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The damaged incurred in traumatic brain injuries can alter a developing brain’s ability to inhibit impulses and make decisions, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Adolescent Health. The study found that approximately half of all youth prisoners, ages 16-18, suffered traumatic brain injuries before their incarceration. The recent findings will hopefully result in important… read more
Previously, we discussed the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for traumatic brain injuries. The treatment is still not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but it gained widespread notoriety after the Oklahoma Senate passed a bill to fund free hyperbaric oxygen therapies for veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries. Many… read more
“That was probably the hardest challenge I had,” said Christ Rasmussen, a disabled veteran. “By the time I hit top I almost gave up. But I had that support system there for me.” Rasmussen, who lost a leg after developing a circulatory disease in Desert Storm, had just made it up a rock wall despite… read more
Though not officially sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hyperbaric oxygen therapy is growing in popularity among veterans with traumatic brain injuries. One veteran described the attitude towards brain injuries in the military as, “[i]f you got a concussion, you walk it off.” During his tour of duty, one veteran suffered a host… read more
Su Meck, a 48-year-old student at Smith College, fits in very well with her early 20’s classmates because she was “reborn” 24 years ago, according to a recent interview with NEPR. When Meck was only 22, a ceiling fan fell on her head, completely wiping her memory of everything before the accident. After her brain… read more
The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently awarded a $150,000 grant to VisionQuest, a biomedical company, to develop a new tool for on-the-field assessment of sports-related traumatic brain injuries and concussions. VisionQuest used funds to create ConQuest, an iPad program which takes full advantage of the onboard camera and gyroscope. “What we’re hoping to do… read more
A recent donation of $468,000 from the Carol and Caroline Swanson Foundation to Colorado State University (CSU) will fund a five-year program to better understand the applications of equine-assisted therapy. The donation will provide for two graduate students and a Ph.D. candidate to lead a study to fill in the gaps about the effectiveness of… read more
A recent study by University of Toronto published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine highlights that professional mixed martial arts (MMA) may be the most dangerous sport for traumatic brain injury. The researchers surveyed videos of over 800 Ultimate Fighting Championship fights from 2006 to 2012. According to the study, 13 percent of fights… read more
A recent study by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) investigated the presence of a neurological condition known as pseudobulbar affect, or PBA, among hundreds of veterans. When families of traumatic brain injury victims report that their loved one seems like a different person after the accident, they are often referring to the effects of… read more
According to a recent report by the Coloradoan, a 20-year-old former Fossil Ridge High School athlete has defied all odds in a dramatic recovery from a traumatic brain injury. The athlete fractured his skull and suffered a traumatic brain injury in late January. “I know doctors kept telling us this is a marathon not a… read more
