A Mississippi state trooper who recently suffered a brain injury has returned to work. Several months ago, while he was working on a tractor, clearing greenery for a fence on his property, a huge limb fell from a tree and fell onto his head like an arrow, causing his brain to hit the left [...]
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State Trooper Fortunately Saved from Fatal TBI
November 25th, 2008 · No Comments
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Social Education Can Benefit TBI Victims
November 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Sydney, Australia–Researchers at the Liverpool Hospital Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit have found that re-teaching social communication skills to people who have suffered traumatic brain injury can help them recover from their injuries. The study found that such education can help victims’ brains better respond to visual and social cues and thus better read other [...]
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Air Force Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic Serves Soldiers
November 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Alaska–Elmendorf Air Force Base houses the only traumatic brain injury treatment center that the Air Force has. So far, it has treated around 1,500 patients, most of whom (1,100) were soldiers coming back from Iraq or Afghanistan, though almost 20% of soldiers are thought to experience traumatic brain injury.
The Elmendorf Air Force Base’s traumatic [...]
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Carthage to See New Brain Injury Center
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Carthage, NY–November will see the opening of a new brain injury center here. It will be only the third brain injury center in the state of New York. Because there are only two brain injury centers in the state of New York, many people do not or cannot seek the brain injury treatment [...]
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Traumatic Brain Injuries Not Uncommon Among the Homeless
October 16th, 2008 · No Comments
A Toronto study of 900 homeless people has found that traumatic brain injury is common among homeless people, who suffer a variety of health effects because of it. In the study, 58% of men and 42% of women suffered from traumatic brain injuries. Importantly, the study suggested that because many of the homeless [...]
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