Archive | January, 2010
Long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury: A review of social, cognitive, neurological, and psychiatric outcomes
It is recognized that survivors of traumatic brain injury have to cope with numerous life challenges. The growing concern for the number of veterans returning with a brain injury has prompted a tremendous influx of research. These new studies contribute to the understanding of brain injury in both civilian and military populations. The Institute of Medicine [...]
Continue reading...Sleeping drug impairs recovery after traumatic brain injury
30. January 2010
Insomnia is common after traumatic brain injury and many survivors rely on medication to get to sleep. However, animal studies and studies of healthy individuals show that the use of benzodiazepines (a commonly prescribed sleep aid) reduces cognition, interferes with neural plasticity, and slows recovery. Therefore, many clinicians have discouraged the use of benzodiazepines in [...]
Continue reading...Children who are slow to recover from sports-related concussion need specialized rehabilitation
30. January 2010
Some children and adolescents who suffer from a sports-related concussion may recover more slowly than adults. Therefore, clinical professionals have long recommended that rehabilitation programs specific for children be developed. The Montreal Children’s Hospital Trauma Programs developed a set of guidelines specific for children, called the Montreal Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation After Concussion (MCH-RAC). Instead of the [...]
Continue reading...Dateline NBC Exposes Health Insurance Crisis
28. January 2010
On January 24, 2010, Dateline NBC aired the compelling story of Patrick Gannon, a man who battled a severe anoxic brain injury and was then forced to wage war against his insurance company. The Dateline story accurately portrays how the health care system victimizes patients and families when they are most vulnerable. The following letter from [...]
Continue reading...Brain Injury Association of America Policy Corner E-Newsletter – January 29, 2010
27. January 2010
A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury __________________________________________________________________ In This Issue: Health Care Reform Update State Concussion Legislation 2010 Brain Injury Awareness Day Policy Corner is made possible by the Centre for Neuro Skills, James F. Humphreys and Associates, and Lakeview. Brain Injury Association of America gratefully acknowledges their support for legislative action. Health Care Reform [...]
Continue reading...What happens to the brain after electrical injury?
26. January 2010
Even when the head is not in direct contact with an electrical power source, head injuries can occur by means of an electrical surge to the peripheral nervous system (from contact to an extremity such as arm or leg). Electrical injury survivors often show mental deficits and slowed motor skills as a result of the [...]
Continue reading...What predicts short and long term quality of life after spinal cord injury?
26. January 2010
Quality of life describes a person’s sense of satisfaction in life and the ability to enjoy normal activities. Spinal cord injury may have tremendous impact on a person’s quality of life in general, and the specific factors that contribute most to quality of life were not previously well known. Additionally, it was not known if [...]
Continue reading...Measuring apathy after traumatic brain injury: Two assessment scales
26. January 2010
Apathy is defined as indifference, or a reduced emotional, cognitive, and behavioral state. Apathy is common after traumatic brain injury—somewhere between half and three-quarters of brain injury survivors show signs of it. Apathy is related to frontal lobe and limbic system damage, both of which are common areas of injury.
Continue reading...What can stem cells do for spinal cord injury?
26. January 2010
One of the major consequences of spinal cord injury is death of neurons after the injury and the inability of surviving neurons to regenerate and repair their connections. This secondary injury can continue for even years after the incident and much research has been focused on promoting regeneration.
Continue reading...Grassroots: BIAA Policy Corner E
22. January 2010
This week has been a critical one for Health Care Reform. As many of you may know, there was a special election held in Massachusetts this week to replace the late Senator Kennedy. The winner of the election is speculated to throw off the Senate voting pattern to derail final passage of the [...]
Continue reading...- Depression has “additive effect” on mTBI symptoms
- Visual tracking is a practical screening tool for mTBI
- QEEG in recovery after sports-related brain injury
- A clinical test to help decide whether to order a CT scan or not
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves spasticity after spinal cord injury.
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- BIAA August 6 Update
- Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
- Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
- World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
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