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In October 2014 Dr Richard Tobin (a surgeon at Texas A&M University Health Center) and colleagues published their research in Acta Neuropathologica Communications on how to stop secondary brain damage from head trauma. They theorized that head trauma can disrupt the blood-brain barrier, activate immune cells known as T-cells, and allow T-cells into
On December 11, 2014 Tufts University announced the development and licensing of a new fiber-optic technology called CHS (coherent hemodynamics spectroscopy) to measure brain health after TBI, stroke or other brain trauma. The technology measures blood flow, blood volume, and oxygen consumption in the brain in real time in a non-invasive manner. It
Some people who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) also suffer PTSD. Although it used to be believed that only conscious memory of trauma could cause PTSD, it is now clear that unremembered trauma can cause it. For example many war veterans who remember riding in a Humvee and then being rescued after
People who sustain a TBI often experience a period of hospitalization, muscle disuse, and/or depressed mood that can be helped by exercise. Physicians and physical therapists typically recommend daily walking at ever increasing distances, but this can pose challenges which include physical disability and lack of motivation. A new study in the journal
One of the most common effects of a traumatic brain injury is insomnia. Insomnia is not your friend. It has been linked with obesity, depression, memory loss, stroke, and other adverse conditions. How does insomnia affect the brain? Christian Benedict at the Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Sweden, did a study involving a
After TBI many people experience persistent depression even after trying anti-depressant medication. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a modality that can help relieve pill resistant depression without causing the tiny seizures or memory dysfunction associated with electroconvulsant therapy. TMS treatments are administered by placing a small device on the patient’s scalp while she
Neuroscience has already established that concussions can trigger the build up of sticky tau protein in the brain that causes the same destructive effects of Alzheimer’s disease. How does this happen? The answer comes from research published in the December 2014 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience by Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., co-director
Families, employers, and physicians of people with a severe TBI often notice dramatic personality changes. One of the most common changes they see is that the person becomes egocentric, self-centred, and insensitive to the needs of others. Why does this occur? Neuroscientists have traced it to a loss of responsiveness to the emotions
It used to be thought that the supply of brain cells (neurons) one was born with were meant to last a lifetime and would never increase. Now it is known that brains can use stem cells to generate new neurons which helps with preserving memories, new learning, and trauma recovery. It is also
The December 2007 issue of Brain Injury states that people with a traumatic brain injury are at 3-4 times the risk of suicide than the general population. Why is that? Frequently it is depression over inability to perform life tasks (including self-care, work, and/or relationships) with hopelessness that things will ever change. Attitude
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