brain injury

YouTube videos give clues to brain injury symptom

harminka — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:48:44 -0500

Brain injury researchers at the University of Kentucky have spent hundreds of hours watching YouTube videos of people getting smacked, punched and knocked in the head during sporting events and recreational activities. But those researchers weren't goofing off on the Internet; they were doing hard science.

Report: Natasha Richardson Taken Off Life Support

Michael Santo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:36:31 -0500

There are several reports that Natasha Richardson, who suffered a brain injury as a result of a skiing accident, and was reportedly flown from Canada to New York and Lenox Hill Hospital has been taken off life support.

Cognitive rehabilitation helps people with acquired brain injury

harminka — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:05:52 -0600

Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. Because the data suggest that treatment may work best when tailored to age, injury, symptoms, and time since injury, the findings may help establish evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Diabetes associated with different types of brain injury in patients with dementia

harminka — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:12:52 -0600

Patients with dementia and diabetes appear to display a different pattern of injuries in their brains than patients with dementia but without diabetes, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the March print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Delusions associated with consistent pattern of brain injury

harminka — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:09:22 -0600

A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain delusions and brain disorders revealing a consistent pattern of injury to the frontal lobe and right hemisphere of the human brain.

Small-molecule drugs could spark neuron regeneration

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:40:59 -0600

Silencing natural growth inhibitors may make it possible to regenerate nerves damaged by brain or spinal cord injury, finds a study from Children's Hospital Boston.

Post-cardiac arrest care key to survival

harminka — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:45:30 -0500

The urgent need for treatment doesn’t end when a person regains a pulse after suffering sudden cardiac arrest — healthcare providers need to move quickly into post-cardiac arrest care to keep a person alive and ensure the best outcome.

Adult stem cells activated in mammalian brain

harminka — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:06:07 -0500

Adult stem cells originate in a different part of the brain than is commonly believed, and with proper stimulation they can produce new brain cells to replace those lost to disease or injury, a study by UC Irvine scientists has shown.

Following traumatic brain injury, balanced nutrition saves lives

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:31:54 -0500

Clinician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are suggesting an immediate and important change to guidelines used in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Resuscitation technique after brain injury may do more harm than good

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:40:19 -0500

The current standard practice of giving infants and children 100 percent oxygen to prevent brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation may actually inflict additional harm, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Resuscitation technique after brain injury may do more harm than good

harminka — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:09:41 -0500

Minorities sentenced harsher for inflicted traumatic brain injury of children

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:10:28 -0500

Non-white defendants are nearly twice as likely to receive harsher prison sentences than white defendants in North Carolina criminal cases stemming from inflicted traumatic brain injury of young children.