Category Archives: General
Fight for the CLASS Act continues: oppose effort in House to repeal this week!
Call your Representative Today! During the week of January 30, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173) a bill that would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services
Clinical Trials Of Progesterone For Traumatic Brain Injury Moving Forward
Progesterone is a hormone that has been shown to have a rapid, neuroprotective effect after TBI. This effect has been strong during pre-clinical, phase I, and phase II trials, and is now in the process of both a national and
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Not Just Football Players, But Soldiers Too.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative syndrome that can develop from repeated impacts to the brain. CTE has been studied in sports such as football and boxing, where athletes develop a long-term pattern of symptoms that are not unlike
Decompressive Craniectomy in Children With TBI
Decompressive craniectomy is a surgical procedure that removes part of the skull to allow room for brain swelling after injury. Not long ago, researchers found that this surgery, although commonly performed, did not actually improve outcome in traumatic brain injury
Autonomy vs. Agency: Participation In Life Activities For Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Autonomy, a person’s capacity to judge, decide, and act on the basis of their own attitudes and reasoning, is a key concept in the treatment of people with spinal cord injury. Autonomy is generally held to be a fundamental patient
California’s Continued Struggle Facing Budgetary Shortfalls
California’s continued struggle facing budgetary shortfalls the state government is looking for any possible way to plug the many holes left behind from years of poor budgeting. This action involves a cut to the existing set annual budgeted funds to
EEG Of Robotic Gait Training May Accurately Assess Brain Activity In Severe TBI
When a severe traumatic brain injury results in a disorder of consciousness, such as a vegetative or minimally conscious state, one question that families and clinicians want to know is—is there brain activity? Brain activity can predict coma outcome, and
The Party Planning Task: An Assessment for Adolescent TBI
Executive functioning is a mental skill that requires a higher level of thinking, such as planning and problem solving. Impaired executive functioning is common after a traumatic brain injury because it is associated with the prefrontal cortex, an area of
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS – September 9th, 2011
On Friday September 9, 2011, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS will consider a draft version of a Fiscal Year 2012 Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) bill. Contained in the bill will be provisions important to
Planners Versus Avoiders in Traumatic Brain Injury
The outcome after a traumatic brain injury often depends a great deal on the attitude of patients, and how well they can cope. Although past research is mixed about the association with coping styles and brain injury outcome, much of
