The precise nature of a traumatic brain injury can vary based on any of the following factors, according to the Mayo Clinic:
A story in the Baltimore Sun concerns a family awarded $21 million over claims that negligent care by Baltimore’s Harbor Hospital caused their child to be born with cerebral palsy.
Jaylan Norfleet, who was 9 years old as of July, has a fully functioning mind but severe disabilities including very limited use of his legs and hands. An attorney representing the family described him as “literally trapped inside his body.”
The family ...
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New findings suggest the brain may have more ability to repair itself than previously thought, leading researchers to speculate that a new approach to treatment may be imminent.
According to a report in Diagnostic Imaging, Michael Lipton, MD, associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, revealed his research at a recent meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
By using a ...
continue reading...A report in the U.K.’s Daily Mail concerns a young man with a brain injury who’s now living in what doctors believe may be a vegetative state. According to the story, the condition is characterized by patients being awake, but without awareness of themselves or the outside world.
Alex Seaman, 20, isn’t in a coma, the article says. He’s awake and his eyes are open at times. But he has no ...
continue reading...A brain-damaged man previously thought incapable of cognitive thought has managed to convey that he’s not in pain, thanks to a technique developed by a neuroscientist.
An ABC News report details the case of Scott Routley, a 39-year-old man who suffered brain injury after a car accident 12 years ago. Since then, Routley has been unable to speak or move, even to follow objects with his eyes.
Doctors had previously thought him to be in a vegetative ...
continue reading...According to the Mayo Clinic, dealing with traumatic brain injury in children can present distinct challenges. That’s because infants and young children may lack the communication skills to report symptoms connected to the condition, such as headaches, sensory problems and confusion.
So adults may have to look out for external symptoms linked to traumatic brain injury in children. The Mayo clinic recommends taking a child to a doctor if he or ...
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