Category Archives: Brain Injury Law
A Membrane-Permeable Version of NAT is More Effective at Reducing Secondary Brain Damage
Secondary brain damage, the increase of swelling and pressure that occurs after a primary injury, leads to an increase in mortality in brain injury patients. Substance P is a neuropeptide that is released in abundance after brain injury, and is
The Future of Research in The Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
A tremendous number of soldiers are thought to have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This number is thought to be even higher, but is difficult to verify because there is not yet an accurate, efficient diagnostic tool for
Marriage After Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury can cause a great deal of stress and disruption to marriage. When one partner becomes a caregiver for the other, the result can be an unequal partnership, and bitter feelings can arise from both sides. Research has
BIAA Adopts New TBI Definition
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is pleased to announce its adoption of a new definition of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Based on the proposal of the Demographics and Clinical Assessment Working Group of the International and Interagency Initiative
Brain Injury Awareness Day 2011
This year, brain injury awareness day on Capitol Hill will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. As in years past, there will be an awareness fair, briefing and reception. The full schedule for the day is as follows: 10:00
Appropriations Update February 9th, 2011
This week, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan released a fiscal 2011 budget allocation that would cap spending at $1.055 trillion and slice $32 billion from current government spending levels this year. As many of you know, fiscal year 2011 spending
Research Appropriations Update January 14th, 2011
On January 13, 2011, The Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, with help from BIAA, Ohio State University and JFK-Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, issued a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encouraging line-item status and increased funding for the
Health Care Reform Update January 14th, 2011
At the request of the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department (HHS), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is spearheading a study that will make recommendations on the criteria and methods for determining and updating the essential health benefits
Appropriations Update Jan 7
On December 21, 2010, Congress cleared a short-term funding measure (CR) to extend government operations through March 4, 2011. Incoming House Republicans, now a majority, have vowed to cut discretionary non-military spending to fiscal 2008 levels which could mean funding
Anoxic Versus Traumatic Brain Injuries: A Comparison of Outcomes
Anoxic brain injury results when the brain is deprived of oxygen for a sustained amount of time—such as in cardiac arrest, carbon monoxide poisoning, or encephalopathies. The resulting damage is spread throughout the brain and can cause a great number
