Recent Posts in 2012

• Long-Term Consequences of Pituitary Gland Dysfunction After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

  Dec 28, 2012
  A traumatic brain injury puts a person at a significant risk for developing hypopituitarism, a disorder in which the pituitary gland of the brain ...
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• Choosing Rehabilitation Technology for People With Brain Injury

  Dec 28, 2012
  There are many straight-forward choices of technology today that can assist people with various disabilities, such as walking support, hearing ...
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• Inexpensive iPhone And iPad Applications For People With a Brain Injury

  Dec 27, 2012
  There has been a flood of adaptive iPhone or iPad applications that can help assist in every day life skills, mood stabilization, and cognitive ...
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• iWalk: A Gait Recovery Program For People With Traumatic Brain Injury

  Dec 27, 2012
  Gait retraining after a traumatic brain injury has not been studied extensively, and the few studies that have shown success have not been integrated ...
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• Hyperbaric Oxygen Shows No Effect For Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  Dec 17, 2012
  At least 80% of all traumatic brain injuries are classified as mild. Following a mild traumatic brain injury, around 15% of people will experience ...
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• Killing the Killers In Traumatic Brain Injury

  Dec 17, 2012
  Appoptosin is a protein that is known for prompting neurons to kill themselves. Following a traumatic brain injury, appoptosin skyrockets, leading to ...
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• Brain Injury To Anterior Insula Of The Brain Is Related To Lack Of Empathy

  Dec 14, 2012
  The anterior insula is an area of the brain deep within the cortex, next to the temporal lobe and behind the frontal lobe. In the past, it has been ...
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• New Drug Improves Brain Function Even Years After Brain Injury

  Dec 14, 2012
  Etanercept is a drug that has been used to treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis by targeting a chemical called tumor ...
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