XenoPort, Inc. announced today that they have obtained positive results from their preliminary phase two trial of arbaclofen placarbil (XP19986) for the treatment of spasticity due to a spinal cord injury (SCI). In today’s press release, XenoPort’s chief medical officer David A. Stamler said that ‘currently available medications for treating spasticity are often limited by… Read More
Should You Fear Death Years After A Brain Injury?
The ABC News Medical Unit asks an important question: Can a brain injury lead to death years after it occurs? One example they provide is of Timothy Whalen’s recent death from unknown causes. According to ABC, officials are investigating the possible link between his death and atraumatic brain injury that he sustained eight years ago…. Read More
Can the Xiao Procedure Restore Bladder Control?
A recent WCTV.tv interview discusses a new study for restoring bladder control in patients with spinal cord injuries. The Xiao procedure, named for Professor Xiao, a urologist, splices a functioning nerve from the patient’s leg to the non-functioning one that is supposed to control bowel and bladder function. The resulting ‘reflex arc’ allows an injured… Read More
Does India’s Stem Cell Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injuries Work?
Bangalore’s BGS Global Hospital claims to have successfully used transplanted bone marrow stem cells to reactivate brain cells. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Madhumalika, 27, suffered a ‘diffuse axonal brain injury‘ after a “road accident” on December 14, 2008. Due to the severity of her head trauma, Madhumalika was in a coma for more than three months… Read More
The ’09 Brain Injury Employment Conference is Almost Here!
If you are in the Denver, Colorado area next week, be sure to check out the 3rd annual National Brain Injury Employment Conference on June 17th and 18th at the Red lion Hotel Denver Southeast. The conference will last two days and feature speakers discussing topics that will help people with brain injuries obtain work-related… Read More
One Step Closer to Helping Brain Injured Children!
The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation deserves some serious kudos for this one. It’s been the driving force behind the creation of the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (PABI Plan). The PABI Plan, unveiled today in Washington, is being called ‘the largest collaborative effort in the history of medicine’. The History of PABI and Sarah… Read More