A specific gene variant associated with Alzheimer’s disease may also carry a link with more severe psychiatric issues following a traumatic brain injury, according to a recent study conducted by the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System. The report, in the Journal of Neurotrauma, found that study participants who had both the gene variant and…
ReadA team of researchers says they have found evidence showing those who develop post-traumatic stress disorder after a brain injury also have distinct changes in their brains. Specifically, the amygdala – a region of the brain responsible for regulating emotion – is significantly larger in those who develop PTSD after a brain injury compared when…
ReadDoctors and scientists have believed a link exists between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) since the two conditions became the signature injuries of veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, research is confirming those beliefs with findings that suggest concussive bomb blasts may make brains more vulnerable to…
ReadResearchers claim to have found key differences between Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by comparing more than 20,000 brain scans. TBI and PTSD have been notoriously difficult to distinguish from each other because they share many symptoms. “This discovery is breakthrough information for anyone diagnosed with either TBI or PTSD or…
ReadI had the privilege of meeting Dr. Rowan Jayatunge recently who has shared with me several articles and a book he has written on traumatic brain injury and PTSD based on his clinical work in Sri Lanka and his involvement with soldiers injured in the prolonged conflict. Dr. Jayatunge has written and published a number…
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