All posts tagged 'traumatic brain injury'

Empire State Building Killer Had Traumatic Brain Injury As A Child

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

The mother of the gunman who killed a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building — and was then fatally shot by police — has revealed something that may be crucial about him. In an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday, the mother of Jeffrey Johnson said her..
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Did Brain Damage, Or Ambien, Lead Junior Seau To Commit Suicide?

Posted on August 28th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The results of the autopsy performed on ex-San Diego Chargers player Junior Seau are in, but they just raise a number of new questions. Did brain injury prompt Seau to kill himself, or did Ambien? Seau, 43, committed suicide May 2 at his home in California, shooting himself in the..
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Betty-Frontal Lobe Damage Issues

Posted on August 28th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Nine – More Frontal Lobe  Damage Issues: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/particular-frontal-lobe-challenges-after-severe-brain-injury/   Betty has some areas of frontal weaknesses as well as frontal strengths.  She has issues with impolitic speech and impulsivity, saying she marches to a different drummer.  Possibly because of her extended years of working post-injury, she does better..
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Medical Malpractice And TBI Up To $134 Million In Awards, Settlements

Posted on August 27th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you read the New York Daily News Monday, you might think twice about going to a New York City hospital for treatment. The tabloid ran a story, “$134 Million Mistakes! Hospital Horror Stories Cost City Big Bucks,” which talked about malpractice cases — several resulting in brain damage —..
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Betty-Frontal Lobe Deficits and Executive Functioning Issues

Posted on August 27th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Eight – Frontal/Executive: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/frontal-lobe-and-executive-functioning-challenges-after-coma/ Betty injuries included a surgical subdural hematoma in her frontal lobes.  Thus, it is not surprising that her most significant deficits are frontal.  High on the list of those deficits are emotional and social issues and challenges in executive functioning.  With Betty’s story, we..
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Betty-Dealing With Cognitive Issues

Posted on August 24th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Seven – Dealing with cognitive issues: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/cognitive-challenges-sequencing-staying-on-task-topic/   Betty, like so many other of the TBI Voices participants had a seemingly remarkable cognitive recovery, especially considering the profound difficulties she suffered early on. Her cognitive challenges are subtle, not the kind of things that show up in an..
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Betty-Return to Work as a Dental Hygienist

Posted on August 23rd, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Betty Part Six – Return to Work as a Dental Hygienist: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/returning-to-work-after-severe-brain-injury/   Access to extensive vocational rehabilitation made a big difference in enabling Betty to be employed as a dental hygienist. But “old learning” had greatly assisted her in finishing her studies. Her difficulty with “new learning” made long-term..
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Brain-Injured Youth Gets $14.5 Million Settlement In Aluminum Bat Suit

Posted on August 22nd, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

A $14.5 million settlement was reached Wednesday of a lawsuit filed in the case of a New Jersey youth who sustained brain damage after being struck by a line drive hit by an aluminum bat, according to The Record of North Jersey. http://www.northjersey.com/sports/145_million_settlement_reached_in_Louisville_slugger_case.html?page=all And yet some haters are accusing the..
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Angela-Traumatic Brain Injury and Self Insight

Posted on August 14th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

Angela Part Eighteen – TBI and Self Insight: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/insight-into-oneself-is-changed-by-brain-damage/   The issue of insight after brain injury is far more complex than typically thought.  Insight is situational and often the brain injured person has great insight into the mistakes they make, after the fact.  But being able to anticipate those..
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Angela-Relationships After Traumatic Brain Injury

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

Part Seventeen – Relationships: http://tbivoices.com/blog/uncategorized/impaired-relationships-and-intimacy-after-a-traumatic-brain-injury/   The need to be loved is not erased by a brain injury, just made more difficult to fulfill.  Despite ongoing efforts to find self actualization in life as a wife/domestic partner, that role has also been to cognitively and emotionally taxing for her as..
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