghanistan is significant. In the latest report on blast injuries by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Gulf war and health, volume 9: Long-term effects of blast exposures, explosive weaponry is stated to account for … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-Apr-2014 Contact: Dwight Angell dwight.angell@hfhs.org 313-850-3471 Henry Ford Health System DETROIT Michael Chopp, Ph.D., scientific director of the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute at Henry Ford Hospital, won the 2014 Abraham White Distinguished Science Award for his discovery of the role of a protein in the treatment of brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. The award, given by George Washington University, honors an individual for his or her contributions to science and medicine. Dr. Chopp is being honored for developing a new pharmacological agent that is also naturally produced in the body called Thymosin beta-4. Thus far, results have shown that Thymosin beta-4 is highly effective for the treatment of neurological diseases. Studies from Dr. Chopp and his colleagues have shown that Thymosin beta-4 improves neurological function after stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in adult rats; this improvement in neurological function derives, at least in part, by increasing the formation of protective myelin around nerve fibers in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Dr. Chopp will receive the award in October in Rome, Italy, where he also will present a keynote address. Previous recipients of this award include more than 10 Nobel laureates and … Continue reading →

THURSDAY, April 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Identifying the cause of brain injury among newborns could help doctors develop new prevention strategies, according to a joint report from two leading groups of U.S. obstetricians and pediatricians. The updated guidelines on neonatal encephalopathy (the term for newborn brain disorder or injury) -- released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics -- advise doctors to examine every possible factor that could have contributed to the brain injury. Previous recommendations issued in 2003 focused on determining if a lack of oxygen at the time of birth caused neonatal encephalopathy. "Although a significant portion of newborn brain injuries are due to problems around the time of labor and delivery, some cases occur before the pregnant patient even arrives at the hospital and the labor floor," Dr. Mary D'Alton, task force chair, said in a news release from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The possible causes the task force advises doctors to consider include mother's medical history; obstetric factors or issues during birth, and problems with the placenta. "We know that neonatal encephalopathy is a brain disorder with a variety of causes," said D'Alton, a maternal-fetal … Continue reading →

GLOUCESTER When he returned in 2008 from his second tour of duty in Iraq as a decorated Army sergeant, Steven Tozer says, he was a broken man. He is seated in an orange jail-issue jumpsuit behind a glass partition in a Gloucester County Jail, his left ankle shackled to a bench. He is 28 years old, 5-foot-9, about 170 pounds 40 pounds more than a year ago when he was a spice-addled addict whose days were spent trying to get the $50 to $70 for his next fix. Now he spends as much as five hours of his days behind bars relieving stress by completing a workout that includes 1,000 pull-ups and 1,000 push-ups. Tozer has 13 felony convictions and has been sentenced to serve nearly five years in prison for a series of 2013 daylight burglaries in rural Gloucester County that netted him tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, video games, tools and electronics. It's a string of events he has trouble explaining. "I've never been in trouble before," Tozer said. "I don't even know how I got myself in this situation." A tattoo of an Army boot and rifle peeks out from beneath his right sleeve … Continue reading →

While the NFL has reached a preliminary settlement on brain injury claims from former players, cases against the NCAA are still piling up. A former New Jersey college football player from Long Island has filed a new class action suit in Brooklyn federal court against the collegiate body to force them to provide diagnostic testing. Joel Jackson, who starred at Elmont Memorial High School before playing at Division III Morristown State, has yet to show any signs of damage from his playing days but wants to ensure that he will be able to detect any problems in the future, the suit states. The NCAA is in some fashion legally responsible for the present and future medical surveillance and diagnostic treatment to protect Plaintiff Joel Jackson and the Plaintiff class, the suit states. The NCAA is facing down a mountain of brain injury lawsuits from former players. But while most of them are related to former student-athletes who have shown tangible signs of damage, Jackson wants the body to foot the bill for lifelong diagnostic tests and monitoring. Now a health industry professional, Jackson, 25, claims in the suit that the NCAA has failed to provide proper measures to deal with … Continue reading →

(CNN) - Ivan Lopez's friendly smile apparently gave no hint of a history of depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders. The Iraq war veteran was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder before he opened fire at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas on Wednesday. He took his own .45-caliber handgun onto the sprawling base and killed three people and wounded 16 more before taking his own life, leaving authorities to piece together what in his background and medical treatment could have triggered a new round of bloodshed at the same Killeen base where an officer killed 13 people in 2009. Lopez, a 34-year-old specialist, served four months in Iraq and was undergoing treatment for mental health issues. A native of Puerto Rico, he was married with a young child and moved to the post in Killeen in February from another military installation. He moved into an apartment there with his wife and their daughter a little more than a week before the shooting. They appeared to be a normal couple, said neighbor Xanderia Morris. "They would smile whenever they'd see someone," she said. There aren't indications that this was a terrorist act, but officials said they won't rule anything … Continue reading →

Latisha Fields stands beside her son, Ellis Ray Tripp, who is recovering from an oxygen-deprivation injury. It was a life-changing event for Ellis Ray Tripp, who was a vibrant and full of life 14-year old who loved hanging out with his friends, spending time with family and playing basketball. Basically, he cut up all the time, dancing and playing around, said Shiwanna Henderson, a cousin who often visits with Ellis. He was very smart, and my kids are his age, so we spent a lot of time together. On May 19, 2013, everything changed. Ellis, or Ray, as called by his family and friends, wanted to play basketball, so together with some friends, they went to the park. They played one game and during the second game, as he went to retrieve the ball, Ray fell to the ground, said uncle Ronnie Fields. Ellis was born with Tetralogy of Fallot, a birth defect that affects normal blood flow to the heart. The condition occurs when a babys heart does not form correctly as the baby grows and develops in the mothers womb, according to the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that about 1,660 babies in … Continue reading →

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) April 02, 2014 This year's Autism Empowerment Telesummit, an online event, will feature Dr. Paul G. Harch on a panel of 15 worldwide experts in the field of autism. This prestigious group of experts, with years of experience, research and success, is devoted to sharing their knowledge and practical tools. Since the treatment of the first autistic child in 1995, Dr. Harch has found that autistic children are exquisitely sensitive to oxygen and pressure and that the great majority of them will experience improvements in their autistic symptoms with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This Telesummit will cover new possibilities for autistic children and how to find the resources to aide positive development. This year's Autism Empowerment Telesummit will cover: The [Autism Empowerment Telesummit starts next week and runs April 7th through to April 11th. Tuesday, April 8th (1 pm EST) Dr. Paul Harch will lecture online at the Autism Empowerment Telesummit 2014. The fact is that AUTISM is not a psychiatric disorder it is a pediatric brain injury as evidenced by SPECT brain scan imaging. SPECTs reveal the injury in Autism to be usually most prominent in the temporal lobes. HBOT treats brain injury. Dr. Harch will … Continue reading →