When Jamie Hilton awoke from surgery, she had no memory of her accident. She did not remember falling 12 feet and hitting her head on a culvert while fishing with her husband. Upon awakening, she was slightly alarmed to find a piece of her skull inside her abdomen. “I remember lifting my gown and looking… read more
Wil Craig was 17 years old when he suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was riding in a friend’s car. The friend was texting while driving, and she crashed the car into a tree. She was driving 120 MPH at the time, and she had only gotten six letters into her message: it said “Where… read more
As the NFL begins its new season, many athletes and spectators wonder how much damage the sport is doing to its players. A class action lawsuit and athlete suicides, along with several studies, suggest a link between football injuries and long-term psychological effects, including depression, suicide and Alzheimer’s disease. To address these concerns, the NFL… read more
On Monday we discussed a motorcycle accident in which an SUV pulled in front of a biker. Without any time to react, the biker collided with the vehicle. When the biker regained consciousness, the SUV was gone. If caught, the driver could face severe consequences. In June of 2012, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper passed a… read more
Athletic stars and organizations have expressed concern about the role sports play in traumatic brain injuries, particularly long-term effects like depression. Junior Seau’s family donated brain tissue from the departed linebacker so scientists could better determine a link between the two. Seau’s suicide suggests that ignoring or fighting the pain after a concussion can do… read more
Progesterone is a hormone mainly involved in menstruation, pregnancy and embryo development. It may also play a role in traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment. The National Institutes of Health is funding the study and Atlanta’s Emory University is implementing it. Researchers want to find out if a three-day supplement of progesterone can help mitigate the… read more
A severe blow or trauma to the head can cause a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) breaks down the most common causes of TBIs into the following four categories: Falls. Falls cause over a third (35 percent) of all TBIs in America, and at least half of the TBIs in… read more
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can be devastating. Nearly 1.4 million Americans experience TBIs every year along a wide spectrum of severity; effects range from concussions to paralysis, from temporary memory loss to sharp personality changes. TBIs change who you are and how you live. The recovery process immediately following the TBI has huge implications for… read more
The recent suicide of NFL legend Junior Seau was tragic and unexpected. Shortly after his girlfriend went to the gym, one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history committed suicide. No one saw it coming; his friends and teammates, some of whom saw Seau just days prior, could not believe that a man of such… read more
A retired Army brigadier general/psychiatrist is recommending traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims try an alternative therapy that uses pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber to alleviate the symptoms of their injuries. When William Cook stepped on an IED while deployed in Iraq, he lost part of his left leg, damaged nerves and tendons in his… read more
