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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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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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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The father of a patient, who had traumatic brain injury (TBI) and died in a fire in a Tennessee facility, has filed an $8 million lawsuit against the company that operates the home, 21st Century Living Services, where he died, according to the Tennessean. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120623/NEWS01/306230018/Sumner-brain-injury-facility-avoids-shutdown-new-law?odyssey=mod|newswell|text||p The victim, Douglas Johnson, 45,..
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The British songstress Adele is being credited with waking a young girl from a coma. Sound crazy? Well it’s true: The Grammy-winning singer struck a mental chord, pun intended, with Charlotte Neve, the New York Post reported Wednesday. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/musical_revival_y1BNeQajpsE0XXcjXqXIhO The 7-year-old British girl had suffered a nearly fatal brain hemorrhage..
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Doctors are essentially calling the survival of a teen who was shot through the head with a fishing spear a miracle. Let’s just hope the youth is able to recover from this front-on assault on his brain. The Huffington Post did a story Monday on Yasser Lopez, the 16-year-old Miami..
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How low can people go? How about beating up two elderly men with Alzheimer’s? The two alleged victims live at Sunrise Assisted Living in Morris Plains, N.J., and have filed suit, claiming that they were repeatedly beaten by staff there. The Star-Ledger of Newark published a Page One..
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A private foundation unveiled plans Wednesday to build special centers to treat mental and physical brain trauma of the U.S. military, with ground broken on two today and the group looking to raise $100 to construct others. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) will build the first two centers at..
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Here’s a malpractice nightmare for you, another case of truth being stranger than fiction. A 69-year-old woman who went to Montefiore Medical Center for a hernia operation ended up with severe brain damage, the New York Post reported Tuesday. She is now in a nursing home, where her attorney..
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This was a rather foolish move on Lady Gaga’s part. The superstar, known for her outlandish outfits, apparently sustained a concussion while performing a concert in New Zealand. And she went on with the show anyway, according to the Associated Press. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/lady-gaga-hit-head-pole-concert-zealand-article-1.1093334 Apparently Lady Gaga was onstage in Auckland, New..
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