Blog: Traumatic Brain Injuries

A myth persists that concussions are not serious injuries. Part of the reason why people believe this is because emergency rooms commonly send patients who are concussed home without substantial treatment. In reality, things like mild concussion, mild head trauma, and sports concussions have the potential to result in serious ramifications for victims. Various factors …

Are We OK with Youth Football and the Risk of Brain Injury? Young football players are at greater risk of brain injury than we know or “than many parents and coaches would find acceptable,” according to two health researchers writing for the Washington Post recently. The two experts, Robert C. Cantu, a neurologist at Boston …

If you suffered a concussion in a car accident, fall, or some other incident, you should be aware that recent research suggests your concussion could have a significant impact on your future. In particular, the research tends to suggest that your chances of developing dementia are increased if you have had a concussion. The brain injury …

Blood Test May Accurately Diagnose a Traumatic Brain Injury Until recently, traumatic brain injuries have been very difficult to diagnose. Other than CAT scans and high definition MRIs, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often is diagnosed by how a patient reacts to certain tests or based on subjective responses to questionnaires. This is troubling because in the …

Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Increase Risk of Suicide In a recent study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), researchers have linked traumatic brain injuries to a potentially higher risk of suicide. For those suffering from serious head injuries, whether from falls, car accidents, sports injuries, or otherwise, this could prove to …

Never make an assumption about another’s traumatic brain injury. The term “traumatic brain injury,” often shortened to TBI, covers a wide range of injuries. These injuries can be fairly mild or severe to the point of being life-threatening. Remember, hearing an individual refer to his or her injury as a concussion does not automatically mean …

Facts About Head Injuries and TBI’s According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 1.7 million people experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in America. A TBI occurs when there is some traumatic event (striking force, penetrating force, explosion or blast, etc.) causing the brain to experience a physical injury. This can …

It is estimated that 1.7 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries every year in the United States. Of this group, 52,000 will die; 275,000 require inpatient hospital care; and close to 1.4 million are treated and later released from emergency rooms. However, are emergency rooms properly handling traumatic brain injuries? Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are …

You may be surprised to learn that every 12 seconds a person sustains some type of brain injury here in America. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are some of the most serious personal injuries that can result from a car accident. In fact, the majority of TBIs reported are the result of motor vehicle accidents, and …