Archive for August, 2012

Betty – Don’t Ever Give Up

Posted on August 31st, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Concludes in Part 12 –  Don’t Ever Give Up: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/dont-ever-give-up-after-brain-injury/ Betty concludes with words for the brain injury community, both survivor and family that one must never give up, be the best you can be today and that tomorrow you will be even better.   NEXT…Chris’s Story Begins

Judges More Lenient On Defendants With Genetic Brain Woes, Study Finds

Posted on August 30th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s a fascinating piece of research: Judges who were informed that a convicted criminal was genetically predisposed to violence meted out lighter sentences to him than they otherwise would have. The New York Times called the research, which was published in the journal Science, “the most rigorous study to date..
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Betty-Care Must Be Ongoing After Brain Injury

Posted on August 30th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Eleven – Care Must Be Ongoing: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/maximum-recovery-from-tbi-requires-a-lifetime-of-care/ Brain injury happens in an instant but the recovery must be for a lifetime.  Betty is a great example of the long-term need to continue to grow, to continue to work hard to get better and how even through failures, the..
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Empire State Building Killer Had Traumatic Brain Injury As A Child

Posted on August 29th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The mother of the gunman who killed a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building — and was then fatally shot by police — has revealed something that may be crucial about him. In an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday, the mother of Jeffrey Johnson said her..
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Betty-Dating and Marriage After Brain Injury

Posted on August 29th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Ten – Dating and Marriage after Brain Injury: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/dating-and-relationships-after-brain-injury/ Betty’s recovery was also benefitted by years of dating and ultimately marrying after her TBI.  As she was in her early twenties when hurt, those parts of life were ahead of her at the time of her injury. While..
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Did Brain Damage, Or Ambien, Lead Junior Seau To Commit Suicide?

Posted on August 28th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The results of the autopsy performed on ex-San Diego Chargers player Junior Seau are in, but they just raise a number of new questions. Did brain injury prompt Seau to kill himself, or did Ambien? Seau, 43, committed suicide May 2 at his home in California, shooting himself in the..
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Betty-Frontal Lobe Damage Issues

Posted on August 28th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Nine – More Frontal Lobe  Damage Issues: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/particular-frontal-lobe-challenges-after-severe-brain-injury/   Betty has some areas of frontal weaknesses as well as frontal strengths.  She has issues with impolitic speech and impulsivity, saying she marches to a different drummer.  Possibly because of her extended years of working post-injury, she does better..
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Medical Malpractice And TBI Up To $134 Million In Awards, Settlements

Posted on August 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you read the New York Daily News Monday, you might think twice about going to a New York City hospital for treatment. The tabloid ran a story, “$134 Million Mistakes! Hospital Horror Stories Cost City Big Bucks,” which talked about malpractice cases — several resulting in brain damage —..
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Betty-Frontal Lobe Deficits and Executive Functioning Issues

Posted on August 27th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Eight – Frontal/Executive: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/frontal-lobe-and-executive-functioning-challenges-after-coma/ Betty injuries included a surgical subdural hematoma in her frontal lobes.  Thus, it is not surprising that her most significant deficits are frontal.  High on the list of those deficits are emotional and social issues and challenges in executive functioning.  With Betty’s story, we..
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Magnetic Sensors Being Perfected Can Detect Brain Damage

Posted on August 26th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Scientists are hard at work trying to perfect sugar-cube-sized magnetic sensors that monitor brain activity, according to a story in The New York Times Sunday. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/business/sensors-for-brain-injuries-may-help-future-athletes.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper The article describes the work doing done at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology by researcher Svenja Knappe in Boulder, Colo...
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