Has Johny Knoxville Flown Too Close To The Sun?
The veteran reality stuntman, co-creator of theJackass media franchise, and self-proclaimed ‘bluntforce trauma guy’ may finally be rea y to stay behindthe camera after suffering serious brain damageduring the filming of Jackass Forever One can’t help but make the Icarus comparison as the vision of Johnny Knoxville (aka Philip John Clapp) being shot out of […]
Brain Tsunami
THE POLY TRAUMA PUZZLE Treatment of patients with multiple complex injuries as a result of trauma is challenging — even more so when traumatic brain injury is present. Polytrauma is a specific medical term that describes the condition of someone who has sustained injuries to multiple body parts and organ systems. For instance, in a […]
The Poly Trauma Puzzle
This newly discovered phenomenon could hold the key to traumatic brain injury recovery. Neuroscientists in Germany and the US have recently shown that brain tsunamis, waves of cell depolarization — massive short-circuits of the neurons — sweep the cortex within ten minutes of cardiac arrest. These waves of spreading depolarization mark the beginning of the […]
To Be Vaccinated or Not To Be Vaccinated
Debates about vaccination go back as far as 1796 when the world’s first accination was performed. Now, COVID-19 vaccines have renewed the conversation with a focus on neurological complications. COVID-19 has been a presence in all of our lives for more than two years — and for many, so has the vaccination debate. Since the […]
Creative Healing
Each year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States (US) sustain a brain injury. Many treatments are being studied to help these patients to recover and regain their normal lives — art therapy is one. Art therapy is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art therapy, […]
Body Dysmorphia and Traumatic Brain Injury
BODY DYSMORPHIA AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Frontal lobe head trauma may cause changes in how patients perceive their appearance. According to John Hopkins Medicine, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a mental illness that causes a person to be obsessively focused on a perceived flaw in their appearance. A person with BDD may be so preoccupied […]
The Cognitive Cost of War
CONFLICT LEAVES TROOPS, CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND ANYONE ELSE IN IT’S PATH VULNERABLE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY War ravages lives across borders and cultures and within military ranks. The physical casualties [of war] are front and center, but the less talked about and equally debilitating occurrences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are the silent wounds […]
Neuro VR
An innovative and immersive approach to traumatic brain injury treatment. The World Health Organization estimates that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is and will remain the most important cause of neurodisability in the coming years. The search for neuroprotective therapies for severe TBI has been extensive but unfruitful over the last few decades, testified by mo […]
Phineas Gage
America’s Crowbar Case Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable: 19 survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal lobe, and for that injury’s reported effects on his personality and behavior over the […]
Foreign Accent Syndrome
FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME Traumatic brain injury can induce this rare and mysterious syndrome. Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) is a speech disorder that causes a sudden change to speech so that a native speaker is perceived to speak with a “foreign” accent. FAS is most often caused by damage to the brain caused by a stroke […]
Seeing Clearly after TBI
SEEING CLEARLY AFTER TBI Vision rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) disrupts the normal functioning of the brain due to a strike or jolt to the head. This can cause vision problems, such as blurred or double vision, and difficulty wi eye movements, focus, and tracking. This can result in headaches, dizziness […]
Long Haul Covid and the Brain
Mild or moderate COVID-19 lasts about two weeks for most people. But in some, the long-term effects of COVID-19 can cause lingering health problems and wreak havoc for months. Tae Chung, M.D., a specialist in neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation; Megan Hosey, Ph.D., an expert in rehabilitation psychology; Arun Venkatesan, M.D., Ph.D., a specialist […]
Life after COVID 19
SEVERE POST-COVID COSTOCHONDRITIS Although children comprise the fewest cases of COVID-19 infection, symptoms and complications among the various age groups affected, new long-term consequences a e being reported including severe costochondritis. Post-COVID costochondritis (PCC) is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone. The syndrome causes pain and tenderness on the […]
THE GOLDEN BOY IS BACK
Oscar De La Hoya prepares to step back into the ring while simultaneously hitting back against brain injury.
NOT YOUR GRANDPARENTS’ BRAIN SCANS
Breakthroughs in brain imaging and nuclear medicine are making TBI more diagnosable than ever.
THE LINK BETWEEN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND DEPRESSION
Depression is common after TBI. About half of all people with TBI are affected by depression within the first year after injury. Even more (nearly two-thirds) are affected within seven years after injury.
WAKINGUP TO A NEW REALITY
Marcus Trammell’s life changed in a split second after a near-fatal car crash. He chose to make his journey back to health one that would benefit many.
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THE SCIENCE OF CTE [CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY]
A closer look at contact sport’s silent killer.
HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY FOR TBI
BY NAOMI KHAN Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is defined as the use of oxygen at higher than atmospheric pressure for the treatment of underlying disease processes and the diseases they produce. Modern HBOT in which 100% O2 is breathed in a pressurized chamber dates back to the 1930s when it was first used for the […]
THE CRANIOCERVICAL JUNCTION AND MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
BY GREY NOLAN The craniocervical junction (CCJ) is a complex transitional region between the base of the skull and the upper cervical spine. It is comprised of the occiput, atlas, and axis and plays a vital role in craniospinal hydrodynamics, the relationship between blood and cerebrospinal fluid volume, pressure, and flow in the compartments of […]
AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET CAN REPAIR THE BRAIN
BY APRIL DANIELS Traumatic brain injury rapidly induces inflammation. This inflammation is produced both by endogenous brain cells and circulating inflammatory cells. Together they drive the inflammatory response — when damaged cells release chemicals including histamine, bradykinin, and prostaglandins. These chemicals cause blood vessels to leak fluid into the tissues, causing swelling. Even after the […]
STUDIES LOOK AT CBD AS TBI TREATMENT
BY LAURA TRESCOT CBD products are extracted from hemp or marijuana, which are essentially the same cannabis plant but are cultivated differently, hemp plants being grown to contain less than 0.3% THC. Numerous clinical trials in which TBI patients are being treated with CBD oil from hemp, which has virtually no THC, are showing positive […]
BIOMARKERS CAN DIAGNOSE MILD TBI
SOURCE UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND Certain plasma microRNAs could serve as diagnostic biomarkers in mild traumatic brain injury, a new study shows. The biomarkers were discovered in an animal model and they were successfully used also to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury in a subgroup of patients. Mild traumatic brain injury is difficult to detect […]
ACUPUNCTURE OFFERS MANY BENEFITS AFTER TBI
BY GEORGE PLATT Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese practice that is primarily used to treat chronic pain. However, it can also relieve the anxiety, depression, and insomnia that often affect patients after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). This makes acupuncture a possibly beneficial practice for brain injury survivors. Acupuncture originated in China over 2,000 years […]
TBI TREATMENT DIFFERS FOR MEN AND WOMEN
SOURCE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
PSYCHEDELIC-HEALING
BY GEORGE PLATT A psychedelic experience is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a serotonergic psychedelic substance. For example, an acid trip is a psychedelic experience brought on by the use of LSD, while a mushroom trip is a psychedelic experience brought on by the use of psilocybin. Psychedelic experiences […]
