All posts tagged 'traumatic brain injury'

Boy, 12, Drowns, Regains Consciousness, Talks to Girl Rescuer

Posted on August 11th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Near Drowning Victim Awakes, Talks to Brave Rescuer Hero. That is one word that describes 12 year old Nicole Kissel. She went out into heavy surf and braved rip tides on her wake board off the Washington coast to rescue a boy Charles ‘Dale’ Ostrander, 12, whom she saw flailing..
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Bicycle Helmet-Wearing Former NFL Quarterback Spared Head Injury

Posted on August 2nd, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you think wearing a bicycle helmet is for wimps, think again. Joey Harrington, a 33 year old former National Football League quarterback, was struck from behind by a driver of an SUV while riding a bike. On Sunday, July 31st, 2011, Harrington was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries including..
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Beaten Baseball Fan Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on August 2nd, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Bryan Stow, 42, a San Francisco paramedic, who was attacked by two suspects on March 31st at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, last week has been upgraded from ‘critical’ to ‘serious’ condition but his doctors say they remain “extremely cautious about interpreting his progress”. Stow is able to open his..
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Military, Football Concussions: Higher Risk Dementia

Posted on August 1st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Alzheimer’s and Concussion Linked A new study introduced at the Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference in July, suggest a strong link between head injuries in veterans and dementia. Soldiers who had suffered brain injury were two times more likely to develop the brain disorder. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43797462 Another study indicates an even more..
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Skier Lindsey Vonn Exhibits Concussion Symptoms, Despite Tests

Posted on February 14th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Champion skier Lindsey Vonn this weekend acted the way NFL players used to act: She returned to the “field,” so to speak, while still not fully recovered from a concussion. New York Times sports writer Alan Schwarz, the paper’s concussion expert, did an analysis, headlined “Ski Team’s Protocols Fail Vonn,”..
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Brain Injury Coma Survivor Story: From College Girl to Coma Survivor

Posted on January 28th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Coma Survivor: Betty Part One – TBI Voices Begins its Second Story I have been doing brain injury representation for over 20 years, and there are times I swear that the condition is contagious.  Of course it isn’t, but  it is such a prolific tragedy, that as soon..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Could Be Moved To A Rehab Center Soon

Posted on January 17th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is continuing to make what doctors call miraculous progress after being shot in the head, and will be on her way to a rehabilitation facility soon, according to press reports Monday.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576088303403067640.html Giffords’ relatives have already started the hunt for a rehab center for the congresswoman, who was..
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Arizona Congresswoman’s Odds For Recovery After Shooting

Posted on January 9th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Physicians are saying that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona is lucky, if you can say that anyone who was shot in the head is “lucky.” Giffords, who was gunned down Saturday in the Tucson massacre that left six people dead and 13 injured, took a bullet that “luckily” didn’t travel through..
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Congresswoman Faces Tough Recovery After Shot in Brain

Posted on January 8th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Arizona’s Gabby Giffords Brain Injury from Gunshot The next few days will be crucial for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot through the head Saturday by a gunman who also killed six people, including a judge and a 9-year-old, outside a supermarket in Tucson. We will have to wait to..
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Former Quarterback Jim McMahon’s Brain Injury Legacy: Memory Loss

Posted on November 12th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The stories about former NFL players now suffering the after effects of their head injuries never seem to end.   The latest victim of his football brain injuries is Jim McMahon, who was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. At the recent 1986 Super Bowl..
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