Brain Injury Blog | Traumatic Brain Injury TBI

Name : Steven A. King, MD, MS
April 2006, Vol. XXIII, No. 4

First described more than 500 years ago, phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common disorder today; as many as 50% to 80% of patients who undergo amputation report experiencing pain in the missing body part.1 Although it is easy to recognize and diagnose, its cause remains unclear and it can be difficult to manage successfully. Perhaps that’s why health care professionals often do not address it. A survey by Hanley and associates,2 for example, found that 53% of patients with PLP and 38% with severe PLP had never been treated for the disorder.

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Name : Daniella Miletic
May 9, 2006
A DRUG-AFFECTED driver who was speeding when he smashed into a car, leaving a 71-year-old woman wheelchair-bound, has been jailed for two years.

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Name: VALERIE NIENBERG
valerie.nienberg@scripps.com
April 19, 2006

STUART — Author Dave King wrote his first novel without a net. Or at least without an outline.

“I started with an outline and an ending in mind, but then I saw that the parts of the book that really came alive were when I strayed from that,” said King, who is a former painter, spoke to members of the Literary Society about his first novel, “The Ha-Ha,” Tuesday in Stuart. “So I very dramatically threw it out, I deleted it from my computer.”

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Name : TED HARBIN
Maryville Daily Forum
MARYVILLE, Mo. - Robbie Lade’s smile seemed as big as ever.

Friends surrounded him. Others visited. His father beamed. The radio blared from the truck.

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Q: My 16-year-old daughter will be going to her first prom soon. I want her to have a good time, but I’m worried about her safety on a night when so much drinking and driving is going on. Any advice?

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