Archive for September, 2011

Nancy – Parting Thoughts for Other’s

Posted on September 30th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 24 of 24 in the series Nancy Nancy Part Twenty Four  By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   As with most of my interviews, I ended with Nancy and her Mom asking them to share their thoughts to help others who were struggling with what they have..
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Future and Ambitions for Pediatric Severe Brain Injury Survivor

Posted on September 29th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 23 of 24 in the series Nancy Nancy –  Part Twenty Three  By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   As I write this, Nancy has graduated from high school.  The issue remains what now? I asked her. What are you going to do after you graduate?  Well,..
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Growing Gap As Adulthood Looms After Pediatric Severe Brain Injury

Posted on September 28th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 22 of 24 in the series Nancy Nancy Part Twenty Two By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   With many physical disabilities, a prosthesis can be designed which aids or replaces the functions done by the injured body part.  While it has often been said that there..
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Nancy – Mood After Severe Pediatric Brain Injury

Posted on September 27th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 21 of 24 in the series Nancy Part Twenty One  By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 As Mom explained in Part Nineteen, mood is an ongoing issue for her. Can you give me a feel for her temper issues? She’s never, she’s never violent, uh, like acting..
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Nancy – Time Management After Severe Pediatric Brain Injury

Posted on September 26th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 20 of 24 in the series Nancy Nancy Part Twenty By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447  Too much reliance in brain injury diagnosis is put on MRI and neuropsychological test results. In no area is this more true than in assessing deficits in frontal lobe function.  Neuropsychological..
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Amnesia Victim Chronicles Plight In His Memoir ‘My Life, Deleted’

Posted on September 25th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Popular culture, both films and TV shows, have often used amnesia as a dramatic plot device. But when this kind of thing happens in reality, it proves to be a cruel twist of fate for all those involved. Such was the case with Scott Bolzan, a former pro football player and jet-company official. Bolzan’s..
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Need for Further Assessment Years After Severe Pediatric Brain Injury

Posted on September 23rd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 19 of 24 in the series Nancy Nancy - Part Nineteen  By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 Inevitably, the medical community sees Nancy as old history, a great miracle of modern medicine, one of the success stories.  Yet as she approaches adulthood, her need for reassessment and further..
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Nancy – Physical and Neurological Deficits Post Severe Brain Injury

Posted on September 22nd, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 18 of 24 in the series Nancy Part Eighteen  By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 As brain injury is far more than a cognitive disorder, and also because so many severe brain injuries occur as a result of catastrophic forces on the human body, we try to..
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Hearing the Child in the Voice of 18 Year Old Brain Injury Survivor

Posted on September 21st, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 17 of 24 in the series Nancy Nancy - Part Seventeen  By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447 We don’t have to take Nancy’s Mom’s word for it, just watch the YouTube videos of Nancy.  First, it is her fascination with celebrity boys. What, what kind of things do..
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Focal Brain Injuries

Posted on September 20th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Diffuse versus Focal Injuries: “Contact phenomenon”, typically result in what is called a “focal” brain injury as opposed to a “diffuse” brain injury. The term “diffuse” is used to describe the situation where the pathology is spread throughout the brain. Focal Brain Injuries: Focal injuries are typically large enough that..
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