Brain Injury

New studies are emerging dealing with the issue of self-identity and brain injury.  Many traumatic brain injuries result in a victim’s inability to identify people around him, or even remember things about his own self.  A small group of brain scientists is now investigating misidentification syndromes, as the delusions are called, for clues to one […]

High school football season is here.  An exciting time, to be sure, but I always get nervous this time of year because I know the athletes are getting bigger and stronger, and the hits are getting harder and harder.  Concussions and head injuries are sometimes part of football, but two players died in North Carolina

For the first time, researchers are studying the brain injuries of combat veterans, using mapping techniques, hoping to better understand the intricacies of how such injuries occur and what can be done about them.  I am excited because such research will ultimately benefit my brain injury clients, who struggle on a daily basis with their

A new study out of Europe sheds light on the association between the size of Intracranial bleeding and mortality in patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.  The study found, maybe not surprisingly, that the larger the size of the bleed on the brain, the higher the risk of mortality.  The study did not account for the

A new study highlights a promising new treatment for brain injury.  It appears that repetitive Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) treatments, started 1 hour after traumatic brain injury can significantly reduced axonal loss and neuronal degeneration, suggesting that HBO was able to attenuate the effects of brain damage by reducing the progression of neuronal injury.  HBO is

I was so saddened to learn this week of the death of a young athlete in the sport of boxing, apparently caused by a knockout blow during a welterweight fight.   I find it so hard to believe that a sport in which the primary goal is to knock out your opponent still curries favor among

A new study confirms something I have been aware of for years, given my experience with traumatic brain injury cases.  Toddlers are at a higher risk for head injuries than any other age group.  Many such injuries occur to that demographic due to falls.  Just over half the injuries happened in the home, with school,

Yet another article touting the dangers of cyclists failing to wear helmets.  Personally, as a cyclist, I don’t understand the ignorance of someone wanting to ride a bicycle on the same road as cars and failing to protect themselves from traumatic brain injury, but I guess some of them are out there.  Someone once told

Apparently there are some who believe helmets are not necessary in female lacrosse.  I find that incredible, because my belief is that safety is the ultimate priority.  One of the arguments against helmets in that venue is that “girls aren’t strong enough to cause head injury with a lacrosse stick.”  Such an argument is counter