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·January 30, 2014·6 min read

Head First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is Treated

A new study aims to help identify how to match personalized medicine to achieve the best outcomes for recovering in TBI patients.

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·January 15, 2014·4 min read

Head Injuries Triple Long-Term Risk of Early Death

Survivors of TBI are three times more likely to die prematurely, either as a result of suicide or from fatal injuries, than the general population, a new study reports.

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·December 16, 2013·4 min read

Do Patients in a Vegetative State Recognize Loved Ones?

Researchers discover unresponsive patients' brains could still recognize photos of family and friends.

The image is a self portrait of Jonathan David Chandler. One half of the image shows him in his military uniform and was taken while receiving treatment for TBI suffered while serving in Afghanistan. The second half is an MRI scan.

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·December 12, 2013·4 min read

Brain Trauma Raises Risk of Later PTSD in Active-Duty Military

TBIs suffered during active duty in war zones are the greatest predictor of subsequent PTSD, a new study reports.

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·December 11, 2013·3 min read

Dietary Amino Acids Relieve Sleep Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury in Animals

Administering a cocktail of amino acids to mice models of TBI, researchers improved sleep disturbances caused by the brain injuries.

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·December 10, 2013·3 min read

New Study Reports on Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab Outcomes

A new study reports on the outcomes at post discharge and one year periods varied across Traumatic Brain Injury Model System centers.

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·December 10, 2013·2 min read

Music Brings Memories Back to the Brain Injured

Researchers use popular music to help patients with brain injuries recall autobiographical memories.

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·December 10, 2013·4 min read

Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury

Researchers restored behavior in a rat model of TBI using a neuroprosthetic device.

This MRI scan show the effects of concussion on the brain.

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·December 9, 2013·5 min read

Concussion Secrets Unveiled in Mice and Man

Using a mouse trauma model, researchers observe specific cells mount an immune response to concussion brain injuries in an attempt to prevent more widespread damage.

MRI of patient with brain trauma and resultant brain herniation.

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·November 20, 2013·2 min read

Brain Still Injured from Concussion After Symptoms Fade

Neuroimaging brain scans show evidence of brain abnormalities four months after a mild concussion occurs, researchers report.

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·November 19, 2013·4 min read

Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Concussion and Predicts Long Term Cognitive Disability

High levels of SNTF in the blood after TBI correlate with brain tissue damage, researchers discover.

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·November 18, 2013·3 min read

Surgeons Find New Method to Reduce Risk of Blood Clots During Brain Traumas

Researchers discover a new protocol, which uses preventive blood thinners in the treatment of patients with TBI, lowers the risk of the patients developing fatal blood clots without increasing the risk of intracranial bleeding.