Posts Tagged ‘TBI’
By Paul Stone On January 8th, 2013
You have likely heard about the dangers of repeated traumatic brain injuries. I’ve mentioned it a number of times, and it has been the focus of numerous studies lately, especially…
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By Paul Stone On January 7th, 2013
While there have been plenty of doctors denouncing professional football as a dangerous sport, the only people to have spoken up from the NFL have maintained the sport is as…
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By Paul Stone On January 7th, 2013
The time immediately following a brain injury is hugely important in telling how bad the damage really is. While the majority of brain injuries are minor, there are a large…
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By Paul Stone On January 7th, 2013
After getting hit by a car while walking home from a friend’s house, James Edwards’s parents were left wondering if they would ever see their son smile at them again.…
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By Paul Stone On January 4th, 2013
Seizures following a brain injury is one of the largest concerns in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic brain injury. Now, results from an animal study conducted by the University…
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By Paul Stone On January 3rd, 2013
The standard imaging methods to assess traumatic brain injury are taking a beating this month. After one study brought the use of CT (computed tomography) scans into question entirely when…
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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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By Paul Stone On January 3rd, 2013
Every day soldiers return from their service with traumatic brain injuries that will seriously impact their lives for years, possibly even until they die. Lt. Col Richard Brunk knows all…
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By Paul Stone On December 28th, 2012
The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year where we get to spend time with those we care about, and many of us get a short vacation from work.…
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By Paul Stone On December 28th, 2012
In 1994, two separate people received serious traumatic brain injuries that forever altered their lives. Michael Bethune was 22 when he was in a car accident in the fall that…
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