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British medical researchers led by Dr. Tony Goldstone published a study in September 2013 in the journal Annals of Neurology that compared 19 soldiers who had suffered moderate to severe TBI from blast injuries with 39 people who suffered the same level of brain injury from traffic accidents. Using neuroimaging and hormonal testing
Various studies of suicide rates among survivors of TBI, especially those who served in the military, have shown a significant increase in their suicide risk.Most probably this is associated with psychiatric, emotional, and substance abuse problems triggered by TBI. Although nearly all people who take their own lives are depressed not all depressed
Kristine Yaffe, M.D., a professor of neurology and psychiatry at UCSF Medical Center is an expert on epidemiology and geriatric medicine who treats patients at the V.A. Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Yaffe and colleagues have done studies on the effects of TBI and PTSD on older veterans and found that both
A common obstacle to recovery after TBI is persistent inflammation of the brain with reduced brain energy metabolism. To explore a behavioral solution to this problem a group of researchers put one group of brain-injured rats in a cage with an enriched environment (one with opportunities for multiple, cognitively challenging activities) and one
What independent factors best predict return to work 1 year following a severe TBI? According to a multi-center study carried out in Paris on 134 survivors of severe TBI (mean age of 34) they are highest level of education pre-injury, age at time of injury, and injury severity including length of stay in
In June 2013 Dr. James Burk published a study of 436,630 traumatic brain injury patients over five years which indicates a relationship between TBI and increased risk of stroke. The study found a greater association of stroke in people under the age of 50 who had suffered a traumatic brain injury. This indicates
According to Moshe Roth, a board certified optometrist in New Jersey, vision problems are very common after TBI as a result of damage to the brain or cranial nerves such as the optic nerve. These problems may escape rapid detection because other problems (such as severe headache, difficulty concentrating, poor memory or insomnia)
Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of TBI, whether the TBI is mild, moderate or severe. Aside from making you fatigued, what other effects does sleep loss have? Surprisingly inability to sleep at night prevents the brain from making the new myelin that is required to coat brain cell axons and
Doctors often recommend cognitive rehabilitation — a set of therapies to retrain patients’ brains and restore lost brainpower — beyond what insurance companies are willing to cover. Getting rehab right is crucial: A traumatic brain injury can rob patients of memory, thinking skills, emotional regulation and even motor control of their arms and
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