Legislation One of the first major efforts by the U.S. government to acknowledge the need for special attention and action on the part of victims of traumatic brain injury was the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990. Yet, it took another six years before the Traumatic Brain Injury Act formally acknowledged brain injury as [...]
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Federal Programs for Supporting Brain Injury Caregivers and Victims
February 21st, 2011 
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No Comments »Vision Issues May be the Result of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Accident Victims
January 28th, 2011 admin When a person is in an accident and is injured the injuries causing the most pain or are the most critical are the ones that are treated immediately. Lacerations are stitched, a broken leg is set and suspected back and neck injuries are immediately set. The other injuries that are not so obvious are often [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Signs and Symptoms Tags: Brain, Increase, Injured, Motor, Skills, Stimulation, Therapy, Victims No Comments »Traumatic Brain Injury Victims Studied Further at University
January 16th, 2011 admin Copyright (c) 2009 Katie Kelley Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients are receiving extra attention at the University of Arizona’s Aphasia Research Project where researchers are studying improved methods of writing and reading therapies for victims. The university has reportedly received a collective .5 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and other Communications and [...]
Posted in Causes Tags: Brain, Further, Injury, Studied, Traumatic, University, Victims No Comments »Wearable Technology Helps Victims of Brain Injury, Stroke
January 7th, 2011 admin Victims suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or TBI caused by a stroke-induced brain injury were recently introduced to new technology enabling improvements of motor and physical skills among victims. Several companies have made advances in technology allowing victims to learn to reuse limbs paralyzed by TBI and stroke-induced TBI as well as to assist [...]
How an Attorney Can Help Victims of Traumatic Brain Injuries
December 27th, 2010 admin According to current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 1.4 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. The majority of these injures are closed head, or “mild” traumatic brain injuries, and mainly are caused by falls, motor vehicle accidents and sport accidents. Closed head brain injuries can be [...]
Posted in Effects and Behavioral Tags: Attorney, Brain, Help, Injuries, Traumatic, Victims No Comments »Victims of a Train Accident May be at Risk for Brain Injury
December 25th, 2010 admin Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley The recent California train accident in which several died and dozens were injured puts into question the safety surrounding trains as a leading transportation. According to statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety Analysis a 13.3 percent jump can be determined during a three-year period. There is [...]
Heart Attack: Delaying Brain Death In Cardiac Arrest Victims
December 22nd, 2010 admin Heart Attack: Delaying Brain Death in Cardiac Arrest Victims As the victim of a heart attack stops breathing, a process of irreversible brain damage starts to occur within the first three or four minutes. Or, does it? Years ago, while researching heart attack and cases of sudden cardiac arrest, I stumbled upon an article in [...]
