Alzheimer’s disease is one of the cruelest maladies that can be inflicted on a person and their family. It can rob someone of not only their memories, but their dignity. And loved ones are tormented as the man or woman they spent their life with doesn’t even know who they are. So..
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Zsa Zsa Gabor Concussion? Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who may have sustained a concussion when she fell out of bed and hurt her hip July 17, remained in the hospital Saturday in critical condition, The Los Angeles Times reported. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-zsa-zsa-little-better-20100724,0,3311338.story Gabor, 93, underwent hip surgery at the Ronald Reagan UCLA..
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As a brain injury attorney, I know that when a person or child survives after almost drowning it isn’t always a happy ending. Deprived of oxygen for too long a time, would-be drowning victims can suffer severe brain damage. The way to stop that tragic scenario is to rescue a swimmer as quickly as..
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After years of working with traumatic brain injury cases, I’ve often talked about the need for a test that will accurately diagnose concussions and other various levels of brain damage. Now it looks like one may actually be coming in the near future. The Wall Street Journal Tuesday wrote about the new..
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Young boxer Vito Mielnicki, eight year old, is a contender. The boy from Roseland, N.J., hopes to compete for the Junior Golden Gloves title later this month in Las Vegas. Vito, who weighs 57 pounds, was profiled on the front page of The Star-Ledger of Newark last Saturday. I cringed when..
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Alcohol and Boating Don’t Mix It’s the tail end of the July Fourth weekend, and how did people celebrate our nation’s birth? Some of them partied, drank and drove — even if they know they shouldn’t. In the summer, there’s a new twist on that scenario: People go out on their boats, have..
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Central Park in Manhattan is an oasis amid concrete, a place where people go to sunbath or exercise, and families trek for fun. Unfortunately, a recent visit to the park turned out to be tragic for a New Jersey family, and the father is getting ready to sue New York City...
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I’d like to think that one day I won’t have to write another one of these types of blogs. But today is not that day. On Monday mixed martial arts fighter Michael Kirkham died of a brain hemorrhage that he sustained Saturday during his professional MMA debut. His death is under investigation..
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There’s been a settlement in a case involving a Lansing, Mich., boy who sustained traumatic brain injury during a boxing match. http://www.freep.com/article/20100616/NEWS06/100616115/Boxing-club-settles-lawsuit-over-Lansing-boy-s-injury The negligence lawsuit had been filed in 2008 by the family of Juan Contreras against the Crown Boxing Club in Lansing and its affiliate, USA Boxing, which governs amateur boxing. The amount..
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In our continuing review of the proposed Massachusetts scholastic concussion law, it is important to comment on a couple of more issues. First, the law seems to leave an awful lot up to the “Department” to standardized concussion standards. Second not even the “Department” is given the discretionary power..
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