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Hormone problems after traumatic brain injury
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...Injury to the thalamus and its connections related to cognitive deficits.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Approximately the size and shape of a big egg, the thalamus is located deep and somewhat center in the brain. Thick projections of white matter connect the thalamus to other areas of the brain, which is why the thalamus to often referred to as a “relay system” of the brain, or in simpler terms, “Grand [...]
Continue reading...Sleeping drug impairs recovery after traumatic brain injury
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Insomnia is common after traumatic brain injury and many survivors rely on medication to get to sleep. However, animal studies and studies of healthy individuals show that the use of benzodiazepines (a commonly prescribed sleep aid) reduces cognition, interferes with neural plasticity, and slows recovery. Therefore, many clinicians have discouraged the use of benzodiazepines in [...]
Continue reading...Dateline NBC Exposes Health Insurance Crisis
Thursday, January 28, 2010
On January 24, 2010, Dateline NBC aired the compelling story of Patrick Gannon, a man who battled a severe anoxic brain injury and was then forced to wage war against his insurance company. The Dateline story accurately portrays how the health care system victimizes patients and families when they are most vulnerable. The following letter from [...]
Continue reading...Brain Injury Association of America Policy Corner E-Newsletter – January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A weekly update on federal policy activity related to traumatic brain injury __________________________________________________________________ In This Issue: Health Care Reform Update State Concussion Legislation 2010 Brain Injury Awareness Day Policy Corner is made possible by the Centre for Neuro Skills, James F. Humphreys and Associates, and Lakeview. Brain Injury Association of America gratefully acknowledges their support for legislative action. Health Care Reform [...]
Continue reading...What happens to the brain after electrical injury?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Even when the head is not in direct contact with an electrical power source, head injuries can occur by means of an electrical surge to the peripheral nervous system (from contact to an extremity such as arm or leg). Electrical injury survivors often show mental deficits and slowed motor skills as a result of the [...]
Continue reading...BIAA participates in Sports and Concussion hearing on Capitol Hill
Monday, November 2, 2009
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on legal issues relating to brain injuries sustained while playing football. Testimony was given from the National Football League, Commissioner Roger Goodell, and retired players, Tiki Barber and Merril Hoge, as well as Congressional Brain Injury Task Force Chairman, Congressman Bill Pascrell, [...]
Continue reading...- Hormone problems after traumatic brain injury
- Hearing loss prevalent in traumatic head injury
- A concussion is a brain injury
- Mitochondrial dysfunction involved in age-related decline in traumatic brain injury
- Trends of spinal injury and spinal cord injury of the last twenty years.
- Blood alcohol levels in severe traumatic brain injury
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