Speech Problems Post TBI: Michael Part Ten Michael talks about the kind of speech problems post TBI that have effected him in having conversations. He has somewhat of a stutter when he gets over excited. What speech problems post TBI do you have with conversation? Well, if I get over excited..
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Erin Butzler of La Crosse, Wis., was kicked in the head during a soccer game in 2009. And she’s spent the years since then trying to reclaim her past. The Associated Press did a profile of Butzler that chronicles the 18-year-old’s struggle to cope with the retrograde amnesia she suffered..
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Distractions After TBI: Michael Part Nine Noises can also set off seizure activity. But Michael has more cognitive problems with noise and other distractions after TBI. Micheal Discusses the Type of Distractions After TBI that Bother Him What about noises and other distractions after TBI? For example, the backup alarm..
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Petit Mal Seizures: Part Eight Seizures are typically thought of a dramatic events where the sufferer is lying on the floor, shaking, foaming at the mouth. While these kind of seizures do occur after brain injury, seizure activity covers a broad spectrum of abnormal brain function all the way to..
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Processed sugar can not only make you fat, it can wreak havoc on your brain, interfering with memory and learning, according to a study done at the University of California at Los Angeles. In a press release last week, UCLA said that a new “rat study” is the first research..
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Post TBI Vision Problems: Part Seven One of the often missed symptoms of brain injury are post TBI vision problems. While those surviving a severe brain injury, like Michael may get diagnosis of this problem, they can occur even in milder cases. Post TBI vision problems can come from an..
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A new study has found that younger athletes, and girls in particular, take longer to recover from concussions than older males. Those were the findings of research published in the most recent issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine, with the lead author being Tracey Covassin, an associate professor..
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The National Hockey League is continuing to play tough with players who are making illegal blows to the head. Earlier this week, in the middle of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the NHL suspended Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux for one game, according to The New York Times. http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/n-h-l-suspends-flyers-giroux-for-one-game/ His offense was..
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Here’s one of the smartest decisions I’ve seen anyone make in a long time: Cincinnati Bengals Jacob Bell is retiring from football, citing last week’s suicide by Junior Seau. Bell, who has played eight seasons in the NFL, has told numerous media outlets that he doesn’t want to risk sustaining..
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Frontotemporal dementia almost makes Alzheimer’s disease look like a picnic. The New York Times Sunday did a Page One story on this particular form of dementia, which it described as a “little-known, poorly understood and frequently misdiagnosed group of brain diseases that eat away at personality and language.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/health/a-rare-form-of-dementia-tests-a-vow-of-for-better-for-worse.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all “Frontotemporal..
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