LearningRx1 tbi | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 24

Using bright light therapy to treat TBIs

May 11, 2013 by

Bright light therapy may help people suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries with their sleep, emotion, cognition and brain function. Patients who underwent six weeks of morning bright light therapy had decreased daytime sleepiness and were less depressed. It...

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Predicting the long-term effects of a TBI

May 8, 2013 by

How can you predict the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury? With new brain mapping technology. MEG imaging records magnetic fields produced by natural electrical currents in the brain. The scan only takes one or two minutes and it...

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Half of H.S. football players wouldn’t report concussion...

May 7, 2013 by

Of the 120 players who were surveyed, 70% were found to have been educated about concussions and most could identify the signs and symptoms. And even though only half would always or sometimes report their concussion symptoms to their...

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Fall-related TBIs among elderly have increased drastically

May 6, 2013 by

A study out of Finland has found that traumatic brain injuries from falls have had huge increases. In 1970, the numbers were 60 women and 25 men. In 2011, the numbers were 1,205 women and 612 men (per 100,000...

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Single concussion can cause structural damage to brain

Mar 12, 2013 by

Just one concussion can cause lasting structural damage to the brain, including measureable volume loss. The two areas particularly affected are the anterior cingulated (linked to mood disorders/depression) and the precuneal region (lots of connections to areas that control...

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Brain abnormalities found in veterans with TBIs

Feb 11, 2013 by

A study of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan found that those with mild TBIs have measurable abnormalities in the white matter of their brains compared to those without TBIs. One study author referred to the abnormalities as “potholes”...

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