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A group of Air Force Academy cadets in Colorado Springs recently took first prize in a business competition for their design of a physical therapy device with applications for victims of traumatic brain injuries. Their device is called NeuMimic, and uses a Microsoft Kinect system, which has a sensor capable of recognizing the body shape… read more
Traumatic brain injuries change the victim in the long-term. Depending on which regions of the brain are damaged, the victim may process emotions very differently after the accident. Families often say that traumatic brain injury victims are sometimes completely different people, which can strain a marriage or parent-child relation. When building a traumatic brain injury… read more
A new piece of legislation, Senate Bill 1604, the Veterans Recovery Plan Act, will provide free hyperbaric oxygen treatment for veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries. Given that many traumatic brain injury symptoms are unseen, it can be difficult to diagnose, determine severity and treat the condition. “Many Oklahoma veterans are struggling with symptoms of… read more
New Jersey Representative Bill Pascrell has put forth a new bill that will hopefully promote traumatic brain injury research by creating a national record keeping system. The bill, the National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act of 2014, will require the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to direct the development of… read more
Reducing the swelling after a traumatic brain injury is necessary, especially when victims fall into a deep coma. Doctors are not entirely sure on the best way to reduce brain swelling, and still rely on folk remedies such as fish oil. A team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania (UP) are uncovering why swelling… read more
Traumatic brain injuries can spell the end of a career for many football players. Due to the high contact nature of the game, players suffer repeated concussions and brain injuries that can carry serious long-term consequences. Football players who suffer from traumatic brain injuries or post-concussion syndrome experience impaired attention, memory loss and an inability… read more
The long-term symptoms of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are often similar to the mental illnesses and developmental disabilities which receive special treatment in the courtroom. After a brain injury or repeated concussions, the victim is often incapable of standing trial due to impaired cognition and emotional reasoning. Often the families of TBI victims claim the… read more
According to a recent study by the departments of neuroscience and psychology at the University of Illinois, a single gene, called BDNF, plays a large role in traumatic brain injury recovery. BDNF is “a basic growth factor in the brain that supports neurogenesis, which is the formation of new neurons,” said a lead researcher. “One… read more
The worst part about suffering a traumatic brain injury is not the injury itself, but the related illnesses that develop after the accident. Epilepsy is one of the most common illnesses developed after a traumatic brain injury. In fact, 50 percent of brain injury victims develop epilepsy, according to a team of researchers from the… read more
Contact sports often involve many small concussions and brain injuries, which, over time, can develop into post-concussion syndrome. Brain injuries produce long-lasting effects that leave the victim with impaired memory, attention deficits, emotional management issues and personality changes. According to CBS Local Philadelphia, a group of Florida-based neurologists recently conducted a study of the different… read more
