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Late recovery of responsiveness and consciousness not the exception after vegetative state

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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It has been considered unlikely that a person in a vegetative state will regain consciousness beyond 12 months after a traumatic brain injury or 3 months after an anoxic or hemorrhagic injury. However, ongoing improvements in both research methodology and medical intervention may be changing this way of thinking. A recent study of long-term vegetative state [...]

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BIAA Endorses the Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act

Thursday, June 17, 2010

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This week, BIAA joined Congressman John Adler in support of a bill that would ensure a method be in place when applying for Federal or Private student loans to designate who will make decisions on your behalf regarding all medical, financial, and legal matters in the event you are catastrophically ill, catastrophically injured, temporarily disabled, [...]

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Cognitive deficits in TBI related to impaired driving

Friday, June 11, 2010

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Among the multiple skills required to drive safely is the ability to visually scan one’s surroundings in order to adapt and respond to unexpected situations. In a study that compared traumatic brain injury patient to controls, subjects were connected to an eye-tracking device that mapped their visual field while completing a driving simulation. The study found [...]

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California Brain Injury Association Initial Opening Position Paper

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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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 [...]

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Changes in mild traumatic brain injury screening in the military: Will it affect civilian screening?

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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It is estimated that nearly one-quarter of deployed service members have sustained a traumatic brain injury, with mild brain injury being the most diagnosed severity. A short screening assessment that is given to service members after deployment has been used to identify the presence of mild traumatic brain injury, and has helped to identify many [...]

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Hearing loss prevalent in traumatic head injury

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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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.

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Injury to the thalamus and its connections related to cognitive deficits.

Monday, February 15, 2010

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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 [...]

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What happens to the brain after electrical injury?

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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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 [...]

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Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine update

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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As part of the Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine, BIAA enthusiastically endorses two important pieces of legislation aimed at advancing the therapeutic potential of newborn stem cells, the unique stem cells that can be collected immediately following birth from umbilical cord blood and the cord itself, as well as helping to advance the use [...]

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Health Care Reform Update

Friday, May 15, 2009

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This week House Democratic leaders vowed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s health care system before the Congressional recess in August. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and the chairmen of three committees with jurisdiction over this issue made the pledge following a morning meeting with President Obama. The President restated [...]

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