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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Alter the Brain’s Neuronal Circuit Excitability and Contribute to Brain Network Dysfunctio by Broken Brilliant Patient Expert

Posted Sun 13 May 2012 10:13am One thing leads to another – and it matters A couple of different sources have referred me to the following press release from Virginia Commonwealth University: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Alter the Brain’s Neuronal Circuit Excitability and Contribute to Brain Network Dysfunction 5/10/2012 Even mild head injuries can caus ... Read on »

Stem cell gel helps repair traumatic brain injuries – SmartPlanet by David Granovsky Posted Sun 11 Jul 2010 12:00am BLAST from the past – From SEPTEMBER, 2009 Stem cell gel helps repair traumatic brain injuries By Andrew Nusca | Sep 4, 2009 | 2 Comments A scientist has developed a gel that stimulates the growth of stem cells to helps damaged brains recover from traumatic injuries. Clemson University bioengineering professor Ning Zhang developed Read on »

Gabrielle Giffords, update on her brain injury by Action for Better Healthcare Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Jan 2011 8:23am survival. According to some medical experts, people do survive these types of brain injuries more often than you may think. A report on CNN indicates: About 2/3 of patients with a gunshot wound to the head don’t live long enough to make it to the hospital. Of the third that do make it, only 50% of those patients survive longer than 30 days. And of course Read on »

Traumatic Brain Injury, Does Another Part of Your Brain Take Over? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Sun 26 Sep 2010 5:39am a brain injury early in life, there is more potential for recovery of function. Whether someone can function with only a small part of their brain remaining, that typically isn't... of total brain tissue they have. Basically, because the change happened gradually, and throughout development, the brain compensates. However, if someone has a neural injury Read on »

Brain Injuries in Wartime by A. Brewster S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Oct 2008 3:24pm It was reported in November of 2007 that at least four times the number of troops are coming home with brain injuries than was previously reported by the Pentagon--- Bob Woodruff, a correspondent injured in Iraq suffered massive brain injuries- brain injuries Read on »

What is a tramatic brain injury? by monicad1974 Patient Expert

Posted Fri 28 Jan 2011 7:13am of a brain injury to coping and problem solving. Bookmark this site for the latest medical breakthroughs and brain research, the highest quality treatment for brain damage... Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities. The impact on a person and his or her family can be devastating Read on »

What an amazing article on brain injury by Broken Brilliant Patient Expert

Posted Fri 16 Oct 2009 10:02pm you Mr. Gladwell. From all of us. Posted in brain, Brain Injury, concussion, football, games, head injury, Head Trauma, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, mtbi, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, sports injury, tbi, tbi education, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms, trauma, traumatic brain injury, wounded warriors Tagged: brain damage Read on »

Brain Injury and Stroke News Apr 3 2007 by Michael S. Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 8:38pm Headlines - Brain Injury and Sleep disorders, New State of the Art Brain Rehab Center, Banyan Biomarkers appoints new board members, B Vitamins and stroke. Listen Read on »

Wife of newsman who received brain injury in Iraq calls trauma nurses saints in talk at Alvernia by Dorothy E Ross PhD CCC-SLP Aphasia NYC Posted Wed 21 Oct 2009 10:09pm Read on »

Tests & Diagnostics for Brain Injury by Well Med Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Brain Injury: Eye opening response Glasgow Coma Scale Motor response Neuropsychological Verbal response Of course, these are just some of the common tests and diagnostics for Brain Injury. You can connect with experts and other people who have Brain Injuryin the Wellsphere Read on »