Brain activity has been detected in patients in a vegetative state due to a traumatic brain injury, according to a recent study conducted by a group of neuroscientists. The study examined patients who have been diagnosed in a vegetative state where they are alive, but are void of any sense of awareness. Around 20,000 Americans [...]
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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 [...]
For ADHD Adult Patients, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Plus Medication Better Than Medication Alone
February 8th, 2011 admin For ADHD Adult Patients, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Plus Medication Better Than Medication Alone An adult with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who takes targeted medication combined with 1-on-1 sessions of CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is likely to experience significantly greater improvement of symptoms compared to an ADHD adult patient who only has the medication, according to research [...]
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No Comments »Benefits of team approach in Rehabilitation of Brain injury patients
February 4th, 2011 admin Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex injury to the brain and occurs when an outside force traumatically injures the brain. It has a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities, affecting the day to day functioning of a patient. The impact of the injury on a person and his or her family can be devastating. [...]
Posted in Treatment Tags: approach, Benefits, Brain, Injury, Patients, Rehabilitation, Team No Comments »Music Helps with Neurological Development for Brain Injury Patients
January 30th, 2011 admin A study recently published in an August edition of Medical Hypotheses found that music therapy can benefit patients with neuropsyhciatric disorders often caused by a traumatic brain injury accident. According to researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, located in Boston, “the brain grows in response to musical training in the way a [...]
Posted in Causes Tags: Brain, Development, Helps, Injury, Music, Neurological, Patients No Comments »Brain Injury Lawyer at Help to Patients in Brain Injuries
January 14th, 2011 admin By far the most important part of the human body happens to be our brains and along with, it is also prone to some serious and long spanning injuries being extremely delicate in function. Being of highly serious consequence and impacts, the brain injury lawyer helps patients suffering from brain injuries to help them in [...]
