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By jasonmaddox On October 25th, 2012
A significant success was achieved through an external review board’s reversal of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi’s denial of cognitive rehabilitation benefits for James Butler following his stroke.…
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By jasonmaddox On October 24th, 2012
The making of a memory is a complex event within the brain and a central aspect of our ability to learn. Yet, it is something that we take for granted…
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By jasonmaddox On October 22nd, 2012
A new tool has been added to help clinicians identify individuals who are experiencing consciousness but unable to communicate due to their brain injury. This condition is identified as the…
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By jasonmaddox On October 5th, 2012
Researchers reported on a case study series involving four military veterans with a mean age of 32.3 years and known exposure to blast and concussive injuries who were compared with…
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By jasonmaddox On October 4th, 2012
The Synapse study of Progesterone has entered into Phase III trials in the United States and China. Several years ago we blogged here in NeuroNotes about the research conducted by…
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By jasonmaddox On October 2nd, 2012
Today’s New York Times featured a fascinating article about animal skulls and how their design protects the brain. Since the human brain is enclosed is a fairly unforgiving skull,…
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By jasonmaddox On September 27th, 2012
The family of Derek Boogaard, the NHL player with a brain injury who took his own life, filed a lawsuit against the player’s union. The issues in the lawsuit point…
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By jasonmaddox On September 25th, 2012
The TED.com site continues to offer enlightening, fun and fascinating talks on a variety of topics presented by some great speakers. The link below will connect you to a series…
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By jasonmaddox On September 6th, 2012
A mortality study of 3439 professional football players was conducted by Everett Lehman, Misty Hein, Sherry Baron and Christine Gersic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The National…
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By jasonmaddox On July 23rd, 2012
The U.S. Army recently increased their purchase of high tech helmets designed to detect the strength of head movement and impact. With “blast injuries” caused by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s),…
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