Tag Archives: traumatic brain injuries
Is Deception an Ethical Option to Promote Compliance for TBI Patients?
A common problem of more severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) is a complete denial of symptoms. This can significantly complicate treatment, as people with a TBI may be unwilling to accept therapies or interventions for problems they do not believe
Appropriations Update February 9th, 2011
This week, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan released a fiscal 2011 budget allocation that would cap spending at $1.055 trillion and slice $32 billion from current government spending levels this year. As many of you know, fiscal year 2011 spending
Transcranial Doppler Can Help Identify Children Who Need Urgent Attention After Brain Injury
After a brain injury, there is a serious concern for secondary damage caused by intracranial hypertension and pressure. This hypertension is usually monitored using surgical means, which can be invasive and dangerous when conditions are critical. Recently, a study on
Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
Memory is a difficult concept to define. To remember something requires the complex processing of information such as time, place, emotions, or sensory input (sight, smell, sound, touch), in order have the ability to re-create that information at a later
World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
A high level quality of life is considered the ultimate goal in rehabilitation efforts for spinal cord injury patients. But, quality of life can be difficult to determine because of its subjective nature. A recent review of quality of life
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
Growth hormone replacement therapy improves cognition
We are now beginning to understand that traumatic brain injury may often include damage to the pituitary gland—a small, pea-sized area of the brain that can easily be sheared or obstructed by the bony cradle it sits in. The result
Glasgow Coma Scale not affected by alcohol intoxication
It is common perception that alcohol intoxication lowers the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) rating in cases of traumatic brain injury, and is therefore not a reliable rating for intoxicated patients. In a large study of nearly 500 TBI patients, however,
