Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians are living with a traumatic brain injury. “[My son] fell into a well in which there ...
One in 60 people in the U.S. lives with a traumatic brain injury related disability. Here, we discuss the long-term effects ...
But for a significant number of those living with a traumatic brain injury, the effects are long lasting, occurring for a lifetime. Post-acute care options, however, are often rather bleak.
Following acute multiple trauma ... In individuals with severe traumatic brain injury or a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3-8, this response can be exaggerated and episodic. A term commonly used ...
Hypertonic saline (HTS) is an osmotic agent that can help patients in the acute phase of severe traumatic brain injury. HTS extracts fluid from swollen cerebral tissue to both control intracranial ...
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shedding light on the staggering impact of brain injuries on ...
Treating traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be a long and costly road. Experts in the field say that leaving these injuries ...
Mia Jack was stealing a glance backward when she lost control of the quadbike she’d been motoring around a family ga ...
1 Faculty of Kinesiology and Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre ... Conclusions Concussion history and acute concussion appears to negatively impact brain plasticity in youth. They do not adapt ...