Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

October 06, 2020 13:00 ET | Source: Fior Markets Newark, NJ, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per the report published by Fior Markets, theglobal sports medicine market is expected to grow from USD 5.2 billion in 2019 to USD 7.9 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period 2020-2027. Sports medicine comes under a branch of healthcare that includes enhancing an athlete's on-field performance Continue reading →

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AlzeCure Pharma AB (publ) (FN STO: ALZCUR), a pharmaceutical company that develops a broad portfolio of drug candidates for diseases affecting the central nervous system, with projects in both Alzheimer's disease and pain, today announced that the company has received an abstract approved for poster presentation at the annual Alzheimer's conference CTAD, Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease, which this year will be held completely digitally on November 4-7 Continue reading →

By Chris Ebright You were taught from day one of taking vital signs to countrespirations. However, I am here to say that your stellar EMT instructor let you down because thats wrong. The same incorrect terminology is also written in numerous textbooks, on run reports, and spoken everyday between medical professionals. Continue reading →

For the last 20 years, Abilities Rehabilitation Services, owned by Sue Cook, has been building its service treating people suffering from concussion and brain injury. The Midland-based company was awarded the best rehabilitation company in the province jointly by the Ontario Brain Injury Association and Personal Injury Alliance (PIA) Law on Sept. Continue reading →

A previously independent 75 year-old male developed post-operative intracranial hypotension associated venous congestion (PIHV) after an elective T10-Pelvis fusion which was complicated by durotomy. POD-0 MRI noted symmetric edema of the basal ganglia, thalami, and cerebellar cortex as well as smooth diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement and dural thickening, consistent with PIHV Continue reading →

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In a major study, researchers have discovered that a blood protein test could detect the severity of head trauma in under 15 minutes. According to the study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, the researchers have shown that glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can accurately determine the severity of a brain injury through a blood test. Now, the research team advanced the development of a point-of-care testing device which is designed to help clinicians assess traumatic brain injury (TBI) in minutes Continue reading →

Anne Marie Sorsa, right, who was a vice-president of the Timmins Seizure and Brain Injury Centre, was with Rhonda Latendresse, as she's taking over as the centre's executive director from Latendresse. Continue reading →

STACY SQUIRES Dale Henley broke his back and had a traumatic brain injury in a mountain biking accident last year. He stayed two months in a rehab facility run by Laura Fergusson trust in Christchurch and credits the place for a full recovery. Dale Henley cannot remember flying over his handlebars and landing on his head. Continue reading →

Lithium is one of the most widely-used medications for the treatment of bipolar disorder because it decreases suicidal thoughts a leading cause of death in those with bipolar and helps manage both manic and depressive episodes. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that affects about 2.8% of the US adult population and is a condition characterized by episodes of mania and depression Continue reading →