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Traumatic Brain Injury
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Teen fights his way back from life-threatening accident 24 Nov 2005
Instead, all are six months into Jonathan's journey of recovery from a traumatic brain injury that many have deemed miraculous. ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
A family miracle 24 Nov 2005
Jake suffered a traumatic brain injury with a skull fracture that started at the base of his skull with deep puncture wounds and fractures that encircled his ...
- Brainerd Daily Dispatch,
Giving thanks Middle Georgians share their blessings 24 Nov 2005
...down. I was immediately knocked unconscious. I stayed in a coma for a little over 30 days, suffering a traumatic brain injury. I ...
- Macon Telegraph,
Morton Plant offers new vision therapy 24 Nov 2005
Morton Plant Hospital's Neuroscience Program now offers NovaVision Vision Restoration Therapy for partial blindness caused by stroke or traumatic brain injury. ...
- Tampa Bay Newspapers,
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Honors ... 24 Nov 2005
Joder is a seasoned equestrian who now rides at Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center (CTRC) after sustaining a traumatic brain injury in 2002 as a result of a ...
- United States Equestrian Federation,
Synthetic Blood Announces Positive Results from Traumatic Brain ... Oct 24, 2005
...proprietary perfluorocarbon (PFC) blood substitute and therapeutic oxygen carrier Oxycyte(TM) improves cognitive recovery following traumatic brain injury in a ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Medical notes Nov 22, 2005
Free. 330-344-6609. Traumatic Brain Injury Coffee and Conversation group -- 7 pm, Ballinger TBI Clubhouse, 697 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Free. 330-724-9211. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal,
Tallahassee Memorial Rehabilitation Center Joins Medical Centers ... Nov 21, 2005
VRT is an FDA-cleared, non-invasive medical device that can help restore vision lost as a result of stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Johnson - Suffered brain injury in 2001 Nov 19, 2005
Background: Bill Johnson, the gold-medal winning Olympic skier who grew up on Mount Hood, suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2001 when he crashed while ...
- OregonLive.com,
Shaken infant 'fair': Franklin child could face big obstacles Nov 18, 2005
..."It's essentially a traumatic brain injury," said Jetta Bernier, executive director of Massachusetts Citizens for Children. "It's ...
- Milford Daily News,
Secondary Mania in Older Adults Nov 13, 2005
Jorge et al. (17) found that temporal basal polar lesions were a commonality underlying secondary mania after traumatic brain injury. Jorge et al. ...
- Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
Winter Volunteers Still Needed at Maine Handicapped Skiing in 2006 Nov 21, 2005
Maine Handicapped Skiing serves a wide variety of people with physical disabilities including traumatic brain injury, stroke, spina bifida, cerebral palsy ...
- MaineToday.com,
UF experts discover process to better detect brain injury Oct 26, 2005
Institute. "Shaken-soldier syndrome is a traumatic brain injury seen in veterans who have survived a roadside blast," Anderson said. ...
- Gainesville Sun,
Health Fitness Calendar Nov 21, 2005
Call 462-5470. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: Meet at various locations in Santa Cruz County throughout the month. Call 462-8720, Ext. 17. ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel,
Love at center of kids' care Nov 16, 2005
Statistics from the state Department of Health indicate that more than 1,000 Oklahoma children suffer traumatic brain injury each year. ...
- NewsOK.com (subscription),
North Shore-LIJ Unveils Plans for $45M Research Facility with ... Nov 18, 2005
When Barry was released, the Feinsteins discovered there were no long-term-care facilities on Long Island for traumatic brain injury survivors, forcing them to ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Veterans Against the War Nov 16, 2005
...disabilities. I was just reading a Washington Post article about a soldier that was a triple amputee and had a traumatic brain injury. ...
- ZNet,
KineMed Presents Innovative Measurement of In Vivo Neurogenesis at ... Nov 16, 2005
...screening and selecting novel neurogenic agents which will enable the next generation of drugs that treat depression, stroke, traumatic brain injury and other ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Cuts force rehab shuffle Nov 8, 2005
...hour, according to Mayo. Eighty percent of rehab clients with traumatic brain injury are MaineCare recipients. The other 10 percent ...
- MaineToday.com,
Brain Injury Association Will Honor Six Arizonans, Allergan, at ... Oct 26, 2005
...recipient of the Advocacy Award, which recognizes the Arizonan who has worked tirelessly to promote a better understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Van donation helps wounded Marine Nov 10, 2005
Friendswood Marine Steven Schulz took a major step this week on his journey back from a traumatic brain injury suffered in Iraq, as a Minnesota company ...
- Friendswood Journal,
Medical notes Nov 8, 2005
Traumatic Brain Injury Caregivers Support Group and Survivors Only Support Group -- 7 pm, Edwin Shaw Hospital, 1621 Flickinger Road, Akron. Free. 330-724-9211. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal,
Parents tackle danger of youth drinking Nov 11, 2005
...“He’sa young, healthy guy,� Sepe said. “If we can get Mike to get through this traumatic brain injury, we’ll all be happy about it.�. ...
- In-Forum (subscription),
Veterans Day: Remembering those who served Nov 11, 2005
...weeks before moving on to his next "duty station," the veterans' hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., where he'll get more help with traumatic brain injury and his ...
- Tucson Citizen,
Casualties of war Oct 26, 2005
...in the Vietnam War. This is confirmed by the signature injury of the Iraq war - traumatic brain injury. It is typically inflicted ...
- The Age (subscription),
Sasha's long recovery Nov 17, 2005
He suffered traumatic brain injury, shrapnel wounds over his entire body, a broken right kneecap, paralysis of his right side, an injured left shoulder, facial ...
- Pioneer Press Online,
LOCAL BRIEFS Nov 18, 2005
The New York State Department of Health recently honored four staff members of Pathways' Traumatic Brain Injury Support Services as winners of the Regional ...
- Elmira Star-Gazette,
Dad of injured teen says adults responsible for supplying booze Nov 11, 2005
Huckfeldt Sr. said. The teenager, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, remains in critical condition at a Fargo hospital. His father ...
- Pioneer Press,
YM Biosciences Expands Development and Commercialization Program ... Nov 17, 2005
IGK develops new drugs and patents for Kalbe Farma to market globally; one of its leading products is Kalsolac, for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
UN rights expert on Belarus calls for investigation of murder of ... Nov 16, 2005
...a freelance correspondent of the newspaper Narodnay Volya was found dead in his home in the Minsk district, apparently of a traumatic brain injury, on 18 ...
- noticias.info,
Medical notes Nov 15, 2005
5285. Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors, Family and Friend Support Group -- 6:30 pm, Edwin Shaw Hospital, 1621 Flickinger Road, Lakemore. Free. 330-724-9211. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal,
Home from the fight, and the battle begins Oct 26, 2005
58,000 in the Vietnam War. This is confirmed by the signature injury of the Iraq war - traumatic brain injury. It is typically caused ...
- Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),
Study suggests effectiveness of Synthetic Blood product Oct 24, 2005
...that Synthetic Blood International's blood substitute and therapeutic oxygen carrier Oxycyte may improve cognitive recovery following traumatic brain injury. ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
State-owned company to cease distribution of privately-owned ... Nov 18, 2005
Vola was found dead in his house in Minsk. He died of a traumatic brain injury. His brother told the media that Vasil Hrodnikau ...
- IFEX,
W. Milford rallies around injured boy Nov 18, 2005
Alexey is recovering from the July 23 accident, which left him with a traumatic brain injury, at the Children's Rehabilitation Institute in Mountainside. ...
- NorthJersey.com,
You can always count on this man for a smile Nov 16, 2005
It was not my fault, and I suffered a traumatic brain injury. As a result of that, I lost my memory and I am disabled on my left side,� Bell said. ...
- Collegiate Times at Virginia Tech,
Hard work earns honors for Alves Nov 18, 2005
...managed to include funding in the current state budget for in-state transitional housing and treatment services for persons with traumatic brain injury as well ...
- Kent County Daily Times,
Denial of Care Due to Alcohol Use: A Newsmaker Interview Oct 31, 2005
For example, the Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines recommend that anyone with a traumatic brain injury with an abnormal head CT and a Glasgow Coma Scale score ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Law Offices of Robert W. Sink: Brain Injured Boy Settles for Over ... Oct 26, 2005
26 /PRNewswire/ -- A boy who suffered a traumatic brain injury from a car accident will be compensated $4,025,000 as a result of a settlement in the case of ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
What Happens One Year After AccidentaL Injury? Nov 2, 2005
...there was no group difference with regard to accident-related variables such as type of accident, injury severity and mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Taking one for the team can lead to long-term ills, athletes warn Oct 27, 2005
Ronald C. Savage, an expert on children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury, said the Brain Injury Association wants to get its message across to all ...
- Bridgewater Courier News,
Gray matters Oct 27, 2005
That leaves checking the player for the tell-tale symptoms and signs of a mild traumatic brain injury, including unconsciousness, disorientation, headaches ...
- St. Petersburg Times,
Disabled servicemen achieve athletic goals at OTC Nov 10, 2005
As a result of the attack, Guitard lost his right leg above the knee, had his left leg fused and also suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting from a mild ...
- North County Times,
News Briefs Nov 10, 2005
...care to a family member with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Multiple Sclerosis or other brain impairing conditions such as stroke or traumatic brain injury. ...
- Friday Flyer,
Sarah Scantlin's Journey to Independence Nov 10, 2005
...at least 5.3 million Americans currently have a long-term or lifelong need for help to perform daily living activities as a result of a traumatic brain injury. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
News about health and medicine Nov 13, 2005
Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the ...
- Seattle Times,
NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals To Present At Rodman & Renshaw ... Nov 3, 2005
...to improve the functional outcome of post-acute neurorehabilitation patients, including disorders such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease ...
- Eworldwire (press release),
An Ethical Analysis of Exception from Informed Consent Regulations Nov 3, 2005
However, certain medical conditions (eg, cardiac arrest, traumatic brain injury) occur suddenly and render the victim incapable of providing informed consent ...
- AEM (subscription)
Librarian's attackers jailed for three Nov 8, 2005
Cooper, 29, pleaded guilty in June to the attack on Barry Duggan, now 37, which left him with a broken jaw, a fractured skull and severe traumatic brain injury ...
- Ireland Online,
Local News Nov 8, 2005
The Guam Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 pm today at the GSAT Building, 19 Dean's Circle, University of Guam ...
- Agana Pacific Daily News,
Calendar: Nov 9 to Nov 16, 2005 Nov 9, 2005
Traumatic Brain Injury meeting: 2 pm to 4 pm, at Progressive Options, 657 SW Coast Highway, Newport. Meetings held the second Saturday of each month. ...
- Newport News Times,
GM hydrogen vehicle may be the future Nov 11, 2005
...tensing, stiffening or contracting of muscles, which are often found in patients with multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury or cerebral palsy. ...
- The Journal News.com,
NJBHOF Gala Review, Leavander Johnson Lands Place in History Nov 12, 2005
Five days later, on September 22nd, Leavander Johnson died in Las Vegas as a result of traumatic brain injury during the defense of his title. ...
- BoxingScene.com,
Henry H. Kessler Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Metro ... Nov 9, 2005
Corporation, whose research focuses on improving health and promoting wellness for people with spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Allon Reports Third Quarter Operating Results Nov 14, 2005
Canadian biotechnology company developing drugs that protect against neurodegenerative conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's, multiple ...
- CCNMatthews (Communiqués de presse),
Inclusion helps students feel part of mainstream Oct 30, 2005
Josh suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was an infant, before Mazzeo and her family adopted him when he was 10 months old. ...
- Hilton Head Island Packet,
BIO President Jim Greenwood to tour BioNetwork Capstone Center ... Nov 8, 2005
...pediatric labeling for pharmaceuticals, reform medical device review and approval, and expand research and establish programs to address traumatic brain injury ...
- Carolina Newswire (press release),
Catholic Charities opens new home Nov 10, 2005
Among its programs are service coordination and support for people with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury and HIV/AIDS disease in the 12 ...
- Finger Lakes Times,
Special-Needs Student Can't Take Bus Nov 10, 2005
Teresa Luna is seven years old, and she's a special little girl. An accident when she was an infant caused a traumatic brain injury. ...
- WTOC,
Veteran injured in Iraq finds new mission in healing Nov 13, 2005
Lose both hands or feet, or suffer a traumatic brain injury, and $100,000 is awarded. Lose hearing permanently in one ear, and it's $50,000. ...
- Providence Journal (subscription),
Sports Briefs Nov 11, 2005
Mary's Medical Center on June 22, 2004. He had fresh and older bruises all over his body and had suffered a life-threatening traumatic brain injury. ...
- Duluth News Tribune,
UN envoy asks Belarus to probe journalists' murders Nov 11, 2005
Grodnikov, a freelance correspondent of Narodnaya Volya (People's Will), died of a traumatic brain injury, and his brother said that he had already survived an ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Injuries remind Trojans to appreciate their chance Oct 25, 2005
...or play. Senior defensive end Nick Davis was sidelined after the season’s sixth game with a non-traumatic brain injury. He has ...
- Journal Gazette and Times-Courier,
Corzine's stem cell face Oct 26, 2005
...campaign's biggest televised debate, he said supported stem cell research in part because of his 19-year-old daughter's traumatic brain injury and Hodgkin's ...
- NorthJersey.com,
Richmond home fined in death Oct 31, 2005
...patio door. The cause of death was cardiac arrest due to traumatic brain injury, according to a health department statement. Health ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Ex-Teacher Jailed For Sex With Teen Nov 2, 2005
...investigation. Defense attorney John Donovan said Chaplinsky overcame a traumatic brain injury in his youth to earn a teaching certificate. ...
- Hartford Courant,
Trial begins in Burlington murder case Oct 26, 2005
Genest was fine at 11 pm, Simpson said, but by the next day she was comatose and had suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken ribs and extensive bruises. ...
- BurlingtonFreePress.com,
Allon Completes Dosing in Phase I Human Clinical Trials for AL-208 ... Oct 27, 2005
...a Canadian biotechnology company developing drugs that protect against neurodegenerative conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease ...
- CCNMatthews (press release),
Men’s quick response to accident recognized Nov 4, 2005
Estes said he was worried that Plaza had suffered a traumatic brain injury, because she was no longer responding when the personnel arrived. ...
- Record-Journal,
Protective netting necessary Oct 30, 2005
Women and children get hit twice as often as men. The shoulders, neck, and face are most often hit, and this often causes traumatic brain injury. ...
- Minnesota Daily,
Local news Nov 3, 2005
The Guam Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board will hold its regular monthly meeting from 4 to 5:30 pm on Wednesday at the GSAT Building, 19 Dean's Circle ...
- Agana Pacific Daily News,
Health calendar Nov 1, 2005
..."Therapeutic & Educational services for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury," with speakers from Nisar Health & Human Services, 7 to 9 pm, Nov. ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
VA Focusing on Mental Health, Official Says: Quality Care Vowed ... Nov 7, 2005
Tampa, Fla., and Richmond, Va. -- that specialize in physical rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury. A VA spokesman said seriously ...
- Jewish War Veterans of the USA
Facility also cited in resident's death Nov 1, 2005
...day. The death certificate listed "cardiac arrest due to traumatic brain injury with coma due to fall" as the cause of death. State ...
- San Francisco Chronicle,
Teen emerges from coma Nov 3, 2005
Estimating how long it will take to recover from a traumatic brain injury is hard to do, said John Barrett, Gillette Children's Hospital spokesman. ...
- Pioneer Press,
RICHMOND NURSING CENTER CITED, FINED IN RESIDENT DEATH Oct 31, 2005
The man's death certificate documented "cardiac arrest due to traumatic brain injury with coma due to fall'' as the cause of death. ...
- CBS 5,
School Notes Oct 31, 2005
Students will observe a traumatic brain injury case study, have the opportunity to observe classrooms and learning laboratories and tour campus. ...
- Scranton Times,
AROUND TOWN Oct 27, 2005
...support meetings, are for caregivers of adults with impairing conditions such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's, MS, stroke, traumatic brain injury, etc ...
- Desert Dispatch,
Charges fly in city race Nov 6, 2005
..."He sent the car to Connecticut because Dustin suffered a traumatic brain injury and the family made a decision for him to be cared for here," Bingham said. ...
- Torrington Register Citizen,
Health/Fitness Calendar Oct 24, 2005
Call Hospice Caring Project at 688-7684 for days and locations. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: Meet at various locations in Santa Cruz County throughout the month. ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel,
Second driver charged in Picture Rocks crash Oct 27, 2005
...“Fiester has sustained a severe traumatic brain injury, facial fractures and several other severe injuries,� Polen wrote in the affidavit he filed with ...
- Sun-Gazette,
Medical notes Nov 1, 2005
Free. 330-753-7410. Missing Link Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group -- 6:30 pm, Edwin Shaw Hospital, 1621 Flickinger Road, Lakemore. 330-784-1271, Ext. 5553. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal,
Restaurant is haven for wounded war vets Nov 3, 2005
Hal Koster, a co-owner of Fran's, says one patient with a traumatic brain injury would leave his Walter Reed room voluntarily only to go to the restaurant. ...
- Scripps Howard News Service
Vermont state government meetings for week of Nov. 7 Nov 5, 2005
9 am Department of Aging and Independent Living (DAIL),Division of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) - Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, Stanley Hall ...
- WCAX,
Innovative therapy available at MDMC Oct 25, 2005
Other causes of dysphagia include traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, mouth and throat cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and several ...
- Skieston Standard Democrat,
Frightful fun Oct 24, 2005
Proceeds from the haunted house go to Hospice of the Finger Lakes and Steve Applebee, a local man who recently suffered a traumatic brain injury. ...
- Auburn Citizen,
Legislative floor actions Nov 4, 2005
...a jail term of two consecutive weekend days or attendance at a safe and responsible driving instructional class, to create the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund and ...
- Akron Beacon Journal,
Living on their own, thanks to Anixter Nov 3, 2005
...a year with a variety of physical, mental and developmental disabilities, including mental retardation, autism, HIV/AIDS, traumatic brain injury and hearing ...
- Pioneer Press Online,
Stop signs are proof of professor’s unforgettable night Nov 3, 2005
Thornburg has since made a nearly complete recovery from the accident. A traumatic brain injury can have a variety of lasting effects on the person. ...
- StateHornet.com
Readers' Corner Oct 26, 2005
...neglectful violation of approximately eight state and federal requirements, my husband lapsed into a coma and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury near the ...
- Louisville Courier-Journal,
Greenburgh cops brighten day for Blythedale kids Oct 29, 2005
The school admits children with various medical problems, including traumatic brain injury, metabolic disorders, ventilator-dependent children and some with ...
- The Journal News.com,
First in Asia, Vision Restoration Therapy Gives New Hope to Stroke ... 03 Oct 2005
VRT(TM) Vision Restoration Therapy(TM) (VRT), a promising therapy offering hope to patients left partially blind by a stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI). ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Brain drain 03 Oct 2005
America. Players call it getting dinged, or having their bell rung. Doctors have a different term: traumatic brain injury. "People ...
- Daily Breeze
State gets $120,000 to help prevent injuries 03 Oct 2005
Information about traumatic brain injury, drowning, motor vehicle injury, poisoning, homicide, suicide and falls will be collected from hospital and vital ...
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin
HEALTH CALENDAR 03 Oct 2005
Monday-Sunday. No dues, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. Call 216-391-6664. Traumatic brain injury. 5:30-8:30 pm today. ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuroimaging of Sports-Related ... Sep 24, 2005
Jantzen KJ, Anderson B, Steinberg FL, et al: A prospective functional MR imaging study of mild traumatic brain injury in college football players. ...
- Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)
Daniel Vance column: Traumatic brain injury survivor speaks out Sep 20, 2005
It’s this clear-cut: John Fletcher of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., shouldn’t have recovered so well from traumatic brain injury or TBI, as it’s called. ...
- Green Bay Press Gazette
Report: 6,500 Minnesotans treated annually for traumatic brain ... Sep 28, 2005
At least 6,500 Minnesotans are treated and released from emergency departments for traumatic brain injury annually, according to a new report from the state ...
- Grand Forks Herald
'Invisible injury' challenges returning soldiers, families Oct 1, 2005
Both men suffer from what's called traumatic brain injury, or TBI, caused by the force of their brains smashing against the inside of their skull. ...
- OregonLive.com
BIG Ride seeks to stir brain injury awareness Sep 28, 2005
By PAT NEWCOMB. When Lee Anne Barry was hit by a car when she was 5 years old, she suffered a traumatic brain injury. She spent a ...
- Huntsville Times
Amygdala Response in Patients With Acute PTSD to Masked and ... Oct 2, 2005
The participants were not taking psychotropic medication, had not suffered traumatic brain injury (or loss of consciousness for >10 minutes), and did not have ...
- Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
Treating head trauma: Small steps Sep 26, 2005
Each year, at least 1.4 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury in the United States, eight times the number of people diagnosed with breast cancer ...
- Brockton Enterprise
Player Dies Due To Brain Injury Sep 25, 2005
...he fell on the sidelines. Pennerman was later determined to have died from a traumatic brain injury. According to the National Center ...
- Rivals.com
Chapters focus on preventing childhood injuries from the AAP ... Sep 30, 2005
...also included workshops on five injury prevention topics: child passenger safety, teenage drivers, violence prevention, traumatic brain injury and drowning ...
- AAP News (subscription)
Martin County school digest: October 2 Oct 1, 2005
Full 90 Sports (www.full90.com) for providing head gear to our entire soccer team on behalf of Skylar Hanley who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury last January ...
- Stuart News (subscription)
Montanans, especially Indians, deal with high number of traumatic ... Sep 19, 2005
...capita brain injuries, according to Nell Eby, a program specialist with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services' Traumatic Brain Injury Project ...
- Helena Independent Record
Brain injuries rip away memories, abilities Sep 18, 2005
..."But I care about him.". There are few resources for Rony and his family in Lame Deer, but the Traumatic Brain Injury Project hopes to change that. ...
- Billings Gazette
Free Toolkit Helps High School Coaches Recognize and Manage ... Sep 30, 2005
Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the ...
- PR Web (press release)
- African Americans at High Risk for Brain Injury- Sep 13, 2005
One trauma that deserves mentioning is a traumatic brain injury, defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function ...
- Black PR Wire (press release)
Injured players shouldn't risk second concussion Sep 26, 2005
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that occurs when a blow jostles the brain inside the skull, stretching and sometimes tearing nerve cells. ...
- ABC News
Class in for ABC of living Sep 21, 2005
...eat again. Each year in NSW about 8000 people sustain a traumatic brain injury. Each is affected in a different way. Some people ...
- Tamworth Northern Daily Leader
Health/Fitness and Support Groups Sep 26, 2005
...information. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: Meet at various locations in Santa Cruz County throughout the month. Call 462-8720, Ext. 17. ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel
Concussions: The most serious injury you'll know about Sep 7, 2005
Current literature does not even use the word “concussion.� This injury is now referred to as a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI). ...
- Robertson County Times
Effect of the Dopamine D2 Receptor T Allele on Response Latency ... Aug 31, 2005
T allele (formerly described as the A1 allele) would be associated with poorer performance on memory and attention tasks following mild traumatic brain injury. ...
- Am J Psychiatry (subscription)
Board to hear report on county’s state fair exhibit Sep 26, 2005
...display. In other business, the board will also consider a proclamation declaring October as Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. ...
- Times-Standard
Women's concerns are focus of event Sep 30, 2005
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Dental Hygiene Month, National Depression Screening Day, Red Ribbon Week and Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month ...
- Jacksonville Daily News
Pray Construction Completes Ownership Change Sep 29, 2005
...and my bike got caught in a crack in the pavement, I fell and drove my femur through my pelvis, fractured my clavicle and sustained a traumatic brain injury. ...
- WOWK
Blood on their hands! Sep 27, 2005
..."She has a permanently disabling, very serious fracture to her foot, a compression fracture to her spine, and traumatic brain injury," said her attorney, Paul ...
- New York Daily News
Athletes: Take a Break, Don't Risk Second Concussion Sep 26, 2005
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) find playing hurt, can be more dangerous, than heroic. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury. ...
- WNEP-TV
How Sports Can Cause Brain Damage Sep 13, 2005
...an offensive guard. The medical explanation was "repeated mild traumatic brain injury" while playing football. His death raises ...
- Pittsburgh Channel.com
Kansas Selected by CDC to Receive Injury and Violence Prevention ... Sep 11, 2005
Information about injury and violence prevention and control data, programs or activities, as well as information about traumatic brain injury, can be found at ...
- Kansas City infoZine
Utah health agency gets award for injury study Sep 22, 2005
2003. The award also will be used to study the incidence of traumatic brain injury using statewide hospital discharge data. More ...
- Salt Lake Tribune
Community News Briefs Sep 22, 2005
Roughly 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
- Bridgeton News
Back To Life 5 million 1.4 million 61 percent $1.8 million: Eugene ... Sep 4, 2005
Some people call it a miracle. The fact is Necker emerged from the hazy tunnel of a traumatic brain injury one difficult step at a time. ...
- The Register-Guard
Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council Gives Grant For Research Sep 11, 2005
South Dakotans who are living with the effects of such an injury, but the state's advisory council for spinal cord and traumatic brain injury research awarded ...
- Yankton Daily Press
Metro notes Sep 6, 2005
Seminar: A program on traumatic brain injury will be held tonight at 7 at Buter Hospital's Ray Conference Center, 345 Blackstone Blvd. ...
- Providence Journal (subscription)
Court weighs hot pursuits that kill, injure Sep 27, 2005
...the left side of my body," said Thompson, who suffered broken ribs, a broken leg, punctured lung, lacerated kidney, ruptured spleen and a traumatic brain injury ...
- Pioneer Press
Maine Handicapped Skiing Seeks Winter Volunteers for 24th Season Sep 26, 2005
Maine Handicapped Skiing serves a wide variety of people with physical disabilities including traumatic brain injury, stroke, spina bifida, cerebral palsy ...
- MaineToday.com
Doctor advises athletes on concussion safety Sep 28, 2005
Lechuga said a concussion, which he defined as a minor traumatic brain injury, could be dangerous to middle and high school athletes, or what he called a "less ...
- The Orion
Injured Child Meets His Hero Sep 22, 2005
September 22, 2005 - A Toledo boy who suffered a traumatic brain injury meets the wounded soldier he idolizes. 13 Action News has ...
- WTVG
Diagnostic Criteria for Postconcussional Syndrome After Mild to ... Sep 24, 2005
...the prevalence and specificity of diagnostic criteria for postconcussional syndrome (PCS) in 178 adults with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ...
- Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)
Comments on "Psychopathology in Neuropsychiatry: DSM and Beyond" Sep 24, 2005
The same point can be made about DSM’s coverage of other major neuropsychiatric disorders, such as traumatic brain injury, alcohol-related neuropsychiatric ...
- Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)
Bulletin Board Sep 13, 2005
...$375. 330-665-8022. Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors Peer Support Group -- 2 pm, Ballinger TBI Clubhouse, 697 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Free. 330-724-9211. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal
Haddonfield facility for the disabled fires a top official in ... Sep 8, 2005
...of the American Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists and a member of the New Jersey Advisory Council on Traumatic Brain Injury, could not ...
- Newark Star Ledger
Long autopsy results stir controversy Sep 15, 2005
Dr. Elliot Pellman, chairman of the NFL's committee on mild traumatic brain injury, disagreed with Omalu's conclusions about Webster and his criticism of Maroon ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Allon "rings bell" to celebrate Toronto Stock Exchange listing Sep 28, 2005
Canadian biotechnology company developing drugs that protect against neurodegenerative conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's, multiple ...
- CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
Allon Therapeutics to list shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange Sep 20, 2005
...as a clinical-stage Canadian biotechnology company developing drugs that protect against conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Early-Onset Dementia Often Misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's Disease Sep 27, 2005
Public health measures need to address common preventable causes of dementia in this age group, including traumatic brain injury, alcohol and drug abuse and ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Wednesday, September 28th 2005 Sep 28, 2005
This grant is from the Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Grants Management Operations, to support traumatic brain injury protection and ...
- Virgin Islands Daily News
Fete honors volunteer at hospice Sep 27, 2005
Santa Fe Fiesta, which in 21 years has raised $414,600 for Craig Hospital's traumatic brain injury patients, had its grand finale earlier this month at Cherry ...
- Denver Post
Medical notes Sep 28, 2005
Free. 330-753-7410. Missing Link Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group -- 6:30 pm, Edwin Shaw Hospital, 1621 Flickinger Road, Lakemore. 330-784-1271, Ext. 5553. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal
Medical notes Sep 20, 2005
Registration required: 330-848-7784. Traumatic Brain Injury Coffee and Conversation Group -- 7 pm, Ballinger TBI Clubhouse, 697 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Free. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal
Hardknocks are getting a hard look Sep 25, 2005
The NFL has cracked down on helmet-to-helmet contact with harsher penalties and has established a committee on mild traumatic brain injury headed by Dr. Elliot ...
- Sun-Sentinel.com
Cooling shows promise as salve to head injuries Sep 21, 2005
..."They were all in a coma," Adelson said. "They all suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, so they were not responsive to the outside world.". ...
- Times Herald-Record
WESTERN SKIES - September 27, 2005 *** PARALYMPIC MILITARY SUMMIT ... Sep 28, 2005
Almost two years ago, Jerry Ezell suffered a traumatic brain injury and right leg paralysis when a homemade bomb blew up his convoy in Iraq. ...
- Western Skies
Steelers doctor says concluding football led to Long's demise is ... Sep 15, 2005
If head injuries pose a health risk to football players, the NFL wants to address it and has established a committee on mild traumatic brain injury, which is ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
State Recalls Three Witnesses Wednesday Afternoon Sep 16, 2005
Dr. O'Quin stated his medical opinion that the child suffered traumatic brain injury anoxia (lack of oxygen). He added that traumatic ...
- Alva Review Courier
NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Announces IND Submission For NH001 To ... Aug 31, 2005
Efficacy of NH001 in Improving the Functional Outcome of Patients in a Vegetative State or Minimally Conscious State Following a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury ...
- Eworldwire (press release)
Memory loss in older adults due to distractions, not inability to ... Sep 13, 2005
...we may be able to help and know more about patient populations that have a more severe form of frontal lobe damage, like traumatic brain injury and strokes and ...
- PhysOrg.com
Study finds diet soda increases waistline, can lead to obesity Aug 30, 2005
The condition is known as Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, but there's really nothing mild about it. Author Kara L. Swanson will tell you why at 6:30 pm Sept. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal
Picture of Health: Accident Doesn’t Hamper Modeling Hopes Sep 14, 2005
Not only had the dirt bike shattered Kristen’s left shoulder, it had left her with a traumatic brain injury with diffuse Axonal “shearing,� which caused ...
- Southern Pines Pilot
Bicyclists' trip draws attention Aug 29, 2005
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics, 1.4 million people in the country suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Stacia Spragg-Braude/Tribune Sep 13, 2005
...in an often unwieldy justice and service provider system was too much for a woman with little family support and a traumatic brain injury that doctors at the ...
- Albuquerque Tribune
Basketballer guilty of injuring Sep 7, 2005
...manslaughter. Mr Ashton suffered a traumatic brain injury and was unconscious for 13 days after the incident, the court was told. ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Medical notes Sep 6, 2005
Traumatic Brain Injury Caregivers Support Group -- 7 pm, Edwin Shaw Hospital for Rehabilitation, 1621 Flickinger Road, Lakemore. Free. 330-724-9211. ...
- Akron Beacon Journal
ReGen Therapeutics Plc Acquires Rights To New Use for Well Known ... Sep 6, 2005
...zolpidem can normalise areas of brain dormancy secondary to a primary lesion in brain damage conditions eg stroke, traumatic brain injury, vascular dementia ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
UCI Hazing Death Suspends Frat Group Sep 23, 2005
...as a hazing incident. Kenny Luong, 19, died after suffering traumatic brain injury from a hard tackle. The Rosemead resident and ...
- Asian Week
Michael and Patty Milliken will witness the sentencing of their ... Sep 5, 2005
They meant that her son, who had become "locked" in his own world by a traumatic brain injury, was still aware of the world around him, even if he could only ...
- Duluth News Tribune
Iraq: Examined Lives in the Shadow of Iraq Sep 16, 2005
...if waist-down paralysis was the signature injury of Vietnam veterans, Mark predicts that the hallmark of the current war will be "TBI," traumatic brain injury. ...
- ILCA Online
U prof develops stem cell line Sep 8, 2005
...already studied umbilical cord blood stem cells’ ability to limit heart attack damage, reduce stroke damage and improve recovery from traumatic brain injury. ...
- Minnesota Daily
Special-education aides increasingly tough to find Sep 20, 2005
...variety of disabilities.". The disabilities range from autism to speech or language impairment and traumatic brain injury. The duties ...
- Stockton Record
Deaths mark rural junction Sep 19, 2005
..."I was sitting in the hospital, trying to remember," said the Cannon Falls waitress, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the crash and spent weeks in ...
- Pioneer Press
Hospitals, other facilities taking in patients from the coast Sep 22, 2005
In Dripping Springs, Brown-Karhan Healthcare, a rehabilitation center for people with traumatic brain injury and long-term mental illness, agreed to take 23 ...
- Austin American-Statesman (subscription)
Doctor receives grant for spinal cord research Sep 18, 2005
...such as emotional expression and voluntary movement, said Leo Hallan, chairman of a state advisory council for spinal cord and traumatic brain injury research. ...
- Aberdeen American News
Bizwomen Q&A Sep 22, 2005
Obstacles overcome to get where you are: Two weeks after I installed our first scanner and software, I sustained a traumatic brain injury from a fall down ...
- Columbus Business First
Vendors, tossers needed for pumpkin festival Sep 19, 2005
Proceeds will benefit the Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group at the AIM Independent Living Center, 271 E. First St. in Corning. ...
- Elmira Star-Gazette
Source: Crystal Research Associates, LLC Sep 22, 2005
...oxygen carriers have shown promise in the treatment of such ischemic conditions as heart disease, cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury, sickle cell anemia ...
- PrimeZone (press release)
Helen Hayes Hospital honors champions of rehab Sep 21, 2005
...made me feel like I was their only patient," said Joseph DiCioccio, a Montrose resident who was honored for his efforts to recover from a traumatic brain injury ...
- The Journal News.com
Seven Northeast Ohio Companies Win NorTech Innovation Awards Sep 13, 2005
InElect's innovative technology will apply deep brain stimulation to treat a variety of neurological disorders including stroke and traumatic brain injury. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Neurologic Education in Emergency Medicine Training Programs Sep 23, 2005
1 Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to neurologic emergencies, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and intracerebral hemorrhage, continue to evolve ...
- AEM (subscription)
Basketballer's assault sentencing postponed Sep 9, 2005
Mr Ashton, 21, was left severely disabled by a traumatic brain injury after he was elbowed in the right temple and fell heavily during a game on May 8 last year ...
- New Zealand Herald
New test evaluates coma patients Sep 9, 2005
It was designed to be used for only two weeks after a patient experiences a traumatic brain injury and is based on a more complicated scale of scoring. ...
- Pioneer Press
Rebuilding Together Announces Serving Those Who Serve(SM) Sep 8, 2005
...selected, qualified veterans who have suffered loss of mobility (including loss of limb and paralysis), loss of sight, loss of hearing or traumatic brain injury ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Northwest Texas Healthcare System and RehabCare Group to Open New ... Sep 8, 2005
Lopez says patients will include those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, stroke, burns, amputation, spinal cord injury and those with neurological ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Health/Fitness/Classes Sep 5, 2005
Call 429-1913, Ext. 16. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: Meet at various locations in Santa Cruz County throughout the month. Call 462-8720, Ext. 17. ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel
RehabCare partners to open rehab hospital in Texas Sep 8, 2005
...to open next spring to patients who need intensive inpatient rehabilitation, including those who have experience a traumatic brain injury, stroke, burns ...
- St. Louis Business Journal
HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES Sep 14, 2005
The Christopher Reeve Garden Group will focus on people recovering from stroke, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury using gardening and nature ...
- Wilmington Morning Star
Coroner rules ex-Steeler's death not a suicide Sep 13, 2005
Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long died from “repeated mild traumatic brain injury while playing football,� the Allegheny County Coroner’s ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Richard Boock: Basketballer's conviction gives lie to old maxim Sep 9, 2005
...claimed Jarvis deliberately elbowed Tony Ashton in the head last year, a blow that caused the victim to fall to the ground and sustain a "traumatic brain injury ...
- New Zealand Herald
Relearning skills Sep 8, 2005
..."He suffered traumatic brain injury, shrapnel wounds over his entire body, a broken right kneecap, paralysis of his right side, an injured left shoulder ...
- Pioneer Press Online
Cholinesterase inhibitors: in search of cholinergic deficits Sep 16, 2005
There has also been interest in the use of cholin-esterase inhibitors in patients with traumatic brain injury in whom cholinergic systems are disrupted. ...
- Adv Psychiatric Treat (subscription)
Clinic extends research, training and services Sep 11, 2005
...areas ranging from the effects of cognitive disability on life participation for people after discharge from traumatic brain injury rehabilitation (principal ...
- Massey News
Nonprofit plans move to Lower Manhattan Sep 14, 2005
It provides services and programs for 11,000 individuals who have mental retardation, developmental disabilities, autism and traumatic brain injury along with ...
- Crain's New York Business
Candle company to help teen Sep 13, 2005
Empathizing with the tragedy and suffering of 15-year-old Tori Schmanski's family since she sustained a traumatic brain injury in a June 19 car accident, a ...
- New Utah
FEGS Adopts NeuroTrax Mindstreams(R) Cognitive Assessment to ... Sep 12, 2005
Lately, interest in Mindstreams® has expanded to other areas, including Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Caregiving: Pets are evacuee concerns Sep 15, 2005
..."Caregivers of those with a traumatic brain injury had their blood pressure recorded at certain time of day -- at meals and during other activities," Karen ...
- United Press International
Community Calendar Sep 1, 2005
Traumatic brain injury support group, 6 pm, McKay-Dee Hospital, 4401 Harrison Blvd., Education Center, Ogden (go through Patient Tower and Visitor entrance). ...
- Standard-Examiner (subscription)
Performance of the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale in Children with ... Sep 30, 2005
...cohort. Outcomes were 1) traumatic brain injury (TBI) on computed tomography (CT) scan or 2) TBI in need of acute intervention. ...
- AEM (subscription)
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