Author: Matt Dolman
The steady pace of new information emerging on brain injuries is extremely encouraging. The latest study, summarized by Reuters, explains how deeper study is detecting brain injury undetected by popular imaging scans. MAKING 'THE INVISIBLE INJURY' VISIBLE For the new study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, scientists compared three groups of brains. Four came from military veterans…
Click here for the wonderful brain injury guide offered by the Traumatic Brain Injury Resource and Support Center. It's a great educational resource, especially for caregivers and family members. The guide briefly describes the nature, consequences, and phases of recovery from a brain injury. It focuses on moderate to severe injuries in early weeks post injury or when patient remains in…
The zebrafish is not indigenous to Tampa Bay waters, but its brain could lead to advanced treatment of those with brain injuries and provide more valuable information for local doctors and Tampa brain injury attorneys. Science Daily highlights key points of the zebrafish study from a journal published in Nature. "Our own motor control is continuously recalibrating itself in a similar…
Science Daily reported on a study of Vietnam veterans with brain injuries and the results seem to have unlocked some of the keys to intelligence, as they related to the structure of the brain. "We found that general intelligence depends on a remarkably circumscribed neural system," Barbey said. "Several brain regions, and the connections between them, were most important for…
Brain researchers have jumped on the Junior Seau suicide tragedy and moved quickly to request to study his brain, which endured 20+ years of football at the collegiate and professional levels. Reuters served up a story that delved into how Seau's brain will be studied post-mortem. 'BOXER'S DEMENTIA' Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is the formal name given to brain damage caused…
Support groups can be very beneficial to brain injury patients and their families. This Tampa brain injury support group meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Tampa South Brain Injury Support McFarland Park Barksdale Bldg. 1801 North Lincoln Ave. Tampa, FL, 33602 Contact: Bob Barrett at 813-908-1375 or bobjbarrett@msn.com.
This post is in no way meant to make light of brain injuries, but it's too fascinating to ignore. A Times of India story documents a man with a brain injury from a brutal attack who has now become a math savant, seemingly out of the blue. To understand how Padgett's brain works, neuroscientist and philosophy professorBerit Brogaard and her team flew Padgett…
Fascinating stuff going on in Pinellas County to help determine the extent of brain injuries via testing before an injury occurs to document baseline brain function. Watch the video.
The Wall Street Journal is the latest publication to take a deep look at brain injuries in youth sports. It's reaching epidemic levels across Tampa Bay and the nation. Why are more kids getting hurt like this? “The style of play is really behind it,” Mueller tells the Health Blog. “They’re using their heads more,” perhaps modeling their play after the…
Guest entry from Matt Dolman of Dolman Law Group. Nearly 2 million traumatic brain injuries occur annually, mostly from vehicle accidents, atheltics, and military combat service. With numbers this high, treatment is steadily evolvling, increasing and changing. Not only do scientists craft new ways to discover brain injuries, but doctors are also finding new ways to treat symptoms related to a closed head injury. As a…
