Recent Posts in July, 2011

• Motor Dysfunction After Pediatric Diffuse Axonal Injury

  Jul 28, 2011
  Diffuse axonal injury (DAI), is the stretching and shearing of white matter in multiple areas of the brain, and can be difficult to assess using ...
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• Unusual Pattern Of Spinal Cord Injury After Suicide Bombing

  Jul 28, 2011
  Suicide bombing has increased in the last decade, and causes death or injury to surrounding victims (often military). A recent study from a military ...
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• Psychiatric Disorders Are Common Both Before And After Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jul 26, 2011
  Anxiety and depression are commonly seen after traumatic brain injury, but research into the reasons why is mixed. Some have proposed that anxiety and ...
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• Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Is Very Different Than Adult Spinal Cord Injury

  Jul 26, 2011
  Spinal cord injury in children is fairly uncommon, and research that compares pediatric versus adult spinal cord injury is even more so. A recent ...
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• Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome After Induced Coma In Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jul 20, 2011
  A recent case study has been published about a young man who was treated with therapeutic barbiturate coma after a traumatic brain injury. Coma was ...
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• Attention Deficits Persist Ten Years After Traumatic Brain Injury In Very Young Children

  Jul 20, 2011
  Very young children are often attention-deficit by nature. As they age and mature, they become more able to focus, quickly shift their attention, or ...
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• Leisure Activities Decline After Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jul 18, 2011
  During rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury, there is a focus on the recovery of functional abilities, such as walking, speech, or self-care. ...
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• Impaired Storytelling Ability After Traumatic Brain Injury Can Lead To Social Bias

  Jul 18, 2011
  Storytelling requires facial expressions, body gestures, and vocal effects in order to be engaging and effective. People who are good storytellers are ...
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