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Study Finds Link Between Premature Birth And Mental Woes

Posted on July 3, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Premature babies don’t only face physical problems at their birth: They are at a greater risk for mental illness as they become older, adolescent or young adults. So found a new study that was done in Sweden, and which The New York Times reported on Tuesday. http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1171951 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/health/premature-birth-may-raise-risk-for-mental-illness-study-reports.html?ref=science Scientists looked..
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DNA Mapping Aims To Provide Insights To Alzheimer’s

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Researchers for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) plan to map the DNA of 800 people who are taking part in a study of the causes of memory and cognitive loss, according to various press reports this week. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) issued a press release..
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Hospital Settles For $12 Million In Birth Brain-Damage Case

Posted on July 2, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A $12 million settlement has been reached in the case of an Indiana girl who suffered permanent brain damage during her birth, according to The Times of North West Indiana. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/lowell/m-settlement-reached-for-lowell-child-who-suffered-brain-damage/article_52233630-26f1-564e-bd6d-c78fae84d614.html Kari Cavanaugh of Lowell, Ind., reached the settlement announced last Friday with South Suburban Hospital in Hazelcrest, Ind., and..
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Injured Gas Rig Worker Wins $4.1 Million Jury Award

Posted on June 30, 2012 · Posted in Uncategorized

A worker who was injured on the job at a gas drilling rig in Colorado was awarded $4.1 million by a federal jury in Denver in June, according to the Post Independent. http://www.postindependent.com/article/20120615/VALLEYNEWS/120619935/1083&ParentProfile=1074 The verdict went to Von Phathong, now 42, who was born in Laos but is now a..
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Yet Another Study Finds Brain Injury In Ex-NFL PLayers

Posted on June 29, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The evidence continues to build on the connection between football-related head injuries and long-term neurological problems. In the latest research, it was determined that more than 40 percent of a group of retired NFL players tested had depression or dementia, according to HealthDay. The study was performed at Center for..
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Boy’s Trampoline Brain Injury, Amnesia Leads To Lawsuit

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An indoor recreation center, which has trampolines for kids, is being sued over a child’s brain injury and amnesia, according to Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-injured-idUS128295699720120627 The federal lawsuit filed on behalf of the child, D.D.B., charges that the boy hit his head on a pole when he bounced off the side wall..
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Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms Interfered With Work

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Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms: Michael Part Twenty Eight Michael talks about working with traumatic brain injury symptoms and the effect the limitations that traumatic brain injury symptoms cause. There’s a list of criteria that the Social Security Administration publishes in terms of the mental abilities it takes to be able..
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TBI Deficits: Accommodating Procedural Brain Injury Deficits

Posted on June 28, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Deficits: Part Twenty Seven Michael and I discussed the different TBI deficits and what triggers them such as what would trigger his temper and tendency to become violent.   Let’s specifically talk about the kind TBI deficits that triggers your temper or what we might call a neurobehavioral problem..
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Man Who Suffered TBI In Golf Cart Accident Settles Lawsuit

Posted on June 27, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The family of a man, who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) after falling off the back of  a golf cart, has settled a $5 million lawsuit with one defendant, according to Reuters. A trial will go forward against the remaining defendant. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-injured-idUS374143684420120627 New Hampshire Motor Speedway settled a suit brought..
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TBI Petit Mal Seizures Created Problems with Census Bureau Job

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TBI Petit Mal Seizures: Michael Part Twenty Six Procedural non-compliance wasn’t as big a problem with his next job, working for the U.S. Census bureau. But unfortunately,working on the computers set off his TBI petit mal seizure disorder. What did you end up doing for the government? This is what I..
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