Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

The condition of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was gang-raped in New Delhi and is fighting for her life at Mount Elizabeth Hospital here has taken a turn for the worse, an official said. Mount Elizabeth chief executive officer Kelvin Loh said in a statement: Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure. This is despite doctors fighting for her life including putting her on maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximise her bodys capability to fight infections, he said. The victim has significant brain injury, infection in lungs and abdomen in addition to suffering from heart problems. The patient is currently struggling against the odds and fighting for her life, said Dr. Loh. The woman was brought here in an air ambulance on Thursday and admitted to the intensive care unit. She had undergone three surgeries at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where she remained on ventilator support during most part of the treatment. Doctors removed a major part of her intestines that had become gangrenous. A multi-disciplinary team of specialists has been working tirelessly to treat her since her arrival, and is doing everything possible to stabilise her condition, … Continue reading →

The Indian gang-rape victim airlifted to a Singapore hospital has a brain injury and is battling against the odds to survive, an official says. In a bulletin issued the day after her arrival in Singapore, doctors at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said the 23-year-old was battling an infection in her lungs and remained critically ill after the December 16 assault in Delhi. 'The patient is currently struggling against the odds, and fighting for her life,' Kelvin Loh, chief executive officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital where she was airlifted to from India, said in a statement on Friday. 'Our medical team's investigations upon her arrival at the hospital yesterday showed that in addition to her prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury,' he added. 'A multi-disciplinary team of specialists has been working tirelessly to treat her since her arrival, and is doing everything possible to stabilise her condition over the next few days.' On Thursday night, the hospital revealed that the woman, who is a student in Delhi, had undergone 'three abdominal surgeries and experienced a cardiac arrest in India' as it gave the first detailed rundown of her condition. … Continue reading →

New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): The Delhi gang-rape victim, whose assault in the national capital triggered nationwide protests, died in a Singapore hospital on Saturday of injuries suffered to her brain from the cardiac arrest she suffered at the Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday night. The victim underwent three surgeries at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where she remained on ventilator support during most part of the treatment. The 23-year-old victim, who was severely beaten, raped and thrown out of a moving bus in New Delhi, was flown to Singapore by the Indian government on Wednesday (December 26) for specialist treatment The Delhi gang-rape victim had significant brain injury, infection in lungs and abdomen, the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said on Friday. "Our medical team's investigations upon her arrival at the hospital on Thursday showed that in addition to her prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury," said Dr Kelvin Loh, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Elizabeth Hospital. In a statement, Dr Loh said, "The patient is currently struggling against the odds, and fighting for her life. As at 28 December, 11 am (8:30 IST) the patient continues to remain in an … Continue reading →

Brain Injured Veterans receive HBOT treatment for TBI and PTSD - with dramatic results. New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) December 18, 2012 HHII just received a $25,000 donation from a Palm Beach, Florida donor. This gift will provide HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) treatment for two brain injured veterans at once. Paul G. Harch, M.D., the nations foremost HBOT physician for treating concussive brain injury, is changing the lives of returning veterans, NFL players, and the general public, using his successful protocol of 100% pharmaceutical grade oxygen. With this generous donation, we are able to provide two more wounded warriors with the necessary treatment to give them back their lives, states Dr. Harch. We are so thankful to our gracious donor, Kathryn Fox-Winokur, for her gift, and, of course, look for more support for our veterans in our new 'HBOT Hope for Heroes' (tm) campaign. HBOT is not new. It has been used for over 70 years in the dive industry to alleviate the the bends experienced by SCUBA, commercial and U.S. Navy divers. Here's what's new. Oxygen delivered in a pressurized chamber is now showing promising, permanent repair and recovery for a wide assortment of wounds. Most notably concussive brain injuries. … Continue reading →

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Amarantus Bioscience, Inc. (AMBS), a biotechnology company developing new treatments and diagnostics for Parkinson's disease and Traumatic Brain Injury centered on its proprietary anti-apoptosis therapeutic protein MANF, today announced that it has appointed former Super Bowl Champion Toi Cook to its Board of Advisors. Mr. Cook will work with Company management to engage the National Football League (NFL), NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and individual retired players to raise awareness and funding for Amarantus' Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT) campaign, including the Company's MANF collaboration with Banyan Biomarkers that yielded positive data in Q2/2012. "It's time to change the conversation about concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury in the NFL," said Toi Cook, Amarantus' newly appointed advisor. "We have been so focused on who is to blame for the rash of devastating results of brain injuries suffered while playing, that we have lost focus on the actual players who need help. Amarantus is working on breakthrough science that could ultimately treat concussions, brain injuries and their long-term side effects. This is the type of program that needs to be highlighted to the powers that be in the NFL and the NFLPA and we, as former players, … Continue reading →

Public release date: 3-Dec-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Press Office pressinfo@ki.se 46-852-486-077 Karolinska Institutet In a study in mice, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug is already approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, the scientists hope that this new results, presented in the scientific journal Diabetes, also opens up the possibility to decrease brain injury after stroke in other patient groups with a high stroke risk. Stroke is when part of the neural tissue in the brain is damaged due to lack of oxygen delivery, either caused by a blood clot (thrombosis) or rupture of a blood vessel. People suffering from diabetes are at higher risk to develop stroke than the average population. The only acute treatment to decrease the consequences (disability) of a stroke commonly available is thrombolysis, which dissolves the blood clot in the occluded vessels of the brain when quickly administered after onset of symptoms. However, this therapy is only available for approximately 10 per cent of stroke patients and has potential severe side effects, mainly brain hemorrhage. Furthermore, the … Continue reading →

ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynamics Research Corporation (DRCO), a leading provider of innovative management consulting, engineering, science and technology solutions to federal and state governments, today announced it has been awarded two new task order contracts to support the Military Health System's Defense Centers of Excellence with a combined value of $19.3 million. Under the first task order, DRC was awarded a $4.4 million contract with a period of performance of two years to identify and develop psychological health and traumatic brain injury treatment best practices. Under the second task order, the company was awarded a $14.9 million contract with a period of performance of one base year and four option years. DRC is tasked with documenting the results of psychological health and traumatic brain injury clinical and non-clinical programs, supporting clinical conferences and providing technical assistance programs. "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to leverage our clinical health expertise to support this valued customer," said Jim Regan, DRC's chairman and chief executive officer. "DRC is leading the charge in the development of innovative approaches to delivering safe, effective, and value-driven care for government health organizations." The Defense Centers of Excellence were established in 2007 … Continue reading →

Jim Regan, CEO of Dynamics Research Corp., which got $19 million in two contracts from Tricares Evaluation, Analysis, Management and Support program. Dynamics Research Corp. (Nasdaq:DRCO) in Andover has been tasked with developing best practices for traumatic brain injury treatment and psychological orders. The Andover-based company was awarded two contracts worth $19.3 million. The task orders are for DRC to come up with best practices and provide technical assistance in traumatic brain and psychological treatment for the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, which include the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Deployment Health Clinical Center and National Center for Telehealth and Technology. On average, approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury annually, according to 2010 Center for Disease Control and Prevention data. The contracts were awarded under Tricares Evaluation, Analysis, Management and Support program, or TEAMS, contract, the company said Monday. Under the first, two-year, $4.4 million contract, DRC will provide best practices. Under the one-year, $14.9 million contract, which includes a four-year option, DRC will document the results of the clinical and non-clinical programs, support conferences and provide technical assistance. DRC is leading the charge in the development of innovative approaches … Continue reading →

Background Outcomes after traumatic brain injury are worsened by secondary insults; modern intensive-care units address such challenges through use of best-practice pathways. Organisation of intensive-care units has an important role in pathway effectiveness. We aimed to assess the effect of a paediatric neurocritical care programme (PNCP) on outcomes for children with severe traumatic brain injury. We undertook a retrospective cohort study of 123 paediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury (Glasgow coma scale scores 8, without gunshot or abusive head trauma, cardiac arrest, or Glasgow coma scale scores of 3 with fixed and dilated pupils) admitted to the paediatric intensive-care unit of the St Louis Children's Hospital (St Louis, MO, USA) between July 15, 1999, and Jan 15, 2012. The primary outcome was rate of categorised hospital discharge disposition before and after implementation of a PNCP on Sept 17, 2005. We developed an ordered probit statistical model to assess adjusted outcome as a function of initial injury severity. We assessed care-team behaviour by comparing timing of invasive neuromonitoring and scored intensity of therapies targeting intracranial hypertension. Characteristics of treated patients (aged 3219 months) were much the same between treatment periods. Before PNCP implementation, 33 (52%) of 63 patients had unfavourable … Continue reading →

ScienceDaily (Nov. 26, 2012) Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that a special magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique may be able to predict which patients who have experienced concussions will improve. The results, which were presented November 26 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), suggest that, in some patients, the brain may change to compensate for the damage caused by the injury. "This finding could lead to strategies for preventing and repairing the damage that accompanies traumatic brain injury," said Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., who led the study and is associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Einstein and medical director of MRI services at Montefiore, the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein. Each year, 1.7 million people in the U.S., sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Concussions and other mild TBIs (or mTBIs) account for at least 75 percent of these injuries. Following a concussion, some patients experience a brief loss of consciousness. Other symptoms include headache, dizziness, memory loss, attention deficit, depression and anxiety. Some of these conditions may … Continue reading →