Posts Tagged ‘TBI’
By Paul Stone On May 6th, 2014
A recent study published online in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that concussion rates in U.S. high-school athletes doubled between 2005 and 2012, but the findings may actually…
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By Paul Stone On April 30th, 2014
A new study published in the Journal of Neurotrauma may offer insight into the behavioral changes and problems caused by repeated brain injuries, as well as offering a model for…
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By Paul Stone On April 29th, 2014
Plenty of previous studies have associated high risks of brain injury with the homeless community, but few have found results as devastating as the findings published yesterday in the journal…
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By Paul Stone On April 28th, 2014
Nearly a fifth of all cases of epilepsy are the result of traumatic brain injuries, but a team of researchers from UC Berkeley, Ben-Gurion University in Israel and Charité-University Medicine…
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By Paul Stone On April 25th, 2014
Many have noted the association between traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans. Now, there are findings that confirm military personnel who suffer TBI during active…
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By Paul Stone On April 24th, 2014
Researchers have found many factors that can determine how quickly a person recovers from a traumatic brain injury, such as age and gender. But, one of the most important considerations…
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By Paul Stone On April 23rd, 2014
While the market is being flooded with apps intended to help diagnose traumatic brain injuries as quickly and accurately as possible, Hyperexis has released an app called TBI Prognosis which…
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By Paul Stone On April 22nd, 2014
Oklahoma legislators have approved a bill that would give free access to hyperbaric oxygen treatment to any Oklahoma veteran who has been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, but experts on…
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By Paul Stone On April 18th, 2014
Without fail, one of the first questions any person diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury asks is when they will be better. It is natural to want to know how…
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By Paul Stone On April 17th, 2014
Just this week we reported on a study that indicates brain injuries in children can significantly damage the child’s social skills, which may partially explain the findings of another recent…
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