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Study Of Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide Risk In Deployed Military Personnel

JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Craig J. Bryan, Psy.D., A.B.P.P., of the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, suggests that suicide risk is higher among military personnel with more lifetime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Show More Summary

Traumatic Brain Injuries Among The Military Linked To Suicidal Thoughts Risk

Researchers at the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, reported that the suicide risk among people in the military increases according to the number of lifetime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) they have had. They published their findings in JAMA Psychiatry. Show More Summary

Repeat brain injury raises soldiers' suicide risk

People in the military who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to research by the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah. A survey of 161 military...Show More Summary

Steve Rhode: Facing a Traumatic Brain Injury and Debt. What Do We Do?

"Dear Steve, My husband has a traumatic brain injury and currently in therapy. He was on the job and he does get the workman's comp...

In Older People, Traumatic Brain Injury Poses Complex Diagnostic, Management And Treatment Challenges

Each year more than 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The incidence of TBI in older adults poses special diagnostic, management and treatment challenges, say experts in a special collection of papers on TBI in the elderly in NeuroRehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Show More Summary

Study Finds Increase in Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Elderly Men and Women

"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death-worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI," writes Niina Korhonen, B.M., of the Injury and Osteoporosis Research Center, Tampere, Finland, and colleagues in a Research Letter.

Traumatic brain injury poses complex diagnostic, management and treatment challenges in older people

Amsterdam, NL, May 6, 2013 – Each year more than 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The incidence of TBI in older adults poses special diagnostic, management and treatment challenges, say experts in a special collection of papers on TBI in the elderly in NeuroRehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. read more

Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Treatment Improves Functional Outcome, Helps Repair Biostructural Damage From Traumatic Brain Injury

Results show positive impact that bone marrow stromal cell therapy can have for those suffering from certain types of traumatic brain injuries.

Mild blast injury causes molecular changes in brain akin to Alzheimer, Pitt team says

A multicenter study led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine shows that mild traumatic brain injury after blast exposure produces inflammation, oxidative stress and gene activation patterns akin to disorders of memory processing such as Alzheimer's disease. Show More Summary

Mild blast injury causes molecular changes in brain akin to Alzheimer

Scientists have shown that mild traumatic brain injury after blast exposure produces inflammation, oxidative stress and gene activation patterns akin to disorders of memory processing such as Alzheimer's disease.

Post-Concussion Symptom Severity Predicts Recovery Period

A new study on mild traumatic brain injury refutes previous notions that age and amnesia are the indicators of prolonged recovery time from sports-related concussion.

Media Coverage Of Aggression In Ice Hockey Has Shifted From Violence To Safety Rules, Equipment

Popular media perspectives on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in sports like ice hockey has changed over time and may influence people's attitudes towards these injuries, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Michael Cusimano and colleagues from St. Show More Summary

Study finds newspapers have changed coverage of ice hockey concussions over last quarter-century

TORONTO, April 17, 2013 –Newspapers are paying more attention to the severity and long-term impact of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries in ice hockey than they did 25 years ago, a new study has found. They're also writing...Show More Summary

News focus on aggression in ice hockey shifted from violence to safety rules, equipment

Popular media perspectives on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in sports like ice hockey has changed over time and may influence people's attitudes towards these injuries, according to research published April 17 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Michael Cusimano and colleagues from St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. read more

Inflammation Following Traumatic Brain Injury May Increase Risk For Dementia Later In Life

Even a mild injury to the brain can have long lasting consequences, including increased risk of cognitive impairment later in life. While it is not yet known how brain injury increases risk for dementia, there are indications that chronic, long-lasting, inflammation in the brain may be important. Show More Summary

New light shed on traumatic brain injuries

A new article offers the latest information concerning a "switch" that turns "on" and "off" inflammation in the brain after trauma.

TBI Increases Odds For Depression, Behavior Impulsivity, PTSD In Patients With Nonepileptic Seizures

A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly increase the odds of having major depression, personality impulsivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Show More Summary

Preventive Measures, Genetic Risks, New Diagnostic Tools Needed To Identify Effects Of Traumatic Brain Injury In Athletes, Soldiers

One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk factors are required in order to predictShow More Summary

RI Hospital: Traumatic brain injury worsens outcomes for those with nonepileptic seizures

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly increase the odds of having major depression, personality impulsivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Show More Summary

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