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Functional imaging of carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning involves the colorless, odorless gas that comes from engine exhausts, furnaces, or other gas-powered equipment. People who survive carbon monoxide poisoning experience initial symptoms such as headache, nausea and confusion, but often patients will experience a carbon monoxide encephalopathy several days later. This results in a subtle, but often permanent, set of [...]
Continue reading...Hearing loss prevalent in traumatic head injury
15. March 2010
Hearing loss in head injury poses a difficult problem—patients are sometimes unaware of their hearing problems because of cognitive impairment, and others may mistake their hearing loss as a memory or communication problem. It has long been known that hearing loss is common in head injury, and yet it is not always properly diagnosed.
Continue reading...Aging and long-term emotional distress after traumatic brain injury
5. March 2010
In the early days after a traumatic brain injury, when symptoms are most acute and much time is devoted to recovery and rehabilitation, survivors often do not realize the full extent of their limitations. Self-awareness is often limited in the early stages of recovery. As self-awareness recovers, the survivor gradually begins to understand the consequences [...]
Continue reading...Trauma patients admitted to ICU at greater risk of developing PTSD
5. March 2010
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after experiencing a traumatic event and may lead to poor recovery and psychological difficulties. Studies over the past few years have shown that admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with the development of PTSD.
Continue reading...NFL football player with spinal cord injury recovers with hypothermia
15. February 2010
Complete spinal cord injuries do not often occur in professional sports, but they can produce devastating results when they do. Although the primary injury is serious, a substantial amount of damage occurs during the secondary response to the injury. Much research has focused on reducing this secondary response, by slowing inflammation, cell death, or bleeding.
Continue reading...Women and traumatic brain injury.
19. January 2010
Women are more likely to be depressed in the early stages of traumatic brain injury. An article by Michigan researchers in The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing recently reported that women are more likely than men to suffer from depression after traumatic brain injury. Additionally, women are more likely than men to have post-traumatic difficulties with memory, [...]
Continue reading...Veteran’s Health Omnibus Bill News From Congress
20. November 2009
On Thursday, November 19, 2009, The Senate voted to pass a package of veteran’s bills (S1963) that included both S. 801 and S. 252, both important Veteran’s health care measures supported by BIAA. The bill would expand services in rural areas and ensure that veterans who are catastrophically disabled or who need emergency care in the [...]
Continue reading...Appropriations Update, House Appropriations Full Committee
27. July 2009
On July 17, 2009, the House Appropriations Full Committee acted on legislation that would fund labor, health and education programs for Fiscal Year 2010. The overall numbers for this year’s reported bill are as follows: Bill Total 2009 Comparable: $155.049 billion President’s Request: $160.706 billion Committee Mark: $160.654 billion Currently, further details regarding TBI Act and TBI Model [...]
Continue reading...FY10 Defense Appropriations Hearing Featuring the Defense Center of Excellence TBI Program
9. March 2009
On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing to address the need to improve the quality of care for servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injury. The witness list included, Ellen Embry, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Gen. Loree Sutton, the Special Assistant to the [...]
Continue reading...ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE APPROVED BY HOUSE COMMITTEES
26. January 2009
As many of you know, this week has been both historical and chaotic in the city of Washington. With the federal holiday on Monday and the monumental inaugural celebration on Tuesday, Congress had just three days to continue their work on pressing items.
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- 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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