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.
THE SCIENCE OF CTE [CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY]
A closer look at contact sport’s silent killer.
‘BRAIN GLUE’ HELPS REPAIR CIRCUITRY IN TBI
SOURCE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
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 […]
