Posts Tagged ‘TBI news’
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,…
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By Paul Stone On May 29th, 2015
New research published in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation claims that veterans and civilians who have experienced traumatic brain injury show significantly improved cognitive performance and psychological and neural health after receiving strategy-based…
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By Paul Stone On April 23rd, 2015
People who experience mild blast-related traumatic brain injury, especially those who loose consciousness, show distinct structural brain abnormalities in their white matter visible through Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) according to…
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By Paul Stone On March 31st, 2015
Several past studies have found numerous potential blood biomarkers which could help identify and diagnose traumatic brain injury, and now a new report suggests a panel of a select number…
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By Paul Stone On February 10th, 2015
The wide variety of ways traumatic brain injury impairs and holds back those who have been injured are well-documented, but new research shows TBI can also have a distinct impact…
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By Paul Stone On January 30th, 2015
Researchers have been hunting for an objective tool that can help diagnose concussions and quantify the severity of brain injuries. According to a report published in the Journal of Neurosurgery,…
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By Paul Stone On January 3rd, 2013
If you’ve received a traumatic brain injury at some point, you may have had a CT scan done. If you did, it is very likely the scan came back normal. This is…
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