Archive for December, 2011

TJ – Finding Coping Skills for Neurobehavior Extremes

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

This entry is part 13 of 24 in the series TJ Part Thirteen By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Michelle, TJ’s step-mom, explained that screaming fits can be set off by something as innocuous as a “good morning.” Talk to me more about the behavior problems. Well, TJ cannot multitask. ..
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TJ – Recollections of Severe Brain Injury Therapy

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

This entry is part 12 of 24 in the series TJ Part Twelve By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Do you remember the outpatient rehab? A little bit. What do you remember about it? Like, where it was and what I did. Were you getting physical therapy? Physical, speech and..
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Lawsuits Flying Against NFL By Ex-Players Over Concussions

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

The National Football League has a real situation on its hands: Last week a batch of lawsuits were filed against it by retired players who allege they sustained long-term brain damage from concussions during their careers on the gridiron. Last week was also the week when the NFL mandated that there will be..
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TJ – Little Memory of His Time In Rehab

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

This entry is part 11 of 24 in the series TJ Part Eleven By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   When your memory returns, it’s towards the end of your time at the rehab, was it Spalding? Yeah. Do you have just bits and pieces of memory then? Yes. Do you..
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TJ – Severe Behavioral Problems Early On In TBI Rehab

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

This entry is part 10 of 24 in the series TJ Part Ten By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   As Michelle said earlier, they were unprepared for how challenging TJ’s neurobehavior was going to be. When he was at Spaulding did he have any insight as to why he was..
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Ex-Green Bay Packer Lew Carpenter’s Brain Showed Disease

Posted on December 21st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Add former Green Bay Packer Lew Carpenter to the growing list of  pro football players who had degenerative brain disease. And his case adds a disturbing new twist to ongoing medical research.  Earlier this month the Associated Press reported that Carpenter, who never sustained any known concussions during his NFL career..
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Other Physical Injuries Accompany Brain Injury

Posted on December 16th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 9 of 24 in the series TJ Part Nine By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   Did you have any other physical injuries? Broke my nose, my jaw, top and bottom, three ribs, popped a lung and it caused the other vein to go up to my..
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Nature of TJ’s Brain Injury

Posted on December 15th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 8 of 24 in the series TJ Part Eight By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   In the majority of our cases, we don’t get to see the medical records. When we began this project in 2010, I had hoped to get to see a small snippet..
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TJ – Believing in What You Are Seeing During Coma Emergence

Posted on December 14th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

This entry is part 7 of 24 in the series TJ Part Seven By Attorney Gordon Johnson 800-992-9447   No loved one who waits for a someone to awake from a coma is qualified to have a medical opinion.  But what they do have is “observation.”  In my experience, observation..
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Hockey Player Sidney Crosby’s Post-Concussion Comeback Is Short-Lived

Posted on December 13th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Last month we blogged about the return to the ice of Penguins hockey star Sidney Crosby, who was benched for almost 10 months after sustaining a concussion in January. The New York Times wrote that Crosby’s comeback would be one of the most-watched concussion cases ever, as we pointed out..
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