AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy has learnt to walk again after emerging from a coma. For eight months, Kerri Garwood watched her son Daniel Wraight battle with a near-fatal brain injury that had left him bed-bound and unable to feed or walk by himself. my little hero: Kerri Garwood with her son Daniel, 8, who overcame a near-fatal brain injury that had left him unable to feed or walk by himself But now the plucky pupil, who attends Rush Green Junior School, in Rush Green, has just returned to the classroom after a long but successful journey back from a coma that was threatening his life. The youngster, who suffered severe complications during an operation to remove fluid on his brain in May, was welcomed back to his class earlier this month, just two days after leaving hospital and returning home to his family in Rush Green Gardens. myprint-247 Visit our website and save 33% on Recycled Business Cards when you order in January. Use discount code: SAVEBIG at the checkout to apply the discount. Offer applies to any quantity. Valid until: Thursday, January 31 2013 It has been a gruelling journey for Kerri, 28, who said that Daniel's spiralling deterioration began … Continue reading →

The new research comes too late for Junior Seau, but in decades to come it may help ex-football players and others cope with and prevent brain disease related to head impacts. A study released Tuesday reported signs of CTE, a brain disease linked to concussions, had been found in five living former NFL players via scanning that uses low-dose radioactivity. The investigators admit the study was small and more research is needed, but it is potential breakthrough in fighting a disease that has been only diagnosed after death. "One of the problems with CTE cases is that some of them end in suicide. The suicides are often precipitous, without warning," said neurosurgeon Julian Bailes, a co-author of the report and co-director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute in Evanston, Ill. Seau, a former NFL linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, shot himself to death last May. The National Institutes of Health recently said tests of Seau's brain showed CTE, which has been linked to depression and dementia. "The hope would be if you could identify them while they are in the early states that they could be treated,'' said Bailes, who describes the search for a … Continue reading →

The Infrascanner Model 2000, which uses near-infrared technology to screen for intracranial hematomas, is intended for use on battlefields, in hospitals, and on the sidelines of high-contact sports. The Infrascanner Model 2000 looks for the difference in infrared light absorption between normal brain tissue and hematomas. Some 10 million people around the world seek treatment for head trauma every year, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is predicted to become the world's third leading cause of death and disability by 2020. The device is meant to be used on eight points of the brain. The Infrascanner Model 2000, a portable intracranial hematoma detector, just may put a dent in the death rate if it helps to quickly spot potential brain bleeds in TBI victims. The handheld device, recently approved for both military and civilian use by the FDA, uses near-infrared (NIR) tech on eight different points of the brain. Because there is a higher concentration of hemoglobin in a hematoma than in normal brain tissue, they absorb NIR light differently, and the device looks for that difference. The scanner was found in a clinical trial to be inferior to an actual CT scan, so it is meant to screen for bleeds … Continue reading →

Public release date: 22-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Connie Hughes connie.hughes@wolterskluwer.com 646-674-6348 Wolters Kluwer Health Philadelphia, Pa. (January 22, 2013) Researchers are making new strides in understanding the health consequences and treatment and rehabilitation needs of combat veterans and other service members affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The January-February issue of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America, is a special issue devoted to new research in military TBI. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. "For the second consecutive year, we've expedited publication of new papers related to diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of the many thousands of military personnel affected by TBI," comments John D. Corrigan, PhD, ABPP, Editor-in-Chief of JHTR. Contributed by leading U.S. experts in brain injury and rehabilitation, the eight papers in the special issue address a wide range of aspects of military TBIfrom combat to peacetime, and from active duty to many years after trauma. Important Updates on Brain Injury in Military Personnel There's a pressing need for new research on military TBIa problem with lasting consequences on the lives of thousands of Iraq and … Continue reading →

Studies in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Show That Even Mild TBI Can Have Lasting Impact Newswise Philadelphia, Pa. (January 22, 2013) Researchers are making new strides in understanding the health consequences and treatment and rehabilitation needs of combat veterans and other service members affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The January-February issue of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America, is a special issue devoted to new research in military TBI. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. "For the second consecutive year, we've expedited publication of new papers related to diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of the many thousands of military personnel affected by TBI," comments John D. Corrigan, PhD, ABPP, Editor-in-Chief of JHTR. Contributed by leading U.S. experts in brain injury and rehabilitation, the eight papers in the special issue address a wide range of aspects of military TBIfrom combat to peacetime, and from active duty to many years after trauma. Important Updates on Brain Injury in Military Personnel There's a pressing need for new research on military TBIa problem with lasting consequences on the lives of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. It … Continue reading →