Posts Tagged ‘traumatic brain injury’
By Paul Stone On March 4th, 2014
Over two months after his tragic skiing accident in December, the world is still watching for positive signs from Michael Schumacher. Though, hope seems to be draining. Schumacher suffered severe…
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By Paul Stone On February 28th, 2014
Traumatic brain injuries may be making headlines around the nation, but the public is still woefully under-informed about the reality of brain injuries. The majority of concussion and TBI reporting…
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By Paul Stone On February 27th, 2014
Since concussions and traumatic brain injuries captured the nation’s attention the hunt has been on to find a single simple test that can quickly and reliably identify those who have…
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By Paul Stone On February 24th, 2014
The link between traumatic brain injuries and epilepsy has been well documented, but researchers have only recently found an explanation for why up to 50 percent of people who suffer…
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By Paul Stone On February 21st, 2014
Most people will fess up to having suffered a concussion at some point in their life, or being close to someone who has. While the most common place to look…
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By Paul Stone On February 19th, 2014
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have been called the signature injury of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as nearly a fifth of all returning soldiers are diagnosed with brain injuries,…
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By Paul Stone On February 17th, 2014
It is easy to forget how little we know about brain injuries, including the common concussion, more accurately referred to as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). With the constant…
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By jasonmaddox On February 13th, 2014
One of the pleasures of working with brain injury survivors, for me, is when they share their journey of recovery. When the story involves the shared experiences of a family…
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By Paul Stone On February 12th, 2014
Shaun White’s fourth place Olympic finish will go down as one of the biggest disappointments for the United States at Sochi’s Winter Olympics, but four years ago White was beaming…
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By jasonmaddox On February 11th, 2014
Some of the most influential advocates for brain injury survivors are medical professionals with personal life experiences of living through brain injury. One such activist is Dr. Martin “Tony” Zink…
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