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Latest news and informaton on brain injury. concussion, coma, traumatic brain injury authored by noted legal authority on brain injury who is President of Brain Injury Association of New York State and past chair, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council: Next Meeting

Posted on February 21, 2008
The next meeting of the New York State Traumatic Brain Injury Services Coordinating Council which I am honored to chair will take place in New York City on March 28, 2008 from 10:30 AM - 3:00 P.M. at the offices of the New York State Department of Health, 90 Church Street, New York, NY 4th Floor Conference Room...

Traumatic Brain Injury and Senior Citizens: New CDC Publications

Posted on February 20, 2008
As you may know, falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and people ages 75 and older have the highest rates of TBI-related hospitalizations and death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants to improve the ability of children and other caregivers of older adults to prevent TBI from occurring and to recognize and respond appropriately should their loved one sustain a TBI...

Keeping Your Brain Fit

Posted on February 17, 2008
This week's issue of US News and World Report is devoted to Keeping Your Brain Fit. Thanks to Tic Tock Brain Blog for their post on this.

Legislative Update From Brain Injury Association of America

Posted on February 16, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of America has requested that I publish the following legislative update on traumatic brain injury issues pending in Congress: Dear Advocates: Congress held numerous budget and appropriations hearings this week, as well as several hearings addressing health care provided to wounded service members and veterans...

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Senators Clinton and Mikulski Protest Zero Funding for Traumatic Brain Injury Programs

Posted on February 15, 2008
Earlier this week I reported on the failure on the part of president Bush to seek funding for the federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program in his latest budget submitted to Congress. What follows is the correspondence sent by Senators Clinton and Mikulski to president Bush in protest...

Has the Senate Forgot About The Way The NFL Handles Traumatic Brain Injury Claims?

Posted on February 14, 2008
The Senate Judiciary Committee in addition to examining the destruction of tapes by the NFL, needs to look at how the NFL and their disability fund handles claims of traumatic brain injury. I am hopeful that the Senate committee and Senator Specter who has been getting a good deal of attention on his questioning of Commissioner Goodell on the missing tapes, spend as much time on looking at the issues of why brain injured players are not receiving the compensation they so justly deserve...

APA to Address Congress on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Brain Injury

Posted on February 11, 2008
A study published in the Jan. 30, 2008 New England Journal of Medicine found that mild head injuries sustained by soldiers in Iraq are the cause of a variety of neurological deficits and are a major factor in stress-related disorders. As the number and duration of military deployments increase, so do the behavioral health needs of service members and their families...

Criticism of Proposed New Rules on Classifying Brain Damage

Posted on February 10, 2008
Formal comments criticizing regulations proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs governing compensation of veterans with traumatic brain injury has been submitted by U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee who was joined by Senators Rockfeller, Murray, Obama, Tester, Brown, and Sanders...

Coma: The Toll on Families

Posted on February 09, 2008
This Sunday's New York Times has an article, Holding on to Hope which captures the toll that severe brain injury including coma and the persistent vegetative state has on parents and other loved ones. The article describes the difficulties faced by three families of army veterans attempting to get the best care for the severe brain damage sustained by their son's who were injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflict...

An Apple A Day May Prevent Dementia

Posted on February 07, 2008
An article in the Journal of Food Science reports that apples, bananas, and oranges protect against neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer?s Disease. Researchers at Cornell University investigated the effects of apple, banana, and orange extracts on neuron cells and found that the phenolic phytochemicals of the fruits prevented neurotoxicity on the cells...

International Brain Injury Association World Congress Final Program Announced

Posted on February 06, 2008
The International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) Seventh World Congress on Brain Injury will take place this year in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury. Delegates are comprised of physicians, psychologists and neuropsychologists, therapists, social workers, nurses, case managers, legal professionals, advocates and all others working in the field of brain injury...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Posted on February 06, 2008
Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a frequent cause of brain damage. Here is some interesting information on Carbon Monoxide poisoning put out by Fox News: Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, toxic gas that has the molecular formula CO. Carbon Monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of the fossil fuels - gas, oil, coal and wood used in boilers, engines, oil burners, gas fires, water heaters, solid fuel appliances and open fires...

Brain Injury Association of America Condemns President's Budget Requests

Posted on February 05, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of America has requested that I circulate the following press release concerning the proposed elimination of the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program in President Bush's budget submission to Congress: Brain Injury Association of America Condemns President?s Fiscal 2009 Budget (Washington, D...

Can A Monitor Prevent Brain Damage During Surgery?

Posted on February 05, 2008
An interesting article appeared in USA Today concerning a monitor that can determine oxygen saturation in the brain during surgery. Although this monitor has been in existence for over ten years, it still faces resistance from some doctors who still question it usefulness...

FDA Warning: Epilepsy Drugs May Increase Risk of Suicide

Posted on February 04, 2008
Epilepsy drugs may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned in an alert to doctors. Very rarely were suicidal thoughts or behavior reported. Still, the FDA found drug-treated patients did face about twice the risk: 0...

Concussions complicated by post traumatic stress disorder and depression

Posted on January 30, 2008
A new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine links the persistent problems following a concussion to the development of post traumatic stress disorder and depression. According to a summary of the study reported in today's New York Times, the new report finds that soldiers who had concussions were more likely than those with other injuries to report a variety of symptoms in their first months back home, including headaches, poor sleep and balance problems...

80 percent of prisoner's found to have sustained brain injury

Posted on January 25, 2008
A fascinating story appears on the AP wire service today concerning a survey done of prisoner's by the Wyoming Brain Injury Association. The Wyoming Brain Injury Association found that more than 80 percent of the state's inmates have a mild to high likelihood of having suffered brain injury...

Brain Injury Association Legal Conference

Posted on January 24, 2008
I am pleased to have been selected to speak at the Brain Injury Association of America's legal conference to be held in Las Vegas, Nevado from April 3-April 4, 2008. The conference is entitled: Brain Injury Litigation Strategies 2008--Mastering the Science and Trial Strategies...

Depression Following Concussion

Posted on January 21, 2008
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University have identified the neurological basis of depression in male athletes with persisting post-concussion symptoms. The study, published in this week's issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, has important clinical implications for the treatment of individuals who have suffered a cerebral concussion...

GW Graduate Program in Acquired Brain Injury Tuition Assistance Announced

Posted on January 19, 2008
The George Washington University (GW) Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education (DTPSE) has announced that they have received a Personnel Training Grant from the US Department of Education?s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for the ?Master?s of Education Degree (MA) in Transition Special Education: Emphasis in Acquired Brain Injury...

Full Military Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force Report

Posted on January 18, 2008
My earlier post today concerned the Military Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force Report. The full report can be read by clicking here.

Army Study Reports One In Five Brain Injuries Go Unrecognized

Posted on January 18, 2008
In a study released yesterday, the Army has confirmed that Up to 20 percent of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan may have suffered mild concussions but were unaware of them and did not get treatment. The study reports that the Army has a hard time identifying and treating affected troops because the soldiers and Marines don't recognize the symptoms and don't report them...

Brain Injury Webcast: "Veterans with TBI"

Posted on January 17, 2008
A web cast which will provide an overview of the Veterans Health System and address the structure and services available for veterans with TBI and their families by the Program Manage of the Department Veterans Affairs will take place on Friday, February 1, 2008, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm "Veterans with TBI - The Veterans Health System...

Rehabilitation Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on January 15, 2008
The hardships, frustrations and rewards associated with rehabilitation following a severe traumatic brain injury are discussed in an article in today's New York Times, Coaching the Comeback. The article describes rehabilitation efforts at Keller Institute of Rehabilitation in New Jersey and the difficulties and rewards of this work intensive and heart breaking endeavor...

Long Island Brain Injury Symposium

Posted on January 15, 2008
The Brain Injury Association of New York State is holding a symposium for brain injury professionals, survivors, families, caregivers and community advocates hosted by Transitions of Long Island. The symposium is scheduled for Saturday March 8, 2008 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Rust Auditorium, North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset...

Brain Injury--Legislative Update

Posted on January 14, 2008
The following legislative update has been provided by the Brain Injury Association of America Update on FY2008 Defense Authorization Bill Status House Democratic leaders have scheduled an override vote on President Bush?s recent veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H...

Brain Injury Disability Rating System For Vets: New Proposals

Posted on January 13, 2008
The department of veterans affairs has proposed a new rating schedule for the evaluation of traumatic brain injury. The proposal appears in the Federal Register, Vol 73 no 2, 38 CFR Part 4. The proposal is a far reaching analysis of the consequences of traumatic brain injury...

Maureen Campbell-Korves Passes Away

Posted on January 09, 2008
It is with sadness that I must report the passing of Maureen Campbell Korves, a past president of the Brain Injury Association of New York Sate following a lengthy illness. Maureen assumed the presidency of the Brain Injury Association in some very troubling times for the association and helped guide it back to its true mission...

More Powerful MRI Approved To View Brain Pathology

Posted on January 08, 2008
The power of MRI machines keeps increasing at amazing speed. While most hospitals are still using Tesla 1.5 strength MRI machines, many have now switched over to the Tesla 3.O which enables physicians to see brain pathology including diffuse axonal injury previously missed...

CDC Traumatic Brain Injury Webcast

Posted on January 07, 2008
The Center for Injury Research and Control at the University of Pittsburgh has announced a live webcast event entitled ?TBI Outcomes: Overview and Implications for Returning Military Personnel? to be presented by Jean A. Langlois, ScD, MPH, Senior Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Atlanta, Georgia...

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