All posts tagged 'brain injury'

Hospital Settles For $12 Million In Birth Brain-Damage Case

Posted on July 2nd, 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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Yet Another Study Finds Brain Injury In Ex-NFL PLayers

Posted on June 29th, 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

Posted on June 29th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

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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TBI Deficits: Accommodating Procedural Brain Injury Deficits

Posted on June 28th, 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 27th, 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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Girl Revived From Coma By Adele Song

Posted on June 20th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

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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Teen Recovers From Being Shot In Head With Fishing Spear

Posted on June 18th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

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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TBI Mood Disorders Complicate Brain Injury

Posted on June 13th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Mood Disorders: Michael Part Twenty-One Michael goes into detail about TBI mood disorders and what diagnosis he has and how they effect his everyday living and relationships. So let’s focus specifically on TBI mood disorder.  We talked about TBI mood disorder some before.  Do you have a formal diagnosis..
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Lady Gaga Sustains Concussion At New Zealand Concert

Posted on June 11th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

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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TBI Fatigue: Waking up Tired After TBI

Posted on June 11th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Fatigue: Part Nineteen I have often said that one of the single biggest common denominators of brain injury symptoms is TBI fatigue.  I didn’t get to finish this discussion during our first interview, so I followed it up in the second. One of the areas that, that we were..
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