Category Archives: Brain Injury
New tests may help California TBI patients
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traumatic brain injuries account for 30 percent of accident-related deaths each year around the country. The agency has asserted that those deaths cost the United States $75.6 million annually. While there is no cure for TBIs, researchers believe that they may be able to stop… Read More »
Teens’ consumption of energy drinks linked to brain injuries
California teenagers who love energy drinks should be aware that they may be more likely to suffer a traumatic brain injury. One study found that teens who suffered a brain injury were seven times more likely to have consumed five or more energy drinks within one week of suffering the serious injury. Energy drinks… Read More »
Traumatic brain injury damage reduced by a hypertension drug
Many California residents have sustained a traumatic brain injury after an accident. Inflammation of the brain immediately occurs and continues to cause damage well after the impact. The treatment for this kind of injury has been supportive care and rehabilitation because there was no known way to slow the inflammation. A new study done… Read More »
ADHD may be associated with traumatic brain injuries
California residents may find it interesting that a Canadian study on adults reportedly found a link between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Ultimately, the study suggested that those who suffered traumatic brain injuries in the past may benefit from screenings for ADHD. The data was conducted via a phone study of adults… Read More »
Recovering from brain injuries may take longer due to drugs
California patients who suffered a brain injury may be interested to learn that prescribed drugs used to treat common conditions may delay their recovery. Anticholinergics, which are often given to patients recovering from brain injuries for pain and urinary incontinence, can actually impact the patient’s recovery times. Researchers from the University of East Anglia… Read More »
Test could be better than CT scan at predicting brain injury
Millions of traumatic brain injuries take place every year in California and around the country, but people may soon benefit from a new blood test that could help emergency room doctors detect a TBI and its severity. According to the findings published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma, the test… Read More »
Myelin damage may be key to prognosis after brain injury
A recent study conducted by researchers at two California universities indicates that brain injury recovery times may be linked to myelin, a fatty substance that acts as an insulator for nerve fibers. The research team hypothesized that trauma may damage the brain’s myelin, and thereby lessen the speed of information transmission in the brain…. Read More »
Moving around appears to be beneficial to TBI sufferers
Recent research has produced important findings for California residents who have suffered an injury to the brain. The prevailing medical wisdom has been that the increased blood flow associated with exercise could be harmful to those who have suffered brain trauma, and those who have come from surgery were strongly encouraged to lie still… Read More »
Mild brain injuries may prove fatal, research finds
For California residents who have suffered a head trauma, a new study gives cause for concern and further reason to pursue compensation for brain injuries caused by negligence. Results published in the Journal of Neurology, NeuroSurgery and Psychiatry show higher rates of death after a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury. Direct causes of… Read More »
Small bumps and brain injuries in California
Although researchers have known that large hits to the head can cause long-term trauma, they are starting to realize that smaller hits can have lasting effects as well. Typically, mild brain injuries are caused by the inertia of the moving brain inside of the skull. They tend to cause dizziness and headache but don’t… Read More »