A Washington woman, who sustained a debilitating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a crash involving a semi, has received a wonderful gift. She has been given a therapy dog that will no doubt make her life a lot more joyous, according to KING-TV in Seattle. http://www.kvue.com/news/Stranger-gifts-brain-injury-victim-with-therapy-dog-196634001.html Kerri Eden suffered permanent..
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Researchers in Boston have mapped what happens to brain activity when a person goes under anesthesia. In the new study, researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), tracked brain activity in human volunteers over a two-hour period as they lost and regained consciousness, according to a press release from..
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Veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem to be be plagued with problems when they come home and try to adjust to life back in the states. Researchers have discovered one possible reason for that. A recent study of military members found that those who have sustained..
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Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as a stereotypically outspoken New Yorker in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” is dying of an unusual type of brain cancer, according to People magazine. And she’s using the experience as a teaching moment for America. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20679402,00.html?ncid=webmail2 In the shocking story 73-year-old ..
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Since Pate Rehabilitation offers treatment and support programs for individuals recovering from acquired brain injuries, I guess it’s no surprise that Monday it touted publication of an article – by one of its founders — on the effectiveness of brain injury rehab. Dallas-based Pate Rehabilitation issued a press release on..
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A Nebraska group and a museum have come up with a novel way to heighten awareness of brain injury, according to the Associated Press. Residents across Nebraska volunteered to create cranes out of bright-colored paper, and Hastings Museum in Hastings, Neb., has hung them in its light well, AP reported...
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It had to happen. An accused murderer’s defense at his trial includes blaming the concussions he suffered when he was a high school football star, according to the Boston Herald. http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/03/fujita_attorney_blames_head_injury The issue has been raised by a defense expert on behalf of Nathaniel Fujita, 20, who is on trial..
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With the National Hockey League lockout now history, there’s been a spate of player concussions that have raised the issue of safety again, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/sports/hockey/another-wave-of-concussions-hits-nhl.html?_r=0 In the past two weeks, 11 NHL players have suffered concussions, including the league’s most valuable player, the Pittsburgh Penguins..
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The Wall Street Journal Tuesday made a good case for the early testing of patients for dementia, even though there is no cure, so to speak, for the decline in brain function as one ages. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324503204578320032854013890.html The story points out that whether older people should be screened for dementia has..
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