A car or truck accident can be the cause of a brain injury. This can be because of the way the vehicle is structured. When your head is jostled or moved side to side a concept called coup contrecoup can cause damage to your brain. Then there are the symptoms of a brain injury...
Read MoreGovernment Study Reveals Soldiers with TBI’s Show Symptoms Five Years Later
According to a recent study, the majority of U.S. troops diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) since the beginning of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars have continued to experience “significant symptoms and problems” five years after their initial injury. Despite efforts, there have been funding issues for...
Read MoreVictim Receives $14 Million Brain Injury Verdict
In 2010, a Virginia man was driving a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon when the vehicle left the road and collided with a tree. The side airbags failed to deploy. Zachary Duncan sustained a traumatic brain injury in the accident, and a recent jury verdict blamed the airbag...
Read MoreSleep Disorders Linked to Traumatic Brain Injury
According to doctors, traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients suffer from sleep disturbances more than the general population. Doctors report that TBI sufferers experience insomnia, post-traumatic hypersomnia and sleep apnea, which can affect cognition, attention and judgment. As many as 65 percent of patients with mild...
Read MoreVirginia Researchers Aim to Aid Diagnoses of TBI
Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System are exploring two new approaches to improving diagnoses of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The research is possible through a $6 million grant from the Department of Defense (DOD). The first project is a handheld ultrasound system that can measure tissue stiffness. The device builds on earlier...
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