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Can A New Blood Test Diagnose TBI In The Field?

A study published by Dr. Linda Papa of Orlando, Florida, on November 10, 2011 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found that patients with TBI had a significantly higher amount of an acidic protein in their blood than those without TBI. The protein at issue is called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Dr.

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The Concussion Crisis

Science writers Linda Carroll and David Rosner have just published an important book called “The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic” to dispel the myth that a concussion is not really serious and does not involve actual damage to the human brain that can produce long term symptoms with subjective misery and

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What is a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury?

Although there is no one definition of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) agreed upon by all physicians, here is a good one from Neil N. Jasey, M.D., director of brain injury rehabilitation at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey: “A brain injury occurs when a blow or jolt to

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Odd Ambien Side Effects

The medication Ambien (Zolpidem) is a non-benzodiazepam agent for relieving anxiety and helping people with insomnia get to sleep. It is often prescribed for people with TBI who suffer from insomnia. Jui-Hsiu Tsaia, a psychiatrist at Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital in Taiwan, and his colleagues, heard that Ambien can cause sleep-walking and amnesia

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