Once the acute care period is over and the patient is stabilized, the resources available to the patient can substantially impact treatment and recovery. In a perfect world, every patient would have unlimited access to the best resources available to meet their needs. Ours unfortunately is not a perfect world. The consequences of a [...]
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Insurance Coverage Options for the Traumatically Brain Injured (part1)
March 3rd, 2011 
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No Comments »Payment Options for the Traumatically Brain Injured – Part II
March 2nd, 2011 admin As we discussed last time, once the acute care period is over and the patient is stabilized, the resources available to the patient can substantially impact treatment and recovery. In a perfect world, every patient would have unlimited access to the best resources available to meet their needs. Ours unfortunately is not a perfect world. [...]
Posted in Children Brain Injury Tags: Brain, Injured, Options, Part, Payment, Traumatically No Comments »Brain Injured Patients Receiving Blood Transfusion Have Higher Fatality Rates
February 25th, 2011 admin According to recent research deriving from scientists on the National Anemia Action Council (NAAC), the common procedure known as blood transfusion may be causing higher fatality rates among traumatic brain injury patients. The practice is also known to potentially cause “composite complication including multi-organ failure.” The results of a seven-year study found that 46 percent [...]
An Injured Brain Is An Injured Body
February 23rd, 2011 admin Contrary to conventional belief, humans have always had access to a piece of technology of the utmost sophistication. This invaluable asset is located inside the tellingly biased protection of the human skull. The human brain is the control center for all of the body’s functions, from birth until death. As fortified as it is, however, [...]
Brain Injured Victims Show Signs of Depression Remission With Treatment
January 26th, 2011 admin Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Individuals who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) may also likely suffer from depression. However, a recent issue of the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that anti-depressants were an ineffective method of therapy. Individuals were also given selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), which is often prescribed to those with severe or [...]
Posted in Signs and Symptoms Tags: Brain, Depression, Injured, Remission, Show, Signs, Treatment, Victims No Comments »Brain Stimulation Therapy May Increase Motor Skills of Brain Injured Victims
January 21st, 2011 admin Copyright (c) 2009 Katie Kelley Scientists have developed a new method of administering a mild electrical current to improve motor skills in a traumatic brain injury victim. The newly discovered method of treatment was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study followed subjects who had suffered from stroke and traumatic [...]
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