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Jury Weighing Case Of Man Brain-Damaged In Hotel Pool

Posted on December 19, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A New Jersey jury is deliberating on a suit filed when a man sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) trying to save his daughter from drowning in a hotel swimming pool, according to The Record of North Jersey. http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/Ramada_closing.html The civil lawsuit was filed by the family of Robert Smith, 40,..
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MRIs Better Than CT Scans In Detecting Brain Injury, Study Finds

Posted on December 18, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Based on the results of a new study, doctors should be reconsidering the way they treat patients who come to emergency rooms with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). It turns out that hospital MRIs may be better at predicting the long-term outcomes for those with mild TBI than CT scans,..
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Brain Injury Survival: Early Morning Drunk Collides with Family

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Brain Injury Survival: Craig Part Two    While this interview will delve into more than just the story of brain injury survival, it will evolve from the foundation of our normal interview approach: The Story of Craig’s Brain Injury Survival Caused by a Drunk Driver You’re a victim of brain..
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Cracking Hockey’s Just ‘Skate It Off’ Approach To Concussions

Posted on December 17, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Old ways die hard, even if they fly in the face of medical research and could lead to brain damage for young athletes. A Canadian study, published last month in the journal Neurosurgical Focus, found that two universities made hockey players return to games even when it was apparent that..
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TBI Advocate: Out of Coma Emerges Leading TBI Advocate

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TBI Advocate: Craig Part One My interview with Craig Sicilia of the TBI Survivor’s Network was more than another TBI Voice.  Craig’s interview was more than a story of his survival and recovery from brain injury.  It was an opportunity to be at the epicenter of change, to be a..
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Man Gets 7 1/2 Years For Shaking Baby, Causing Brain Trauma

Posted on December 16, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

An Oregon man was sentenced to 7 1/2 years Friday on charges that he shook his 7-month-old daughter so hard that she sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2012/12/gresham_dad_who_shook_baby_-_c.html Roderick Frimpong, 28, of Gresham received the sentence for first-degree assault in Multnomah County Circuit Court, The Oregonian..
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Mother Claims Daughter Sustained TBI From Dental Surgery

Posted on December 15, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A Canadian mother is alleging that her 4-year-old daughter suffered permanent brain damage after having routine dental surgery, according to Dentistry IQ. http://www.dentistryiq.com/news/2012/12/15/girl-4-brain-damaged-from-dental-surgery-says-mother.html Apryl Roulette of Manitoba on Oct. 11 brought her daughter Jairlyn to Winnipeg to Children’s Dental World for several procedures, Dentistry IQ reported. The child was given..
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Hillary Clinton Suffers A Concussion

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, recuperating from a virus, fainted and sustained a concussion, the state Department said Saturday. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/12/202094.htm “While suffering from a stomach virus, Secretary Clinton became dehydrated and fainted, sustaining a concussion,” the statement said. “She has been recovering at home and will continue to be..
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Issues Raised By NFL Concussion Suits Could Impact Other Sports

Posted on December 14, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The New York Times did a story this week on several issues that haven’t received any attention since ex-NFL players filed a deluge of lawsuits over their concussions: What liability insurers will have in this litigation, and whether or not it will result in premiums skyrocketing for other sports, even..
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Elizabeth Part Ten-The Puzzle of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on December 12, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Elizabeth Concludes with  –  The Puzzle of Mild TBI   http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/puzzle-of-disability-from-the-milder-tbi/   Elizabeth’s story exemplifies the all too common occurrence of a second less severe injury (i.e., concussion) producing a greater disability than an earlier more severe brain injury (i.e., coma and brain surgery). This segment explores possible explanations. Elizabeth’s..
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