Category Archives: Brain Injury Treatment

Credit: Google Images Above: An estimated 2.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. Aired 3/10/17 on KPBS News. The latest advancements in treatment will be one of the topics this weekend at the 12th annual Scripps Health conference on brain injury and rehabilitation. Hundreds of doctors and researchers are gathering in San Diego this weekend for the 12th annual Scripps Health conference on brain injury and rehabilitation. An estimated 2.5 million Americans sustain a brain injury each year. The vast majority of these are mild concussions. But a significant number are severe enough to require hospitalization. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of brain injury. The agency says seniors have the highest rates of brain injury-related hospitalizations and death. Dr. Michael Lobatz, director of the brain injury rehabilitation program at Scripps Health, said advances in imaging and trauma care have helped to improve outcomes. We can now, in a matter of seconds or minutes, get diagnoses of intracranial bleeding, and patients can be rushed to the operating room to relieve pressure in their brain," Lobatz explained. Lobatz said the brain can remodel itself, even after a serious injury. Ive … Continue reading →

CBS DFW Retired Dallas Stars Captain Battling Brain Injury CBS DFW DALLAS (CBS11) He's one of DFW's most popular athletes and he's sharing for the first time his battle with a brain injury. Retired Dallas ... His doctor is also treating this former hockey player who had to give up the sport after four concussions as ... and more » Here is the original post: Retired Dallas Stars Captain Battling Brain Injury - CBS DFW … Continue reading →

CBS DFW Retired Dallas Stars Captain Battling Brain Injury CBS Dallas / Fort ... CBS DFW Brenden Morrow gave CBS11 an exclusive look inside his treatment for post concussion syndrome to preserve his own memories from a stellar career. and more » Go here to read the rest: Retired Dallas Stars Captain Battling Brain Injury CBS Dallas / Fort ... - CBS DFW … Continue reading →

A new study reveals that a small molecule produced by a fungus may stimulate the regeneration of axons - the slender, "thread-like projections that carry electrical signals" between nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The researchers believe that the discovery could lead to much needed new drugs that repair damage to the central nervous system. Axon damage is a feature of injury to the central nervous system, such as that which occurs in traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury. It is the main reason for disability that results from these conditions. Unfortunately, once they are damaged, axons do not regenerate easily. Also, recent research suggests that in the case of traumatic brain injury, axons can continue to degenerate even years after injury and may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease-like changes in the brain. The new study - led by McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and published in the journal Neuron - concerns a family of proteins called 14-3-3 that show some ability to protect nerve cells or neurons. Senior author Alyson Fournier, a professor of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill, heads a laboratory that has been investigating 14-3-3 and looking for ways … Continue reading →

Neuralstem Announces Publication of NSI-566 Data in a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury P&T Community No long-term treatment beyond physical therapy is currently available to restore cognition after a traumatic brain injury. Transplantation of stem cells into the injured brain may allow a unique replacement therapy and fill a significant medical need.. and more » Original post: Neuralstem Announces Publication of NSI-566 Data in a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury - P&T Community … Continue reading →

Like Local 3 News on Facebook: WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and David Perdue (R-GA) have reintroduced theNo Hero Left Untreated Actto enhance medical care for Americas heroes. The bipartisan legislation would create a pilot program to test an innovative treatment called Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy for veterans to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other mental health issues. Peters and Perdue are both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Peters is a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Veterans suffering from the devastating effects of PTSD, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma deserve to have the best, most cutting-edge treatment available,said Senator Peters, a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve.Incorporating innovative new treatment options like Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy technology into VA medical centers has the potential to improve treatment for veterans and create meaningful change in their lives. We must honor and care for the women and men who have courageously served our country,said Senator Perdue, a member of the Armed Services Committee.This pilot program would provide our veterans with access to additional medical treatment options for neurological injuries and has earned the support of several … Continue reading →

Sponsored Content Program encourages student athletes and recreationists to take computerized tests that can guide treatment strategies later on Written by Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by St. Anthony Summit Medical Center There's a powerful tool helping health care providers evaluate and treat traumatic brain injuries in Summit County, but many potential patients who could benefit such as skiers, snowboarders, cyclists and student athletes, among others aren't using it. Anyone between the ages of 5 and 59 can take a 30-minute computerized test, called the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test, or ImPACT. This $15 baseline test measures cognitive functioning in the healthy brain. When compared with a post-concussive test, a physician can better evaluate the injury to the brain and develop an individualized course of treatment for optimum recovery. "When you do have a concussion injury, it can be used as a tool to help you return to play," said Jennifer Kagan RN, St. Anthony's Traumatic Brain Injury program coordinator. The medical center launched the TBI program in 2010 as a response to the growing number of head injuries it was treating, Kagan said. The program, which partners with national brain and spinal cord injury prevention organization Think First, … Continue reading →

Cannabinoids may provide a potential treatment option for traumatic brain injury, according to new research. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology, and published online by the U.S. National Institute of Health. The endogenous cannabinoid (endocannabinoid) system regulates a diverse array of physiological processes and unsurprisingly possesses considerable potential targets for the potential treatment of numerous disease states, including two receptors (i.e., CB1 and CB2 receptors) and enzymes regulating their endogenous ligands N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) and 2-arachidonyl glycerol (2-AG), states the studys abstract. Increases in brain levels of endocannabinoids to pathogenic events suggest this system plays a role in compensatory repair mechanisms. It continues; Traumatic brain injury (TBI) pathology remains mostly refractory to currently available drugs, perhaps due to its heterogeneous nature in etiology, clinical presentation, and severity. Here, we review pre-clinical studies assessing the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids and manipulations of the endocannabinoid system to ameliorate TBI pathology. Specifically, the study notes, manipulations of endocannabinoid degradative enzymes, CB1 and CB2 receptors, and their endogenous ligands have shown promise in modulating cellular and molecular hallmarks of TBI pathology such as; cell death, excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, cerebrovascular breakdown, and cell structure and remodeling. TBI-induced behavioral deficits, … Continue reading →

March 8, 2017 Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which inflammation can spread throughout the brain after injury. This mechanism may explain the widespread and long-lasting inflammation that occurs after traumatic brain injury, and may play a role in other neurodegenerative diseases. The findings were published today in a study in the Journal of Neuroinflammation. This new understanding has the potential to transform how brain inflammation is understood, and, ultimately, how it is treated. The researchers showed that microparticles derived from brain inflammatory cells are markedly increased in both the brain and the blood following experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI). These microparticles carry pro-inflammatory factors that can activate normal immune cells, making them potentially toxic to brain neurons. Injecting such microparticles into the brains of uninjured animals creates progressive inflammation at both the injection site and eventually in more distant sites. Research has found that neuroinflammation often goes on for years after TBI, causing chronic brain damage. The researchers say that the microparticles may play a key role in this process. Chronic inflammation has been increasingly implicated in the progressive cell loss and neurological changes that occur after TBI. These inflammatory microparticles may be a key mechanism for chronic, … Continue reading →

Sponsored Content Program encourages student athletes and recreationists to take computerized tests that can guide treatment strategies later on Written by Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by St. Anthony Summit Medical Center There's a powerful tool helping health care providers evaluate and treat traumatic brain injuries in Summit County, but many potential patients who could benefit such as skiers, snowboarders, cyclists and student athletes, among others aren't using it. Anyone between the ages of 5 and 59 can take a 30-minute computerized test, called the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test, or ImPACT. This $15 baseline test measures cognitive functioning in the healthy brain. When compared with a post-concussive test, a physician can better evaluate the injury to the brain and develop an individualized course of treatment for optimum recovery. "When you do have a concussion injury, it can be used as a tool to help you return to play," said Jennifer Kagan RN, St. Anthony's Traumatic Brain Injury program coordinator. The medical center launched the TBI program in 2010 as a response to the growing number of head injuries it was treating, Kagan said. The program, which partners with national brain and spinal cord injury prevention organization Think First, … Continue reading →