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...
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...
Role of OT: Traumatic BrainInjuryby
Laura Efinger, OT
Traumatic BrainInjury (TBI), Effects and Intervention
(From the American OT Association: Reproducible consumer handout to further public education)
Traumatic braininjury (TBI) is caused...
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
Possible "exposure" from gunshot victim
I was on scene of a gunshot victim... being a former EMT I knew I was the only one... would be very much appreciated Erik Glenn, M.A. Possible "exposure" from gunshot victim Thanks for your question...'ve accidentally sliced your arm open while repositioning the gunshot victim who was bleeding a lot. Very different...crap
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
Migraines and BrainInjury Awareness Month
Although a traumatic braininjury (TBI) can't cause us to have Migraine disease, it can cause Migraineurs to be more susceptible to their triggers. Braininjuries can also cause headaches that are considered Migraine-like and may even respond to Migraine-specific medications.
March is BrainInjury...crap
Traumatic BrainInjury Possibly Tied to Afghanistan Killings
after he had his pre and post deployment health evaluations.
How does a traumatic braininjury fit... we are beginning to see the real destruction a braininjury can have on someone's life. This man was not ready... braininjury.
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Resources:
Drummond, Katie. "What Role Did Accused Soldier...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
Traumatic BrainInjury: The 2012 Congressional Hearing
with regards to Traumatic BrainInjury (TBI), designed to review the efforts for prevention and treatment... Afghan civilians (Dao, 2012). Due to the unfortunate circumstances of Bales' previous braininjury... and information, specifically via the creation of a braininjury research database to offer collaboration...crap
Sergeant Robert Bales: Traumatic BrainInjury and Update
last month, had previously sustained a traumatic braininjury or TBI. He is a married father with young..., before they are redeployed.
Related information:
Traumatic BrainInjury Possibly Tied to Afghanistan Killings
New Imaging Identifies Mild Traumatic BrainInjury
The Significance of a Bump on the Head...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