If you suffer from any kind of injury or medical condition, you may receive a prescription for medication as part of your treatment. Unfortunately, if doctors or anyone in the medical field makes a mistake with prescription medication, it can lead to you suffering some of the most significant damages. One potential issue you may encounter is a traumatic...
Read MoreIt is the nature of vehicle crashes that they happen so suddenly that they can’t be avoided. Even though the collision happens in the matter of a blink of an eye, the physical trauma that victims may suffer can last for a lifetime. That is often the case with traumatic brain injury. Even a less severe form of trauma,...
Read MoreThe United States is a nation composed of sports fanatics. Although not every person across the country spends each weekend firmly ensconced on the sofa watching his or her favorite sport, of course, scores of millions of fans do precisely that. The recent Super Bowl was certainly evidence of that, with various media outlets reporting that more than 114...
Read MoreEarly last month, the world lost a noted entertainer. Joan Rivers died. She was 81. Since then, there have been loads of questions about what exactly happened and whether medical error might have had something to do with the comedienne’s death. What’s known for sure is that Rivers went into a Manhattan clinic at the end of August for...
Read MoreA lot of the possible effects of brain trauma are known. When injuries are obvious, such as the type of traumatic brain damage that can result from a car or work accident, medical malpractice or a serious sports injury, victims can suffer a loss of physical ability. Mental and behavioral issues are not uncommon, either, and typically are watched...
Read MoreA new study has found that even mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can lead to permanent cognitive impairment. The study, published in a recent edition of the medical journal Neurology, focuses on the use of a very specialized form of MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging. The test, called DTI, or diffusion tensor imaging, provides an image of the brain...
Read MoreIt sounds like something out of science fiction but brain researchers at a number of centers around the country hope to make it science fact. The question they are tasked with answering is whether it is possible to create a device that would help victims of severe brain injury recover one of the most elusive of faculties — the...
Read MoreTraumatic brain injuries have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. While the devastating effects of such trauma have been known for some time, the variety of things that can cause such damage have proven to be more elusive. Brain injuries are often the result of some sudden catastrophic accident. When they happen, lives of victims and their families...
Read MoreA joint team of pediatricians and obstetricians has come out with some new guidance for professionals in those two particular areas of medical practice. They are encouraging their fellow physicians to begin performing more comprehensive research into the causes of brain injuries in newborn children. The premise, according to the panel, is that if the exact causes of such...
Read MoreBreak a bone and chances are that the doctor setting it for a cast has seen something like it before. Contract some sort of bug, and it’s just as likely the doctor knows what sort of treatment will get you over it. The same cannot be said about a brain injury. Each one is unique. As the head of...
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