Recent Posts in June, 2012

• Brain injury in non-English speaking Latinos

  Jun 25, 2012
  As a group, Latinos/Hispanics are especially vulnerable to traumatic brain injury. Those who do not speak English are at a particular disadvantage ...
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• Physiogenic Versus Psychogenic: More Sensitive Scanning In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jun 25, 2012
  Mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, sometimes results in a lasting set of symptoms known as postconcussive syndrome (PCS). PCS is ...
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• Hypopituitarism Reduces Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jun 22, 2012
  Traumatic brain injury can often cause damage to the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, both of which are critical to the production and release of ...
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• Microglia Might Be The Common Factor Between Brain Injury and Alzheimer's Disease

  Jun 22, 2012
  Recent research has shown a relationship between traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease. Autopsy studies of people who had traumatic brain ...
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• Fatigue and Sleep Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jun 21, 2012
  Fatigue and sleep problems such as insomnia or hypersomnia are common after a brain injury. However, they are complicated problems that may have ...
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• Late Onset Of Social Anxiety After Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jun 21, 2012
  Anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, are some of the ...
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• Combined Stem Cell And Hypothermia Therapy May Be Beneficial For Brain Injury

  Jun 19, 2012
  Stem cell therapy for traumatic brain injury holds great potential, but the research has been difficult due to the low survival rate of the stem ...
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• Brain Injury Between Ages 7-9 Is Associated With Poorest Outcome

  Jun 15, 2012
  The brain of a child develops rapidly throughout the years, but there are critical periods of development in which the brain is particularly active ...
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