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Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury
Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury
According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.
Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury
According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.
Wireless sensor enables study of traumatic brain injury
A new system that uses a wireless implant has been shown to record for the first time how brain tissue deforms when subjected to the kind of shock that causes blast-induced trauma commonly seen in combat veterans.
A ride to recovery: bike helps patient with traumatic brain injury
Jose Lerma, 12, is from Valley Center, Kansas, but he’s been spending a lot of time at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln.
Interrupted brains: Perseverance is crucial in fighting traumatic brain injuries
Separate vehicle accidents in 2007-2008 abruptly redirected the paths of two young Polk County men, forcing them to overcome both traumatic brain injury and major physical damage.
How climbing helps people with traumatic brain injuries find their feet
Repetitive motions help the brain reorganise its neural pathways, but simply socialising and sharing can be a self-confidence booster, too.
Massive study gives researchers hints about recovering from brain injuries
We like to think that our doctors know what they’re doing. And they do — for the most part.
Former social worker with traumatic brain injury develops app to help her battle depression
Before the accident, she was a social worker at the School District of Lancaster who wrote a book titled “Confidence to Greatness for Teenage Girls.”
Study links energy drinks and traumatic brain injury in teens
In a new study, researchers found that teens who reported having a traumatic brain injury in the past year were seven times more likely to report drinking at least five energy drinks in the last week, compared to teens who did not have a traumatic brain injury, or TBI.