Archive for March, 2011

Researchers Suspect Brawling Left A Mark On Ex-NHL Player’s Brain

Posted on March 4th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

The revelation this week that deceased ex-National Hockey League player Bob Probert had degenerative brain disease has sparked a debate, a rather ridiculous one, about whether fighting should be banned from the ice. Of course it should. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/sports/hockey/03fighter.html?_r= Probert, known as an enforcer and vicious brawler, died of a heart..
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Brain Injury Severity for a TBI Survivor

Posted on March 3rd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Brain Injury Severity: Chris Part Two Chris’s Mom struggled with understanding the brain injury severity because of the enormous amount of physical damage that had been caused by the accident. Before her accident, Chris was a normal girl. Says her Mom: She was a Sophomore in high school, typical, loved..
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Traumatic Brain Injury Coma – DUI Results in Coma and Treatment

Posted on March 2nd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Traumatic Brain Injury Coma Results from DUI: Chris Part One For Chris that year is a blur, much of her childhood a blur. For her Mom, that year is a terrible ordeal that turned around a simple decision to walk to a party versus accept a ride. A simple decision..
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