Family voices and stories speed coma recovery
"Can he hear me?" family members are desperate to know when a loved one with a traumatic brain injury is in a coma.
Jan 22, 2015
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"Can he hear me?" family members are desperate to know when a loved one with a traumatic brain injury is in a coma.
Jan 22, 2015
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Patients who suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often need a great deal of healthcare services after the injury, but the extent of care utilization is unknown. A new study from research scientists affiliated with ...
Apr 20, 2021
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A Duke Health analysis of treatments for patients with traumatic brain injuries shows that race, geographic region and payment status were significantly associated with the decision to withdraw life support.
Jun 18, 2020
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Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are not evaluated during standard forensic nursing exams following a domestic violence assault, strangulation or rape. But researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix ...
Oct 23, 2019
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(HealthDay)—A measure of white matter in the brain, particularly in males, is an independent predictor of longer time to symptom resolution (TSR) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), according to a study published ...
Sep 11, 2014
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New research led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust suggests that biochemical analysis of brain tissue could be used for diagnosis and prognosis of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) to improve ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh and collaborators have found that lipid deposition on the surfaces of implants can play a mediating role between the body and implants, with some lipids acting as peacekeepers while ...
Mar 14, 2023
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The question of who speaks for patients with traumatic brain injuries when considering medical decisions is the subject of a commentary in the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience by Marie-Christine Nizzi, a research ...
May 11, 2021
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CT scans for patients with concussion provide critical information about their risk for long-term impairment and potential to make a complete recovery—findings that underscore the need for physician follow-up.
Jul 19, 2021
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A team of researchers at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University has discovered that hidden differences in the properties of neural circuits can account for whether animals are behaviorally susceptible to brain ...
Jul 15, 2014
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