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Tell your Senators to Extend Extra Medicaid Funding Through June 2011!
Description It is important that all grassroots advocates unite to support the extension of the current elevated Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is currently being debated in the Senate and will be very important to states come the end
Cognitive tests strongly associated with demographic variables, not neurological findings
A recent retrospective study of cognitive assessment in traumatic brain injury patients found no clear pattern of cognitive ability associated with neurological impairment. Cognitive assessment—in the form of tests such as the WAIS (in various versions) or the HRB (Halstead-Reitan
TBI is a chronic disease, not a one-time event
Traumatic brain injury is often thought of, and treated as, a one-time event. And yet, it is well understood that TBI is the root of many ongoing complications. Some complications can be seen immediately and continue for many years after
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
Pharmacological treatment of attention in traumatic brain injury
The area of the brain associated with attention is the frontal lobe, which means that many survivors of traumatic brain injury will experience attention deficits. Attention is important for wide range of self-management—for instance focus, processing speed, or multi-tasking. Attention
Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
Prospects for Senate passage remain unclear for the amended tax and benefits “extenders” bill, HR 4213, which would revive or extend various expired tax provisions and social safety-net programs including $24 billion in special federal Medicaid aid for states. The
Depression is distinct from grief in family members of patients in a vegetative state
Patients in a vegetative state may never recover from their severe brain injuries and regain consciousness. The family members of these patients are under an extreme mental and psychological burden in that they know there is limited chance of recovery,
Return to driving after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
One of the most defining elements of an American’s perception of independence is driving. And yet, when a person suffers from traumatic brain injury, the decision (by both patient and family) to return to driving is a difficult and complex
Recombinant human growth hormone replacement in mild TBI
Recent studies have shown that the pituitary gland is particularly susceptible to traumatic brain injury. Since the pituitary gland is responsible for hormone release, hormone deficiency is a common problem in brain injury survivors. Growth hormone deficiency is the most
Severe pediatric brain injury means less efficient cardiac fitness
The low tolerance for exercise that is a common complaint after traumatic brain injury is typically justified by motor impairment or secondary physical injury. However, a recent study has shown that the low tolerance may also be related to cardiac
