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NATWEST T20 BLAST, 2017 Cricbuzz StaffLast updated on Sun, 09 Jul, 2017, 07:24 AM Luke Fletcher was hit by the ball on his follow through Getty Nottinghamshire pacer Luke Fletcher suffered a head injury during the NatWest T20 Blast match against Warwickshire and was taken to a hospital for medical attention. According to initial reports, it emerged that the injury was of a serious nature and play was suspended for more than 30 minutes before it resumed. The incident took place in the fourth over during Warwickshire's chase. Fletcher, who was bowling the over, had no time to react to a powerful straight drive from Sam Hain and was struck on his head. Immediately after the blow, Fletcher was seen wrapping up his head in a towel while walking off the field. As the umpires immediately called for medical assistance, the pacer appeared conscious while being assisted off the field by the physio and was later taken to a hospital. Soon after, Notts released a statement which read: Luke Fletcher has been taken to hospital to assess the extent of the head injury. He was able to walk off the field of play and, after receiving treatment from the medical … Continue reading →

The human bodys endocannabinoid system does miraculous things such as protecting our nervous system in times of trauma. That is the finding of a team of scientists fromthe Hebrew University of Jerusalem, whose research suggests thatrats and mice subjected to traumatic brain injury (TBI) showed significantly better recovery when treated with cannabinoid compounds. 2-Arachidonoylglycerol or 2-AGis anendocannabinoid, ana naturally occurring compound created by you body.2-AGis foundat relatively high levels in the central nervous system and for good reason. Traumatic brain injury or TBI is just that, damage to the brain caused by an external force. Although much of the mention of this condition has been recently related to football players and veterans of war zones, it affects people of ages, from all walks of life. More than 2 million visits to the ER each year are related to TBI events like concussion from auto accidents, falls and assaults. Falls account in 50 percent of TBI in children under 14 years old and over 60 percent of seniors. It is the leading cause of disability and premature death in the world. The economic impact in the US alone has been estimated at $75 billion a year. In a recent study,2-AG wasreleased … Continue reading →

New research has found thata serious head injury experienced at some point in your life may significantly increase your risk of developing dementia. According to the report, head injuries that cause lesions in the brain and require a person to stay in a hospital for three days or more can double a persons dementia risk, but this risk is greatest when the head injury is sustained during midlife. The study found that people who experience serious head injuries that require hospitalization are 90 percent more likely to develop non-Alzheimers dementia than those with with more mild head injuries that didnt lead to brain lesions, New Scientist reported. Results of the study, which was based on 40,000 people who had sustained some type of head injury in their lifetime, found that 696 of the 19,936 people with severe head injuries went on to develop dementia. This was compared to only 326 of the 20,703 people with milder injuries going on to develop dementia. Whats more, dementia risk was highest in people who sustained severe, traumatic head injuries between the ages of 41 and 50. Read: Link Between Parkinsons And Alzheimers Diseases May Lead To New Parkinson's Treatment "It seems that the … Continue reading →

Marine Corps Systems Command aboard Quantico is bringing innovative, life-saving and award-winning technology to Marines on the front line. The Infrascanner is a portable, medical diagnostic device that provides early detection of intracranial hematomas or bleeding within the skull in the field, potentially saving lives and improving casualty care and recovery. The handheld device uses near-infrared light invisible light that is nearly visible to the naked eye to effectively check for intracranial hematomas on different parts of the skull. With the device, medical personnel at battalion aid stations can quickly assess Marines who may have suffered a head injury. Intracranial hematomas if gone untreated can put pressure on the brain, causing potential brain damage or even death, said Mark Urrutic, project officer for the Family of Field Medical Equipment Team at MCSC. A retired Navy chief hospital corpsman, Urrutic is familiar with the scenarios Marines face that can lead to this type of injury. Marines can sustain these types of injuries by falling and hitting their heads, or by being in close proximity to a blast, which could damage the brain by rattling it within the skull, he said. Successful treatment of traumatic brain injuries often relies on timely diagnosis … Continue reading →

July 6, 2017 Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) differ from civilians with TBI in some key wayswith potentially important implications for long-term care and support of injured service members and their families. New research from the Veterans Administration TBI Model System is assembled in the July/August special issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR). "The VA TBI Model System is uniquely positioned to inform policy about the health, mental health, socioeconomic, rehabilitation, and caregiver needs following TBI," write Guest Editors Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, of James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Fla., and Lillian Stevens, PhD, of Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Va. The special issue presents initial reports from a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-specific database of patients representing all traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity levels. The findings will play a critical role in VA's efforts to meet the long-term needs of veterans with TBI. VA TBI Model System Will Guide Care for Veterans and Families Affected by TBI The initial TBI Model System was developed by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research now the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)-in 1987. Over the years, 16 civilian hospitals … Continue reading →

ESPN senior writer Peter Keating joins OTL to share his findings on concussions in female athletes, featured in ESPN The Magazine and on espnW.com. This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue 2017. Subscribe today! EVERY FOUR YEARS or so, some of the world's most prominent scientists gather to synthesize and summarize the latest in brain-injury research. Since first meeting in 2001, the assemblage, called the Concussion in Sport Group, has grown in size and influence. Doctors, athletic trainers and media types around the world take their cues from the recommendations it publishes and from the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) it has developed. When members gathered in Berlin last October, Jiri Dvorak, then FIFA's chief medical officer, said they worked on behalf of some 1billion professional and amateur athletes. For that 2016 symposium, around 400 medical and sports professionals met in the Grand Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, with art nouveau stylings that hark back to the days before the world wars and trappings so posh that guests enjoy breakfast honey harvested from a rooftop beehive. Over two days, a stone's throw from where the Berlin Wall used to stand, the leading lights of the sports neuro-establishment made … Continue reading →

Acupuncture is found effective for the treatment of paralysis caused by a stroke. Researches tested the Shujintongluo acupuncture protocol for the treatment of hemiplegia, a type of stroke affecting one side of the body. The addition of acupuncture to standard drug therapy following an acute cerebral infarction increased the positive patient outcome rate by 11.77%. Upper limb acupoints A randomized clinical trial of 68 patients examined results in two groups. One group received standard drug therapy and the other group received standard drug therapy plus acupuncture. The drug therapy only group had a total effective rate of 70.59%. The group receiving drug therapy plus acupuncture had an 82.36% total effective rate. One of the more important results measured in the study was the recovery rate, defined as a disability rank of level 0 and the NHISS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale/Score) improvement rate of 91% 100%. The group receiving acupuncture plus drugs had a 29.41% recovery rate and the drugs only group had a 20.59% recovery rate. Another important result was the significantly effective rate, defined as a disability rank of level 1 3 and an NHISS improvement of 46% 90%. The acupuncture plus drugs group had a 38.24% … Continue reading →

THERE was standing room only last week when Hereford-based specialist personal injury law firm Novum Law held a major one day conference for brain injury professionals in Hereford. There were over 55 at the event at The Courtyard which was chaired by eminent barrister, John Ross QC of 1 Chancery Lane, London. The delegates included therapists, psychologists, brain injury case managers and care and support professionals all involved in looking after people with brain injuries. The conference addressed the vital role of neuro rehabilitation in helping people whove suffered neurological damage due to traumatic brain injury. Huw Ponting, Director of Novum Law who heads up the Hereford office, said: Once the acute stage of medical treatment for a brain injury patient is over, neuro rehabilitation steps in to help the patient recover and improve their functional and cognitive abilities. The journey to recovery or to achieving improvements in brain function can be a long and arduous one but neuro rehabilitation treatment can make a huge difference to the quality of peoples lives, helping them realise their goals. The day saw a panel of renowned experts take to the floor to give thought-provoking talks including Dr. Dave Quinn, neuropsychologist at Halliday … Continue reading →

Interference from the Vatican and Donald Trump in the case of Charlie Gard is extremely unhelpful and very cruel, Professor Robert Winston has said. His comments came after the US president and the Pope tweeted their support for the boy, who has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle involving his parents and doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The Vatican's paediatric hospital stepped in to offer care after Pope Francis called for Charlie's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, to be allowed to accompany and treat their child until the end. But renowned scientist and genetics expert Lord Winston criticised attempts to transfer the 10-month-old from the central London hospital. I think, first of all, one has to accept the loss of a child is about the worst injury that any person can have and, secondly, I think the autonomy of parents is probably sacrosanct because a child can't give approval, can't give consent, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain. But having said that, these interferences from the Vatican and from Donald Trump seem to me to be extremely unhelpful and very cruel, actually, because this child has been dealt with at a hospital which has … Continue reading →

A first of its kind study published in JAMA Neurology is shining light on the complexity of war time brain injuries. http://kare11.tv/2tKcbYZ A.J. Lagoe, KARE and Danielle Leigh, KING , KARE 5:43 PM. CDT July 03, 2017 Victor Lindenberg Lewis participated in a study on Traumatic Brain Injury. Credit: KING SEATTLE - A first of its kind study published in JAMA Neurology is shining light on the complexity of war time brain injuries and why treating service members will require much more than a one size fits all band aid. A University of Washington neurologist followed 50 soldiers starting just after they suffered a concussive blast injury and tracked their conditions through brain imaging and other techniques over several years. Dr. Christine Mac Donald, associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said her findingsbring into question medical beliefs that individuals with TBI will stabilize within a year after their injury. Instead, Mac Donald found these service members' mental health symptoms evolved and even worsened five years later. "The takeaway for me that was so striking was the substantial number of service members who significantly declined in this population that was supposed to be the … Continue reading →