Tag Archive | "brain injury attorneys"
Acute management of traumatic brain injury
In a three-part review of acute management for traumatic brain injury, researchers recently recommended what they considered to be best practices within non-pharmacological interventions, pharmacological interventions, and interventions used to promote arousal from coma. Their findings were as follows. Non-pharmacological interventions used to reduce secondary injury: After the primary injury, acute care of traumatic brain injury focuses [...]
Continue reading...Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Holds Brain Injury Benchmarking Hearing
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
On May 5, 2010, The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing examining the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in responding to the rehabilitation needs of veterans with TBI since the passage of the TBI-related provisions as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008. BIAA passed its slot to testify to [...]
Continue reading...Spinal cord injury trends in skimboarding
Friday, April 30, 2010
Skimboarding is a popular water sport that involves “skimming” a wave from shore to ocean. As it has become more competitive and extreme, the risk of injury has increased. Past medical research has shown an increase in fractures and sprains, but a recent study has shown that there is also a significant risk of spinal [...]
Continue reading...Veterans Health Care Omnibus
Thursday, April 22, 2010
On Thursday, April 22, 2010, the Senate cleared an omnibus veterans’ health care measure that provides important assistance to both veterans and caregivers. S. 1963, as modified by the House, includes nearly $1.6 billion in authorizations for programs designed to aid caregivers of eligible veterans. The measure, which now goes to the White House for [...]
Continue reading...California Brain Injury Association Initial Opening Position Paper
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Brain injury constitutes a major public health threat in California. The number of people who sustain brain injury each year in California is estimated to exceed 222,000 per year . These numbers do not include between 144,000 to 342,000 sports-related concussions estimated to occur in California each year . Approximately 52,250 children [...]
Continue reading...Diffuse axonal injury and the corpus callosum in pediatric brain injury patients
Monday, April 5, 2010
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) describes damage to the axon of a neuron. Axons are covered in white, fatty matter that helps to quickly relay messages back and forth, and the major region of the brain that is dense with this white matter is called the corpus callosum. As such, the corpus callosum is the most [...]
Continue reading...Hormone problems after traumatic brain injury
Monday, March 15, 2010
Hormonal problems caused by damage to the pituitary gland are considered common in traumatic brain injury. However, reports of rates of pituitary gland impairment after traumatic brain injury have varied from 15-90%. Researchers from the Netherlands recently suggested that this variation could be due to differences in diagnostic criteria, in the type of tests given, [...]
Continue reading...Mitochondrial dysfunction involved in age-related decline in traumatic brain injury
Monday, March 8, 2010
Older age has been known to be a negative factor in recovery after traumatic brain injury. While there are several factors that may be involved in this association, such as pre-existing conditions or multiple medications that negatively impact the injury, a cellular explanation has also been proposed.
Continue reading...Trends of spinal injury and spinal cord injury of the last twenty years.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Long-term studies of specific injuries, their interventions, and their outcomes help to help to identify trends, recognize potential therapeutic problems, and direct future guidelines of care. Such a study was recently conducted in Canada in order to determine the characteristics, trends, and potential predictors of spinal trauma and its associated injuries.
Continue reading...Hormone problems after traumatic brain injury
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hormonal problems caused by damage to the pituitary gland are considered common in traumatic brain injury. However, reports of rates of pituitary gland impairment after traumatic brain injury have varied from 15-90%. Researchers from the Netherlands recently suggested that this variation could be due to differences in diagnostic criteria, in the type of tests given, [...]
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.
- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Update
- 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
- Brain Injury Law
- General
- Judgments/Settlements
- More About TBI
- Post Traumatic Stress
- Recent TBI News
- Speaking Engagements
- Uncategorized
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- September 2005
- August 2005
- January 2005
Contact Us
© 2010 Brain Injury Blog | Traumatic Brain Injury TBI. Brought to you by The Scarlett Law Group.
The Scarlett Law Group is a personal injury law firm located in San Francisco, California serving clients throughout California and handling national and international tort cases. Contact our San Francisco law offices today regarding your personal injury case.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
0 Comments