A study by researchers at Purdue University suggests that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired. “Our key finding is a previously undiscovered category of cognitive impairment,” said Thomas Talavage, an expert in functional neuroimaging who is an associate professor of biomedical engineering and […]
Brain Injuries
Study explores cord blood stem cells for pediatric TBI
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of a child’s own umbilical cord blood stem cells for traumatic brain injury in children. The study is being performed in conjunction with Children’s […]
Traumatic Brain Injury: Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery
Brain injury is the leading cause of death for those under the age of 45. Many who suffer mild to moderate brain injury do not appear to be injured and they have few outward physical manifestations of personal injuries. In short, they “look” good, despite the fact that they have suffered a severe personal injury […]
Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury Family Members Must Know
Traumatic brain injuries bring more than 400,000 people to hospitals every year. Approximately three-quarters are diagnosed as having suffered a mild to moderate injury – injuries that can be subtle, persistent, and long term. Yet, many times survivors suffer minimal outward physical manifestations of brain injury. These patients are reassured that they will recover. As […]
