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NFL Lawsuit Reflects Heightened Awareness of Concussion Dangers
According to a recent New York Times article, 75 veteran players of the National Football League have filed a lawsuit against the league, claiming that it failed to properly treat their concussions and reveal its knowledge that their injuries might cause long-term brain damage. This case is the first of its kind to specifically claim [...]
Antidepressants May Help TBI Patients Heal Faster in the Future
29. April 2011
Brain Injury News, Personal Injury Lawyer, Traumatic Brain Injury
A recent study performed on mice offers hope that future traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients may experience faster healing if prescribed antidepressant medications like Tofranil (Imipramine). During this particular study, one group of brain-injured mice was treated with Tofranil while a control group of similar mice was not given the drug. The mice given the Tofranil [...]
Warning Signs: Young Children’s Traumatic Brain Injuries
8. February 2011
Approximately 1.7 million Americans suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) each year. Children aged four and under, along with teens between 15 and 19 years of age, are the two groups most likely to incur such injuries. Young children frequently suffer their TBIs while exploring their immediate surroundings. Since children’s brains are still developing, their TBIs [...]
TBI Miracles: Former Football Player and Others Continue to Improve
14. December 2010
Brain Injury News, Personal Injury Lawyer, Traumatic Brain Injury
After suffering a traumatic brain injury, many of us think we would keep pursuing every form of rehabilitative therapy offered to us, as long as we thought we might improve further. Yet once confronted with various setbacks and made aware of research statistics that claim we aren’t likely to regain many more physical and cognitive [...]
Nutritional Needs of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
23. November 2010
Once a traumatic brain injury patient’s condition has been stabilized, a special nutritional plan must be created and put into immediate effect. According to New York neurosurgeon Robert Hartl, M.D. and other experts, there seems to be a direct relationship between long-term survival of TBI patients and early nutritional intervention. In fact, a six-year, New [...]
Traumatic Brain Injuries: How Damaged Parts Can Affect You
27. October 2010
Once your doctor says, “You’ve suffered a traumatic brain injury,” you may think your life has ended. Fortunately, many people who survive the initial injury and the early treatment stages stand an excellent chance of regaining some of the functional skills they may have lost. Each injured person’s future depends upon: (1) the exact parts [...]
Causes of Brain Injury Swelling
26. July 2010
When the brain is subject to a strong blow, this could cause it to hit the side of the skull and negatively affect and damage the blood vessels. Although the brain is protected by a fluid known as the cerebrospinal fluid, it is still very vulnerable to such injuries. For instance, a child hit on [...]
How To Approach Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
22. June 2010
Mild traumatic brain injury does not mean that proper care should be ignored or taken lightly. On the contrary, there are actually different angles you have to pay strict attention to which includes the medical and psychological effects of mild traumatic brain injury treatments. This is because it is entirely probable that the patient’s life [...]
What is Frontal Lobe Brain Injuries?
18. June 2010
The brain has 3 major parts: the Hindbrain, the Limbic System, and the Neocortex. It is in the Neocortex that you find the Frontal Lobe. The Frontal Lobe is the largest lobe and the part of the brain that controls our emotions and how we relate to things, people, animals, and events. It is also [...]
Common Brain Injuries Symptoms
8. June 2010
Brain Injury News, Personal Injury Lawyer, Traumatic Brain Injury
The brain is your body’s control center. It dictates how you move, talk, eat, feel, sleep, and behave. Nothing you do can be done without the brain, and this is what makes an injury to the brain a serious matter. Although your head can sustain bumps, falls, and minor scrapes, the minute anything penetrates through [...]
25. July 2011
Brain Injury News, Personal Injury Lawyer, Traumatic Brain Injury