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The diagnosis -- a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, came in 2007 ... such as extended headaches, loss of vision, seizures, clumsy movements, confusion, agitation and personality changes.

an emergency medicine physician and associate medical director of Airlift Northwest discussed pre-hospital management of traumatic brain injuries. “Fall back on airway breathing, ABCs and pay ...

My interests are traumatic brain injury, both for the person and family ... happy and productive person while helping defining their vision and meet their personal goals. My focus is both on ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to increased rates of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The mechanisms by which trauma can trigger neurodegeneration are increasingly understood. For example, ...

A teenager who suffered a brain injury after being thrown over the handlebars of her quad bike is helping others who suffer the same trauma, by taking part in a pioneering study. Mia Jack was just ...

Introduction Recent evidence suggests that presenting GCS may be higher in older rather than younger patients for an equivalent anatomical severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this ...

Objective: Identification and validation of blood-based biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is of critical importance ... KBl has served as a consultant, ...

Lund [Sweden], February 15 (ANI): A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta -- a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

aDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada bDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health ...

Alzheimer’s disease development research: For nearly a century, medical experts have known that individuals who suffer brain trauma, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), are at an increased risk of ...

“I have chosen Headway as they have supported me since my traumatic brain injury,” she said. “It will be five years ago this May that I fell off of my bike, causing a bleed on my brain ...