In 1997, 16-year-old Alicia Payne suffered a traumatic brain injury when a truck slammed her car into a tree as she drove home from a band competition in Oklahoma. Doctors refused to even discuss the results of her MRI and CT scans. Instead, they told Payne’s grieving parents that their young daughter was going to… Read More
Computer Software to Prevent Long-term Brain Injury
Four Santa Maria, California area high schools have implemented new computer software designed to prevent long-term brain injury from concussions. The software program issues tests and collects data on all student athletes before the beginning of each sports season. The data collected includes scores for attention, memory, processing speed, reaction time and nonverbal problem solving,… Read More
Two Women Find Transcendence After Brain Injuries
Bobbie Larsen and Kathy Good can now sit and laugh together about overcoming the challenges they both faced on the road to recovering from brain injuries. But, in the beginning, the difficulties were no laughing matter. Mega doses of persistence and determination were required from both of them to get to the point where they… Read More
Tips on Concussion Safety, Identification, and Treatment
While we cover a great deal of news on injuries, events, and scientific research on issues of the brain and spinal cord, we also strive to provide the most up to date information on prevention, safety, identification, and treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries. Today, taking a cue from a CNYlink article, we will… Read More
Stem Cell Treatments Might Soon Cure Paralysis
Hans Keirstead, a researcher at University of California, Irvine, is set to begin a small human trial of his embryonic stem cell treatment on patients with spinal cord injuries. The treatment is designed for patients within 14 days of suffering spinal cord injuries. In rat trials, paralyzed rats were injected with a stem cell formula…. Read More
Brain Injury Expert Recommends Students Practice Without Football Helmets, Coaches Disagree
Dr. Robert Cantu, a Pennsylvania neurosurgeon and expert in brain injury, recently suggested that football players practice without helmets. His logic was that players would be forced to learn to avoid head contact while playing the high contact sport. Coaches disagree with him and say that they already stress to their players the importance of… Read More