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Active versus passive coping after traumatic brain injury
Coping with the negative effects of traumatic brain injury is an important aspect of a person’s ability to rehabilitate, as well as adapt to a changed lifestyle. There are different coping strategies that a patient can use. One is to actively confront a challenge by gathering information, cultivating skills, or changing a situation in order [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Endorses the Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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, [...]
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...Depression that occurs after mild traumatic brain injury
Friday, April 9, 2010
Although it is not completely understood why, cases of mild traumatic brain injury are more often associated with new-onset depression than those of moderate or severe traumatic brain injuries. Studies have shown that rates of depression prior to injury are associated with rates of depression after injury, but the risk factors for those who have [...]
Continue reading...A clinical test for mild traumatic brain injury in children
Friday, April 9, 2010
Serum S-100B is a type of protein that is related to glial cells (a type of cell that helps regulate and support neurons). Past studies have shown that an increase in S-100B is a sensitive indicator of brain injury in adults.
Continue reading...The ketogenic diet and traumatic brain injury
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A ketogenic diet (high fat, low protein and carbohydrates) can make significant changes to the way the brain metabolizes energy. It is well known that the ketogenic diet can reduce seizure activity, and more recent research has suggested that it also increases neuroprotective effects in brain injury.
Continue reading...A more efficient application of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory in mild traumatic brain injury.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Post-concussive syndrome, or mild traumatic brain injury, often presents as a complex tangle of symptoms. Untangling these symptoms into more precise and reliable categories has been a challenge for both researchers and clinicians. In research, having reliable categories of symptoms would help to better differentiate those who are injured and those who are [...]
Continue reading...Changes in mild traumatic brain injury screening in the military: Will it affect civilian screening?
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Brain Injury Awareness Day 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Don’t forget that this year’s Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill is set to take place on March, 17, 2010. For those of you who are participating and have made appointments to speak with your members of Congress, there will be a “home base” set up on the 4th floor of the Rayburn [...]
Continue reading...Blood alcohol levels in severe traumatic brain injury
Monday, March 8, 2010
The association of a positive blood alcohol level (BAL) and the outcome of traumatic brain injury has recently become a controversial one. Different clinical studies have shown both positive and negative outcomes of brain injury when a positive BAL is present. Although alcohol intoxication increases the risk of brain injury, disability, and mortality, there is [...]
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.
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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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