Posts Tagged ‘brain injury’
By Paul Stone On December 17th, 2013
New regulation from the Veterans Affairs Department should make it easier for veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and certain other associated ailments to obtain more disability pay, according to…
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By Paul Stone On December 12th, 2013
With all the recent attention paid to brain injuries recently, parents across the nation are starting to ask questions about the safety of their children s’ brains. One of the…
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By Paul Stone On December 11th, 2013
The recent spike of public interest in traumatic brain injury is becoming more evident than ever as it makes its way into pop culture. First, Ridley Scott announced he…
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By Paul Stone On December 10th, 2013
Most of the effects high altitude has on the body are well documented, but researchers from the University of Colorado School of Public Health believe they have discovered a new…
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By Paul Stone On December 2nd, 2013
Usually the stories we hear about traumatic brain injury come in two flavors. Often the tales are those of tragedy and loss as a family copes with the premature death…
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By jasonmaddox On November 7th, 2013
Here we are just past the halfway point of the 2013 National Football League (NFL) season, and with it comes another lesson in “Silent Epidemics”. This time though, through the…
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By Paul Stone On October 29th, 2013
Schools across the country are only now beginning to institute concussion policies which pull young athletes from competition and practice when they have a brain injury, but that might not…
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By Paul Stone On October 17th, 2013
One of the most frustrating parts of recovering from a brain injury is feeling normal but still being functionally impaired. Just because your symptoms are gone doesn’t mean your…
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By jasonmaddox On October 14th, 2013
George Visger has been a guest writer here on our NeuroNotes blog. George has an amazing story. He began playing football in the pee-wee league at an early age and…
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By Paul Stone On October 14th, 2013
Last week ESPN finally showed the world their documentary League of Denial which took aim at the way the NFL has handled brain injuries and player safety within their league…
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