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Brookhaven Retreat, a unique residential treatment facility exclusively for women with mental health and/or substance abuse issues, helps women recover from the damage caused by posttraumatic stress disorder. Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) March 13, 2013 Emotional trauma changes the brains chemistry from the inside, altering a womans response to stress. An article published in Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience states that trauma alters the long-term functioning of the prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus, areas associated with decision making, memories and emotional reactions. Traumatic memories are stored in the more primitive, subcortical regions of the brain where they are not accessible by the reasoning areas. When stored here, it takes very little sensory stimulation to trigger the memory and create a perceived sense of threat in the brain. Women who suffer from a psychologically traumatic event can develop posttraumatic stress disorder, which is characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, problems sleeping, irritability and hypervigilance that negatively affects day-to-day life. The event that triggers the disorder is subjective; bullying and humiliation can cause trauma for some and not for others. Women suffering from PTSD organize their lives around warding off traumatic memories and reliving the trauma. The injury affects every aspect of life, directing where they … Continue reading →

Mar. 12, 2013 Young men with low cognitive function and low socioeconomic status are significantly more likely to suffer from mild traumatic brain injury than those without, a new study suggests. It is estimated that there are 10 million cases of traumatic brain injury globally every year with mild traumatic brain injuries being responsible for 70-90% of these. Incidence is highest among young males. Current literature suggests that mild traumatic brain injuries cause changes in brain tissues and have important long-term consequences on cognitive function. Deficits have been described in attention, memory, verbal learning and processing speed and may occur in 15-25% of those suffering one of these injuries. However, little is known about population-wide cognitive function before a mild traumatic brain injury and whether low cognitive function is a risk factor. Researchers from Umea University in Sweden therefore carried out a nationwide study on over 300,000 young men who were conscripted for military service in Sweden between 1989 and 1994, all of whom took part in a cognitive test. Average follow-up was 19 years. The main outcome was mild traumatic brain injuries in relation to cognitive function and other potential risk factors. Information on diagnosis of mild traumatic brain … Continue reading →

TORONTO -- An international panel of experts has issued an updated consensus statement on evaluating and treating sports-related concussions, which includes some tweaks on managing the brain injury and a discussion on the possible link with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The goal of the statement is to update doctors, athletic therapists and other health-care providers on the best way to diagnose a concussion at a sporting event and to manage the patient's recovery over time. "Concussion is one of the most complex injuries to diagnose and treat, and our understanding of concussion is constantly evolving," said panel co-chair Dr. Willem Meeuwisse, leader of the University of Calgary's Brain Injury Initiative. "This document attempts to give health-care professionals a road map to what we believe will provide the best patient outcomes." The paper is also intended to help advise sports federations -- among them those representing hockey, football and soccer -- on how to adapt the guidelines to their individual sport. Published in the April issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the statement was penned following a meeting of 32 experts, including several Canadians, in Zurich last November. Experts have met roughly every four years since 2001, and … Continue reading →

TORONTO - An international panel of experts has issued an updated consensus statement on evaluating and treating sports-related concussions, which includes some tweaks on managing the brain injury and a discussion on the possible link with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The goal of the statement is to update doctors, athletic therapists and other health-care providers on the best way to diagnose a concussion at a sporting event and to manage the patient's recovery over time. "Concussion is one of the most complex injuries to diagnose and treat, and our understanding of concussion is constantly evolving," said panel co-chair Dr. Willem Meeuwisse, leader of the University of Calgary's Brain Injury Initiative. "This document attempts to give health-care professionals a road map to what we believe will provide the best patient outcomes." The paper is also intended to help advise sports federations among them those representing hockey, football and soccer on how to adapt the guidelines to their individual sport. Published in the April issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the statement was penned following a meeting of 32 experts, including several Canadians, in Zurich last November. Experts have met roughly every four years since 2001, and this is … Continue reading →

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (GE) GE and the NFL today announced the Head Health Initiative, a four-year, $60 million collaboration to speed diagnosis and improve treatment for mild traumatic brain injury. The goal of the research and innovation program, guided by healthcare experts, is to improve the safety of athletes, members of the military and society overall. The initiative includes a four-year, $40 million research and development program to evaluate and develop next generation imaging technologies to improve diagnosis that would allow for targeting treatment therapy for patients with mild traumatic brain injury. In addition the NFL, GE and Under Armour launched a two-year open innovation challenge to invest up to $20 million in research and technology to better understand, diagnose and protect against mild traumatic brain injury. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said, GE is a leader in developing sophisticated diagnostic imaging technology, but for all the advances in science our knowledge of the brain is far behind that of nearly every other organ in the body. With this initiative, we will advance our research and apply our learning to sports-related concussions, brain injuries suffered by members of the military and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons. Advancing … Continue reading →

Public release date: 12-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Rachel Seroka rseroka@aan.com 612-928-6129 American Academy of Neurology SAN DIEGO Brain imaging soon after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or mild concussion can detect tiny lesions that may eventually provide a target for treating people with mTBI, according to a study released today and that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013. Studies of brain tissue once a person has died have shown that different types of lesions are associated with more severe TBI. "Our study suggests that imaging may be used to detect and distinguish between these lesions in a living person with mTBI and this finding has important implications for treatment," said Gunjan Parikh, MD, with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD. Parikh is also a member of the American Academy of Neurology. The study involved 256 people with an average age of 50 who were admitted to the emergency department at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia after mild head … Continue reading →

Mar. 12, 2013 Brain imaging soon after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or mild concussion can detect tiny lesions that may eventually provide a target for treating people with mTBI, according to a study released today and that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013. Studies of brain tissue once a person has died have shown that different types of lesions are associated with more severe TBI. "Our study suggests that imaging may be used to detect and distinguish between these lesions in a living person with mTBI and this finding has important implications for treatment," said Gunjan Parikh, MD, with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD. Parikh is also a member of the American Academy of Neurology. The study involved 256 people with an average age of 50 who were admitted to the emergency department at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia after mild head injuries. They underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans. Of those, 104 had imaging evidence of hemorrhage in … Continue reading →

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Neurological Wellness Center Patients Report Improved Outcomes with Combination Perispinal Etanercept-Oral Minocycline Therapy; Newly Released Study Identifies Novel Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Minocycline (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 Neurological Wellness Center began holding perispinal injection technique training courses in the spring of 2011. Since then physicians, nurses and lay caregivers have come from around the world to their Center in Managua, Nicaragua for individualized instructional courses teaching this procedure. Presently Neurological Wellness Center remains the only institution in the world teaching this perispinal Enbrel injection procedure. For more information about Neurological Wellness Centers perispinal injection courses visit: http://reversealzheimersnow.com. For many, flying to Managua, Nicaragua to receive this personalized training is an enormous expense and inconvenience. To overcome this problem, Neurological Wellness Center, under the direction of Augusto Ramirez, M.D., created Perispinal Enbrel Step-By-Step Instructional Video and accompanying e-book. This 24-minute video and 37-page e-book are now available online at http://www.neurological-recovery-guide.com. Augusto Ramirez, M.D., Director of Neurological Wellness Center, a private medical group in Managua Nicaragua, authorized this press release. Neuroinflammation contributes to a portion of the impairments people with Traumatic Brain Injury, stroke and Alzheimers disease experience. Last year a study published in the Journal CNS Drugs and available online: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23100196, systematically … Continue reading →