NBC’s chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman profiles two patients who miraculously survived severe brain trauma and defied the odds with their amazing ability to relearn how to live.
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Brain Injury
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A Menzies Research Institute study, recently published in the international neuroscience journal Cerebral Cortex describes how nerve cells change their structure in response to the trauma.
About one Australian in 45 has acquired brain injury.
Two out of three of these people will acquire their brain injury before they turn 25 years old. Three out of every four people with acquired brain injury are men.
In Tasmania it is estimated that each year 2,500 people acquire a brain injury. [continue reading…]
Veterans from around the country(USA) are sought for a DOD-funded brain mapping study.
In the first study of its kind, researchers at Saint Louis University are recruiting patients for a clinical trial that will use cutting-edge imaging equipment to map the brain injuries of combat veterans and civilians, aiming to better understand the nature of their injuries. Funded by a $5.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, researchers will use three types of imaging equipment together, producing better data and a more complete taxonomy of brain injuries, information that investigators hope may lead to better treatment for blast injuries and car accidents.
Impulsive behaviour, anger, mood swings, poor concentration, memory loss. A knock to the head that qualifies as a brain injury can transform your behaviour in unexpected ways. Confronting research suggests acquired or traumatic brain injuries – past and recent – are rife in prison populations, with little to no screening or targeted interventions in place.
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