All posts tagged 'diffuse axonal injury'

Mild TBI Often Accompanied By Vascular Injury, Study Says

Posted on March 23rd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

A new study has found that what is often diagnosed in brain trauma patients as diffuse axonal injury may in fact be bleeding, according to Clinical Psychiatry News. http://www.clinicalpsychiatrynews.com/news/neurology/single-article/vascular-injury-common-in-mild-tbi/560180a7b00e7e6676ea50fa4ba761fb.html The findings of the study, conducted by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, were presented last week at the..
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TBI Seizures: Diagnosed with Severe TBI with Seizures

Posted on December 28th, 2012 · Posted in TBI Voices

TBI Seizures: Craig Part Seven  Craig tells us about the TBI seizures he suffered in which the medical staff misdiagnosed and called them “shakes” such as in Parkinson’s Disease.   Have you ever gone back to look at your hospital records before your initial hospitalization and those re-admissions?  Yeah, I..
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Mechanisms of Brain Injury

Posted on September 16th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

There are many events which can result in brain injury, such as a blow to the head, the head striking an object, a penetration of the skull such as in a gunshot, or particularly relevant to auto accident cases, by rapid acceleration and deceleration of the brain. In each of..
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Permanent Brain Injury from Concussion, the Why.

Posted on August 30th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Does Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) involve permanent brain damage? It can. Does MTBI result in disability? Often, but usually not for extended periods. Will you get better if you are feeling the effects of a concussion? In all likelihood. If you don’t have a full recovery, is it because you..
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Brain Injury Coma Survivor Story: From College Girl to Coma Survivor

Posted on January 28th, 2011 · Posted in TBI Voices

Brain Injury Coma Survivor: Betty Part One – TBI Voices Begins its Second Story I have been doing brain injury representation for over 20 years, and there are times I swear that the condition is contagious.  Of course it isn’t, but  it is such a prolific tragedy, that as soon..
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