Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can happen in everyday life, not just in severe car crashes. Dr. Yashar Kalani with Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the risks, prevention strategies, and ...
In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon (who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991) began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...
Patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) who complete computerized cognitive games show improved neuroplasticity and ...
Consider Ethan and Kevin (their names are pseudonyms to protect their privacy), two children that I worked with as an educator and researcher of trauma in schools. Ethan was abandoned by his mother at ...
New research has found that even a years-old mild concussion can have long-lasting effects on brain function and behavior in otherwise healthy people. The study adds to a growing understanding of ...
A car accident. A football tackle. An unfortunate fall. These things—and more—can cause head injuries. Head injuries can happen to anyone, at any age, and they can damage the brain. Here's how damage ...
“We are learning more about how people exposed to trauma learn to distinguish between what is safe and what is not." Research ...
Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...