Posts Tagged ‘TBI’
By jasonmaddox On June 4th, 2013
Susan and her friends at college purchased a “designer” drug online. It was legal, so how bad could it be, right? Wrong! Susan began having seizures within minutes of ingesting…
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By Paul Stone On June 4th, 2013
The more we learn about concussion the more we can differentiate between what different symptoms mean and how different people react to brain injury. A new study on athletes with…
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By Paul Stone On June 4th, 2013
Football may be the big sport for concussion discussion, but it is far from the biggest cause of sports-related concussions. According to the statistics, riding your bicycle is actually a…
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By Paul Stone On June 3rd, 2013
A common treatment for a malady known as seasonal affective disorder may be able to help traumatic brain injury patients with sleep, cognition, emotion, and brain function according to a…
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By Paul Stone On June 3rd, 2013
Summer is the most fun time of the year for many. Students are out enjoying the sun and freedom, parents are doing work around the home and garden, riding…
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By Paul Stone On May 31st, 2013
Is a brain protein often associated with Alzheimer’s disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy the source of chronic brain damage stemming from traumatic brain injuries? Researchers from the University of Texas…
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By Paul Stone On May 31st, 2013
They say every concussion is different, but there is one thing in common between them all: the suggested treatment mainly consists of sitting and relaxing in a dim or dark…
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By Paul Stone On May 30th, 2013
If you want an idea how far we’ve come in diagnosing and treating brain injury, just think that not long ago only an estimated 10 percent of traumatic brain injuries…
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By jasonmaddox On May 30th, 2013
Too often the families of traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors are forgotten. The doctors and nurses are busy tending to the needs of the patient, which is to be expected. …
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By Paul Stone On May 28th, 2013
Riddell Helmets have been in the headlines recently for their part in the litigation facing the NFL as well as a recent suit they lost to a teen claiming they…
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