Posts Tagged ‘TBI and depression’
By Paul Stone On November 13th, 2018
Concussions and suicide have long had a murky connection, especially following the high-profile deaths of football players with CTE like Junior Seau and Aaron Hernandez. However, the links have been poorly understood, with limited research on the topic. Now, a new study published in JAMA Neurology this week has found hard evidence that a concussion…
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By Paul Stone On September 21st, 2018
When people think of brain injuries, they typically think of football players or military veterans, but it is important to remember that you don’t have to be a pro athlete or a soldier to experience a traumatic brain injury. A new analysis suggests approximately 1 in every 6 American adults aged 40 or over have…
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By Paul Stone On June 8th, 2017
When a child suffers a traumatic brain injury, medical professionals watch for a number of symptoms or warning signs commonly associated with the injury. Those include issues like headaches, nausea, problems with memory, and even swelling of the brain. These symptoms typically heal within a week or a month of the injury, and once they…
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By Paul Stone On November 29th, 2016
A new study may have made a breakthrough in explaining why soldiers who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) also face a high chance of developing depression. With the use of several brain imaging techniques, a team of researchers from the National Intrepid Center of Excellence were able to find a disruption in the…
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By Paul Stone On November 6th, 2015
Approximately half of all people who experience a traumatic brain injury experience depression within a year. Those who do experience TBI-related depression are likely to experience a poorer recovery, greater functional disability, and increased likelihood of suicide. Unfortunately, diagnosing depression in the context of a traumatic brain injury has historically been complicated by overlapping…
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By Paul Stone On June 16th, 2015
New research published in the journal Radiology found individuals who experienced anxiety or depression after a concussion have distinct injury patterns, which in some cases resembled those of mental illness not traditionally associated with head trauma. “Mild traumatic brain injury, referred to as ‘concussion,’ affects nearly 3.8 million people in the United States annually,” Lea…
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By Paul Stone On June 2nd, 2014
How well do you know the symptoms of traumatic brain injuries? If I was to ask you to name all the signs of a traumatic brain injury, just how many could you think of off the top of your head? Most people know the physical symptoms of TBIs fairly well. You would almost certainly list…
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