Pet Companion for TBI Recovery: Michael Part Eleven Michael talks about how important his pet companion, his dog Little Bit, was during his recovery from traumatic brain injury. Talk to me a bit more about what your parents did in terms of that first year after you got out of..
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The Hippocratic oath tells doctors, “First, do no harm.” Well, they apparently haven’t heard that advice in the Nutmeg State. An elderly woman has filed suit against a Connecticut hospital, alleging that she sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) when she fell off an operating table following surgery, according to the..
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Three men were killed Monday in an oilfield accident west of El Dorado, Ark., when there was an explosion as they were taking apart an old oil containment vessel, according to the Magnolia Reporter. http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_d111f0e0-a3b5-11e1-8088-001a4bcf887a.html The fatal accident is under investigation, but authorities suspect that the victims died when they..
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Speech Problems Post TBI: Michael Part Ten Michael talks about the kind of speech problems post TBI that have effected him in having conversations. He has somewhat of a stutter when he gets over excited. What speech problems post TBI do you have with conversation? Well, if I get over excited..
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Erin Butzler of La Crosse, Wis., was kicked in the head during a soccer game in 2009. And she’s spent the years since then trying to reclaim her past. The Associated Press did a profile of Butzler that chronicles the 18-year-old’s struggle to cope with the retrograde amnesia she suffered..
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Distractions After TBI: Michael Part Nine Noises can also set off seizure activity. But Michael has more cognitive problems with noise and other distractions after TBI. Micheal Discusses the Type of Distractions After TBI that Bother Him What about noises and other distractions after TBI? For example, the backup alarm..
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Modifying the scar tissue that develops after a stroke may be a treatment for the repercussions of such an attack, according to a new study. The promising finding comes from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, Calif., which put out a press release about its study. http://www.newswise.com/articles/modifying-scar-tissue-can-potentially-improve-outcome-in-chronic-stroke..
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A man from the 19th Century who survived a horrific brain injury, and became a notorious case study for neuroscience because of the personality change he underwent, has been the subject of yet more research. The University of California at Los Angeles last week boasted that for the first time..
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Petit Mal Seizures: Part Eight Seizures are typically thought of a dramatic events where the sufferer is lying on the floor, shaking, foaming at the mouth. While these kind of seizures do occur after brain injury, seizure activity covers a broad spectrum of abnormal brain function all the way to..
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Talk about mind over matter. In a study published last week, a paralyzed woman and paralyzed man were both able to move and control a robotic arm with their thoughts, their brain signals. Brown University issued a press release on the fascinating research, which employed brain implants, on Wednesday. http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2012/05/braingate2..
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