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05/29/2018

The Army tells NPR of plans to monitor blast exposure across a military career, to enforce limits on firing certain weapons, and to even look into whether special helmets could help stop blast waves.

05/22/2018

Did you know you can have a civil case for money damages arising out of related injuries?
Over-Service at Bars or Restaurants
The beverage license is a privilege issued by the government. It's issuance is conditioned by the bar or restaurants agreement to act in the public interest. In most states, employees of bars or restaurants are forbidden to sell alcoholic drinks to a patron to the point they are obviously intoxicated. http://www.braininjury.com/injured-unlawfulalcoholsales.shtml

05/15/2018

Traumatic Brain Injury In The Aging Population
By the year 2030 twenty-percent of the population will be 65 years of age or older. Individuals 85 years and older represent the fastest growing segment of the United States population. As a result, litigators must pay attention to this growing segment of client. There are special concerns and unique medical considerations present in litigating a TBI in the elderly that are not present themselves in other cases. http://www.braininjury.com/tbi-and-the-elderly.shtml

05/15/2018

The myth that a blow to the head can both cause and cure amnesia – a common one on TV and in the movies – may have begun during the 19th century.

05/11/2018

NIH-funded study identifies molecule that may prevent repair.

05/09/2018

Our frontal lobes are the part of the brain that has evolved tremendously as we separated ourselves from the animal kingdom. The large lobes are located basically in our foreheads back to the mid-temple area. The frontal lobes provide the integration of all other brain functions into a seamless whole. They allow us to do higher level thinking, those things that are above the level of animal instinct. Planning, multitasking, risk assessment and the exquisite complexities of social interaction are all handled by the frontal lobes. http://www.braininjury.com/frontal-lobe-injury.shtml

Because of their location, the frontal lobes are often injured in traumatic events.

05/03/2018

New technology for measuring blood

Credit: Srinivasan lab, UC Davis Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new technique for measuring blood flow in the human brain, which could be used in patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, for ex..

04/30/2018

Brain Injury - : Some Facts

Information and facts about coma resulting from a brain injury or head injury.

04/28/2018

The easiest way to understand brain anatomy is to view it as it developed

The easiest way to understand brain anatomy is to view it as it developed.

04/24/2018

The sorta-science of I Feel Pretty.

04/20/2018

A new study has found that even a mild head injury, commonly called a concussion, makes veterans more likely to get Parkinson's disease later on in life.

04/16/2018

Unless there is objective evidence of brain injury on MRI or CT Scan, the insurance companies assume the individual is faking their injuries or the person has psychological problems that pre-existed the accident.

10 Things you need to know about brain injury litigation.