Brain Injury

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• New Brain Connections Form Rapidly During Motor Learning

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 553
  New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a new study.New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a study published recently in Nature. Led by researchers at the University of ...
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• Proposed ignition systems would test every driver’s blood alcohol level

  
  Landau Injury Law — Authority: 119
  How do you prevent someone convicted of drunk driving from driving ? Even where their license has been taken by the police or the court, Herndon drunk driving injury lawyer Doug Landau has seen “repeat offenders” get behind the wheel and cause more mayhem, injury and damage.  In one case, Landau’s ...
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• Magic Moments and Imaginary Friends

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  Given the themes of my book, namely fantasy and gaming, the subject of imaginary worlds is often on my mind. Indeed, for much of my childhood and even adulthood, when I wasnt playing a game, drawing a picture or reading a book, I was and am often seeking those fleeting "magic moments" when I could feel like I had ...
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• Belgian Case Reignites Brain Dead Debate as Catholics Order Force Feedings

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  The family of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who was artificially kept alive for 15 years, say they feel both heartbreak and vindication over the news this week that a Belgian man thought to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) was fully conscious for two decades. Schiavo, who had been diagnosed with a profound ...
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• Helmet laws in Washington state for motorcycles, low-power cycles and bicycles

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 133
  There is no doubt about it that wearing a helmet saves lives and serious brain injuries when involved in an accident while riding a motorcycle, low-power cycle (LPC) or bicycle in Washington state. Not everyone is clear about who is required to wear a helmet so we will clarify the laws here. Motorcycle Rider ...
  2 days ago

• You Make a Difference in My Life — Thank you!

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 123
  Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Today is Thanksgiving and I wanted to thank you for being a part of my journey. I am honored by your presence. Thank you for being who you are my friend. My Mom recently sent me an email that has been a ...
  3 days ago

• Rom Houben and the human spirit that would not be denied

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 969
  There will be a few more medical staff wondering about their patients, after the remarkable story of Rom Houben, who was conscious through a 23-year coma, says Liz Hunt.
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• It’s me only I’m different now

  
  My Word And Welcome To It — Authority: 120
  Hi ya’ll! I’m still in the hospital but my daughter brought me a laptop so I can talk to you. I can’t talk for long because the longer I talk, the better your chances are of noticing that I’m quite confused. I wouldn’t like that at all. They keep asking me stuff like “What day is it?”, “Who’s the ...
  5 days ago

• Is This Man Fully Alert and Communicating - or Not?

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 782
  YouTube link . The story is being carried on every major news site this evening – a Belgian man paralyzed for 23 years and diagnosed as being in a vegetative state has been found through new technology to be alert but “locked in.”  With an assistant helping him communicate by means of a keyboard, he is now ...
  6 days ago

• Terri Schiavo: Unjustified Homicide

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 493
  COMMENTARY© By June MaxamALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNo Reprints Allowed How can Michael Schiavo live with himself? How can you methodically and intentionally kill someone while the whole world watches and claim that you are justified in doing so, escaping criminal consequences?With more and more medical evidence coming ...
  1 week ago

• Misdiagnosed With Coma, Belgian Man Communicates After 23 Years

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  In an interview with Der Spiegel magazine, the man recalled the aftermath of a car accident that paralyzed him and the realization that no one understood that he was fully conscious.
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• Traumatic Brain Injury — Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 3

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 123
  Please read Part 1 , Part 2 for context. Thank you. The impact of increased stress and sensory overload may result in increased fatigue, impulsivity and misunderstood behavior. Ongoing stress and sensory overloads adversely impact the brain injury survivor’s immune system — thus making the brain injury ...
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• Patient rescued from 23 years in ‘coma’ was conscious all through (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 23 (IANS) A leading European neurologist has said many cases of brain injuries around the world are wrongly diagnosed as ‘coma’ after helping rescue a patient who was conscious all through the 23 years he was thought to be in coma.Steven Laureys, head of the Coma Science Group and Department of ...
  1 week ago

• Can cinnamon extract prevent cell death following a traumatic brain injury?

  
  braininjury — Authority: 461
  The United States Department of Agriculture reports on new research being conducting on the use of cinnamon extracts to prevent cell death following a traumatic brain injury. According the department, the researchers have reported findings that the cinnamon compounds studied prevented isolated brain cells from ...
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• Astounding case of Rom Houben: 23 years in ‘coma’, but conscious all along!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 23 (IANS) A leading European neurologist has said many cases of brain injury around the world are wrongly diagnosed as ‘coma’ after discovering that a car-crash victim thought to have been in coma for the past 23 years was conscious all the time.Steven Laureys, head of the Coma Science Group and ...
  1 week ago

• NFL to require "independent" medical examinations following concussions--will they truly be independent?

  
  braininjury — Authority: 461
  FOX Sports has reported an important new policy development in the NFL policies toward concussions.  According to FOX, the NFL  will now require teams to retain the services of independent neurologists and neurosurgeons to assess players following a concussion or head injury. FOX Sports has learned that the teams ...
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• Is it time that NFL fire the head of its concussion committee?

  
  braininjury — Authority: 461
  According to the New York Times and AP, the  National Football League Players Association has called for the removal of Dr. Ira Casson as co-chairman of the leagues committee on concussions, saying that he is too biased to lead research efforts and fails to appreciate the dangers inherent with the post concussion ...
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• Kill Your Stutter – Stop Stuttering Secrets

  
  Natural Remedy for Yeast Infection — Authority: 140
  We people are really fond of speaking and talking. But often stutters for so many reasons. You might be wondering what stuttering means.Well, stuttering is a speech defect or disorder where in a person repeats words, syllables and sounds. It is also a distraction of fluency in a normal flow of speech. Now we will try ...
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• Who Am I? Part 3

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 123
  Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. Through owning and respecting my boundaries, I have come to value where I end and where other people begin. When I maintain healthy boundaries, I am able to keep the focus on what is my business and what is not my business. When I mind my own business the ...
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• Who Am I? Part 2

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 123
  Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Such behaviors undermine the individual’s ability to experience their destiny. These limiting behaviors manifest when personal responsibility is discarded as trivial, while seeking to hold other people accountable for choice, happiness and ...
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