The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) linked five more illnesses to traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The good news for veterans suffering from these illnesses, as well as TBI, is that they will have an easier time getting much-needed additional disability…
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Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer in Cleveland Comments on Senior Study
The current traumatic brain injury lawsuit against the NFL highlights the dangers of suffering a concussion, but a recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows senior citizens are also at risk. Why? Even if they attempt to…
VA Expands Disability Coverage to Illnesses Related to Brain Injury
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced that some veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and certain related illnesses will be eligible for additional disability benefits. The new regulation takes effect on January 15, 2014. It will affect some…
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It Isn’t Just Football Players With Brain Injuries
Many people do not realize that football players, and other athletes in various contact sports are not the only people to sustain head/brain injuries. In fact, may assistant coaches and front office staff, who have played on the field in…
Derek Boogaard’s wrongful death lawsuit may open a big can of litigational worms
More than 4,500 sports figures suffering from traumatic brain injuries each get a small portion of the $756 million paid out by the National Football League (NFL). The settlement keeps relevant documentation out of court. The NFL was mostly known…
New research shows linkages between PTSD, dementia and Alzheimer’s
If recent research proves to be accurate, there is a connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In most cases, dementia is typically linked to a degenerative brain disease. That presumption may be about to…
What do traumatic brain injuries and yams have in common?
It’s all about progesterone. If Rhode Island researchers are right, and can prove what they are seeing on a larger scale, there may be even more hope for someone with a brain injury. The ProTECT study is being carried on…
What Do Traumatic Brain Injuries and Yams Have in Common?
It’s all about progesterone. If Rhode Island researchers are right, and can prove what they are seeing on a larger scale, there may be even more hope for someone with a brain injury. The ProTECT study is being carried on…
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Contact sports are exciting; TBIs not so much
As summer heads into fall, parents need to be aware of the risk of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) for their children. We all need to be aware of those risks. Concussions have always been a part of contact sports. However,…
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Two Massachusetts hospitals may co-opt TBI patients into a study without their permission
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients in Massachusetts may end up participating in a study without giving their permission. While the question of informed consent is a huge one when being admitted to hospital and having procedures, tests and diagnostics run,…
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