Controversy and Diagnosis: The new DSM
The revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is scheduled for publication and release. The new DSM has been plagued with controversy in the formulation of several diagnoses and…
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Will Expanded Veteran’s Benefits for Brain Injury Really Work
The Department of Veterans Affairs is releasing new rules for comment related to the proposed expanded benefits for TBI and related issues. The questions are already arising from many ranks…
ReadAn interesting view of the Psychopath
Recently I came across this TED talk given by Jon Ronson, a journalist who spent some time with the DSM and eventually in focusing on Psychopaths. While his TED talk…
ReadSearch for new drugs to reduce TBI severity continues
Citicoline, an endogenous compound found in neural tissue, has not proven to have the neuroprotective qualities as was hoped prior to the conclusion of the most recent study involving the…
ReadFunctional MRI Detects Changes in Mild TBI
Functional MRI has improved the clinician’s ability to pinpoint areas of dysfunction in the brain following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). The symptoms associated with Mild TBI have been difficult…
ReadNeuro Deficits Identified in Gulf War Syndrome
The Gulf War Syndrome with its myriad deficits has been an illusive disease to identify. Recent advances in the diagnosis of Gulf War Syndrome point in the direction of neurological…
ReadBrain Injury, Pesticide Exposure, Parkison’s Disease Linked
A study led by Pei-Chen Lee from the University of California at Los Angeles looked at 357 people with a recent Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis and compared them to a representative…
ReadHearing Begins for Staff Sgt. Bales: What really happened to this soldier?
The hearings have begun for U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales who has been accused of a mass killing of Afghanistan civilians. The issues which may confound Sgt. Bales’ legal…
ReadMove Over Phineas Gage
Eduardo Leite a 24 year old Brazilian construction walked away from a construction site accident in which a 6-foot metal rod fell from a height, piercing his hard hat, entering…
ReadLandry Won’t Stop Head Hunting
LaRon Landry apparently hasn’t gotten the message about the cumulative effects of concussions if this story is true. We continue to address in NeuroBlog the long-term problems that NFL players…
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