Traumatic brain injuries a varied type of disability
The Daily Times Sun, 02 May 2010 01:32 AM PDT
Several years ago, I wrote a series of articles about traumatic brain injuries. Surprisingly to me, I received one of the largest numbers of comments and questions -- more than 67 -- during the life of that series. I thought that this month might be the best time to both review those comments, while updating the current scientific, medical and rehabilitation programs that seem now to provide the ... |
Extraordinary Jane: Jill Mason
The Grass Valley Union Sun, 02 May 2010 00:19 AM PDT
Jill Mason is an everyday woman living in Sacramento. On the morning of Easter Sunday in 2004, the unthinkable happened. Jill and her boyfriend Alan Liu were biking along Highway 12 near Santa Rosa, when a drunk driver hit them. Liu was killed, Jill barely survived, her spinal cord was severed, permanently paralyzing her and suffered a traumatic brain injury that now limits her motor functions ... |
Fundraiser to help girl with brain disease
Courier-Post Sun, 02 May 2010 00:13 AM PDT
A fundraising event is scheduled for May 15 for a township girl suffering from cerebral dysgenesis. The rare and debilitating disease affects the brain stem and results in multiple seizures a day, as well as the need for oxygen and a feeding tube. |
Long-term dementia study seeking local participants
The Shreveport Times Sun, 02 May 2010 00:11 AM PDT
A long-term study of Alzheimer's disease and dementia will help Louisiana researchers see how those illnesses change someone's brain. The organizers say the study will make the state more attractive to drug companies seeking locations to try potential treatments. |
Bret Michaels is being treated at Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona
KNAC.COM Sat, 01 May 2010 22:37 PM PDT
Bret Michaels , who appears in People Magazine’s World Most Beautiful People of 2010 Issue this week and ironically in the Scoop section because of his Brain Hemorrhage, is being treated at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. Barrow is among the world’s leading neurological centers and is the home of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. |
Tolland man gets 10 years for brutal assault on baby
Journal Inquirer Sat, 01 May 2010 22:32 PM PDT
A Tolland man who was convicted of savagely beating a 1-month-old baby in 2008, causing broken bones, multiple skull fractures, and lasting brain damage, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison. |
Research for veterans' health care growing
Temple Daily Telegram Sat, 01 May 2010 22:15 PM PDT
MRI technician Nick Chevalier helps a participant in a 300-person study get settled. The MRI study will analyze brain white matter in an attempt to determine a person’s susceptibility to post traumatic stress disorder. The mobile MRI, housed in a large trailer, is now at the Temple VA. |
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