Latest Head injury Stories
BETHESDA, Md., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced the release of clinical research findings resulting from a 2008-2009 football concussion study of high school and college athletes it supported. The results, published in a special edition "Biomarkers in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" of the peer-reviewed Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, support the potential utility of the BrainScope device in development as a marker of recovery after sport-related...
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins have safely and effectively operated inside the brains of a dozen patients by making a small entry incision through the natural creases of an eyelid to reach the skull and deep brain.They say access to the skull and brain through either lid, formally known as a transpalpebral orbitofrontal craniotomy, sharply contrasts with the more laborious, physically damaging and invasive, traditional means of entry used in brain surgery that requires opening the top half of the...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- June is Great Outdoors Month and, across the nation, people are being encouraged to get out and about. For many, sports activities are a great way to get outdoors. But for tens of thousands of people every year, sports such as cycling, baseball, basketball and skateboarding can result in head injuries such as concussions(1). The impact of a concussion can be felt even years after the injury and may include long-term excessive sleepiness during...
More than 3,500 pediatric injuries related to crutches, walkers and wheelchairs each year in the USChildren and adolescents with an injury or disability may use mobility aids such as crutches, walkers and wheelchairs to help them move around more easily. However, use of these aids has been associated with risk for injury. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that more than 63,000 pediatric mobility...
Study tests if familiar voices can heal traumatic brain injuriesKaren Schroeder's voice, recorded on a CD, reminded her son, Ryan, of his 4-H project when he was 10 and decided to raise pigs. "You bid on three beautiful squealing black and white piglets at the auction," she said softly. "We took them home in the trunk of our Lincoln Town Car, because we didn't have a truck."Recordings from Ryan's mother, father or sister were played through headphones for him four times a...
Researchers see marked increase in abusive head trauma cases during economic downturnThe incidence of abusive head trauma among children has skyrocketed since the beginning of the recession in late 2007, according to research presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Rachel P. Berger, MD, MPH., and colleagues from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) became concerned...
Montreal -- The ability to taste and smell can be lost or impaired after a head injury, according to a new study by scientists from the Université de Montréal, the Lucie Bruneau Rehabilitation Centre, as well as the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal. Published in the journal Brain Injury, the investigation established that mild to severe traumatic brain injury could cause olfactory loss."The study clearly demonstrates that olfactory...
HERNDON, Va., March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Julian Bailes, MD, BHR Pharma, LLC's Lead Advisor for Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) today released the following statement regarding Brain Injury Awareness Month: "BHR Pharma salutes the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) for its concerted efforts to raise awareness about the dangers and proper treatment of concussions everywhere from playgrounds to professional sports arenas. BIAA is correctly pointing out through its...
SEATTLE, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Richard G. Ellenbogen of the University of Washington School of Medicine and Dr. Hunt Batjer of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have been named the new co-chairs of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Medical Committee, Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today. Drs. Batjer and Ellenbogen are each the professor and chairman of the department of neurological surgery at their respective medical schools. Commissioner Goodell also...
Biomechanical Data Collection Informs Latest Advances, Detailed in New Report from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A research report released today by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. (AIAM) details CHOP's cutting-edge work with academic and industry collaborators to develop more...
