Traumatic brain injuries can lead to problems in attention, memory and behaviour.
A new study of young offenders has revealed they have a significantly higher rate of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) than that expected in society as a whole.
Researchers at the University of Exeter also found TBI was associated with a greater number of convictions and, when there were three or more TBIs, greater violence in offending. [continue reading…]
The incidence of major depression among 559 people with traumatic brain injury was nearly eight times greater than would be expected in the general population, the researchers report in the May 19th issue of the JAMA/Journal of the American Medical Association.
While major depression during the first year was associated with a poorer quality of life and ability to function, “less than half of the people who were found to have major depression received any treatment during the first year,” Dr. Jesse R. Fann from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. [continue reading…]
Researchers report that diffusion tensor imaging can identify structural changes in the white matter of the brain that correlates to cognitive deficits even in patients with mild traumatic brain injury.
The study is published in the October issue of the journal Brain.
