Gabrielle Giffords, update on her braininjuryby
Action for Better Healthcare
do survive these types of braininjuries 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...
The Warrior Ethos and Traumatic BrainInjuryby
Broken Brilliant
from seeking help for their traumatic braininjury. …
Mission First; Self Last
This is essential... out expertise, especially from an advocacy organization like the BrainInjury Association...
Traumatic BrainInjury, Does Another Part of Your Brain Take Over?by
Bob DeMarco
) is significantly diminished. So, if someone suffers a braininjury early in life, there is more potential for recovery..., and throughout development, the brain compensates.
However, if someone has a neural injury later in life, the extent...
BrainInjury is Commonby
Pat S.
I have written often here about my own injury due to brain trauma from an automobile accident 34 years ago.
Here is an article regarding braininjury in Ireland. The article states that in Ireland...
Learn the Symptoms of BrainInjuryby
Elizabeth Leis
Has persistent clumsiness
Complains of excruciating headache
Typical symptoms of a non-urgent braininjury... after a mild braininjury, including mental processing speed, attention/concentration, and other executive...
Ten Years After Traumatic BrainInjuryby
Dr. Romeo V.
Neuropsychological Society presents the results of a 10-year study examining the long-term effects of traumatic braininjury (TBI). Previous research investigating long-term has yielded mixed results linking severity...
South Africa Police Slammed for Firing on AIDS Activists
Today, 40 people were injured and ten treated for gunshot wounds after South African police fired on protesters at the Frontier Hospital in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape region, said Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), the AIDS activist group that organized the march.
Police fired rubber bullets and smoke...crap
My Hepatitic
I am 39 Year old. I have hepatitis C. I got hepatitic when I was 16. I had a gun shot wound andcrap
SPASTICITY
I am 58 years old and in 1999 I received a braininjury due to a shelving unit coming loose from a wall and hitting me which caused my braininjury when I fell. I do not have MS but I do suffer severe spasticity, depression, weakness of my right side and painful muscle spasms. I received a baclofen...crap
Headache, Traumatic BrainInjury and Gender Differences
to be evaluated for traumatic braininjury (TBI). Although most recover within a few days after sustaining a concussion or mild traumatic braininjury (mTBI), there are some children who continue to be symptomatic... BrainInjury: A Cohort Study, to determine what the frequency of headache was in children, ages 5 to 17...crap
Depression and pain
I had a traumatic braininjury which left me with major depression and a body that is plagued with spasticity, right sided weakness and PTSD, I simply can't cope at times. I have a loving family but sorry that doesn't help. I try very hard not to show my major depression, they worry so and I want them to see...crap
Traumatic BrainInjury; TBI - Chronic Insomnia
Is it possible to have a traumatic braininjury from getting hit by a train as front seat passenger, and never be able to fall asleep again? My sleep specialist told me that I have chronic insomnia... magazine put the story of my train/car accident and head injury in their magazine a couple years ago...crap
Does smoking pot cause memory loss or isn't that an old myth?!!
I am a braininjury survivor and getting on medical merijuana, the reason...braininjury survivor. I was wondering if its just a myth that it really causes memory loss?!! MommyBag wants to know...crap
Just diagnosed with hyperthyroid and elevated triglycerides...
I am a survivor of an Acquired Closed BrainInjury, Whiplash injuries, Carotid Artery Disease, Early Onset Dementia, Spondylosis and now recent lab tests have revealed this. I haven't consulted with anyone about this yet, but will do so soon.
In the meantime, I'd appreciate...crap
Depression and Atripila
I am a braininjury and stroke survivor. I am on the HIV medication Atripila and experiencing depression. Is there a depression medication that can be taken with Atripila that wont have drug interactions? I am also taking Keppra for seizure disorder. Please advice so I can go to my doctors...crap