Archive for August, 2011

Bicycle Helmet-Wearing Former NFL Quarterback Spared Head Injury

Posted on August 2nd, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you think wearing a bicycle helmet is for wimps, think again. Joey Harrington, a 33 year old former National Football League quarterback, was struck from behind by a driver of an SUV while riding a bike. On Sunday, July 31st, 2011, Harrington was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries including..
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Beaten Baseball Fan Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on August 2nd, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Bryan Stow, 42, a San Francisco paramedic, who was attacked by two suspects on March 31st at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, last week has been upgraded from ‘critical’ to ‘serious’ condition but his doctors say they remain “extremely cautious about interpreting his progress”. Stow is able to open his..
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Before Brain Injury: Who the Survivor was Before His TBI

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

Before Brain Injury: DJ Part Four As with each interview, we spent some time getting to know who DJ was before brain injury. Who DJ was and the kind of life he had before the accident.       Let’s talk about who you were before brain injury.   You..
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Military, Football Concussions: Higher Risk Dementia

Posted on August 1st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Alzheimer’s and Concussion Linked A new study introduced at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference in July, suggest a strong link between head injuries in veterans and dementia. Soldiers who had suffered brain injury were two times more likely to develop the brain disorder. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43797462 Another study indicates an even more..
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Trauma Center for TBI:Trauma System Fails Because of Hurricane

Posted on August 1st, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

 Trauma Center for Brain Injury: DJ Part 3  When I first started work on http://waiting.com in 1997, I relied on some wonderful trauma center professionals for assistance in putting the site together.  I remember asking one trauma nurse, what she felt was the biggest breakthrough in saving those with severe brain injury,..
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