Talented artist and children’s book author, Mira Bartok, was a passenger in a stopped car when a tractor trailer ran into her vehicle. That collision caused microscopic bleeding in her brain, leading to the traumatic brain injury (TBI) that left her with memory loss (amnesia). The National Institutes of Health explains that memory loss can… Read More
Partially Paralyzed Triathlete Can Compete Again Thanks to Electronic Medical Device
The Arizona news source, Azfamily.com, reports on an Arizona State University triathlete who uses a small electronic device to continue competing in the sport she loves, despite her partial paralysis. In 2008, Allysa Seely became ill and was eventually diagnosed with chiari malformation and basilar invagination. These developmental anomalies led to the incorrect formation of… Read More
What Barriers Wait Ahead for Technology that Lets Paraplegics Move Upright, Walk?
Ekso Bionics is one of several cutting-edge companies offering paraplegics the chance to walk again. The Berkeley, California-based business produces the Ekso, a motorized exoskeleton that allows patients to walk in an upright position with the help of a pair of crutches. At this point, the company has sold its initial offering to rehabilitation centers… Read More
Major Research Contribution, New Technology Giving Brain Injury Patients Hope
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced yesterday that Paul Allen would commit $300 million to their medical research nonprofit over the next ten years. The press release explains that this additional commitment has “charged the Institute with tackling some of the most fundamental and complex questions in brain science today.” The press release explains this… Read More
Roundtable Discusses VA & DOD Partnership, Advances in Brain Trauma Treatment for Service Members
Yesterday, the Department of Defense (DOD) released an article noting the importance of continuing their partnership with Veterans Affairs (VA) departments to “identify and treat traumatic brain injury.” According to the article, representatives of both departments participated in a roundtable discussion on new advances in the field of traumatic brain injury care and their hopes going… Read More
Will Future Tests of MS Drug Find it Effective at Treating Spinal Cord Injuries?
A Japanese study out of the Jichi Medical University School of Medicine and the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Medicine recently found a drug used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) may also effectively treat spinal cord injuries (SCIs). These researchers found in their study that this medication, which is used to slow… Read More