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Depression has “additive effect” on mTBI symptoms
Symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury, such as sleep disorders, memory impairment or attention problems, can overlap symptoms of depression. In the forensic setting, the distinction between symptoms of mTBI and depression is a critical one, but diagnostic mistakes can easily be made. Recently, a study comparing mTBI patients with depression, mTBI patients without depression, and [...]
Continue reading...Visual tracking is a practical screening tool for mTBI
24. August 2010
A common feature of mild traumatic brain injury is damage to the white matter tracts that connect one part of the brain to another, or diffuse axonal injury (DAI). DAI is difficult to see in the traditional CT or MRI scans, and while it can be detected using newer technology such as diffusion tensor imaging, [...]
Continue reading...QEEG in recovery after sports-related brain injury
24. August 2010
Recovery from sports-related injury is an issue made complex by the pressure to return the patient to their game. However, we now know that injured brains have a vulnerable window of time in which they can be more susceptible to recurring injury. Traditional tests of recovery include the subsiding of symptoms and improved performance in neurocognitive [...]
Continue reading...A clinical test to help decide whether to order a CT scan or not
17. August 2010
S100B is a type of protein found in neurons, as well as other cells outside of the brain. Its role seems to depend on its concentration. Low levels of S100B are found in healthy brains, indicating a supportive role when in low quantity. Levels of S100B rise considerably after brain injury, and may involve a [...]
Continue reading...Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves spasticity after spinal cord injury.
6. August 2010
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) involves a coil that is applied against the head in order to send weak electrical pulses to the brain. These electrical pulses can temporarily activate or disrupt brain activity. Repetitive TMS (rTMS) involves continuous electrical pulses to the brain and can create long-term changes in the brain. Recently, rTMS was used in [...]
Continue reading...Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
3. August 2010
Memory is a difficult concept to define. To remember something requires the complex processing of information such as time, place, emotions, or sensory input (sight, smell, sound, touch), in order have the ability to re-create that information at a later time. Scientists have long tried to define memory by using models to describe this process, [...]
Continue reading...Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
3. August 2010
There are various factors that influence how and when a spinal cord injury patient returns to work—such as type of pre-injury employment, amount of family support, or years of education. A recent study focused on the factors that influenced the length of delay between the time of injury and the first post-injury job. The results of [...]
Continue reading...World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
3. August 2010
A high level quality of life is considered the ultimate goal in rehabilitation efforts for spinal cord injury patients. But, quality of life can be difficult to determine because of its subjective nature. A recent review of quality of life assessment tools found that the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment was the [...]
Continue reading...Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for brain injury is beneficial, but only within small time frame
22. July 2010
One of the more disturbing results of traumatic brain injury is that secondary damage can often occur after the initial trauma. Such secondary damage can lower oxygen levels in the brain—making tissue oxygenation through hyperbaric oxygen therapy a potentially promising therapy for traumatic brain injury. A recent animal study confirmed that a single treatment of hyperbaric [...]
Continue reading...Growth hormone replacement therapy improves cognition
22. July 2010
We are now beginning to understand that traumatic brain injury may often include damage to the pituitary gland—a small, pea-sized area of the brain that can easily be sheared or obstructed by the bony cradle it sits in. The result of pituitary gland damage can be hypopituitarism (a condition in which the pituitary gland doesn’t [...]
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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