In the quest to find a cure for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, researchers are studying the impact of metals such as iron, copper and zinc on the brain, according to The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577192901072611524.html This week The Journal reported on an…
The New PTSD Symptom For Vets: Anxiety And Reckless Driving
Anxiety about driving is a new symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat veterans, according to a recent story in The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/us/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-may-cause-erratic-driving.html?_r=1&ref=veteransaffairsdepartment Unfortunately, veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan conjure up memories of their tours when…
First Lady Unveils Coordinated Effort By Medical Schools To Train Doctors To Treat TBI, PTSD, In Vets
It looks like the Obama administration is making a real effort, on behalf of veterans and the military, to promote research and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Earlier this week First Lady Michelle Obama, during an…
New Jersey Prepares For First Season Of Skiing, Snowboarding Helmet Law
New Jersey retailers in ski areas are busy stocking up on helmets, all because of a new state law. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/index.ssf/2011/12/new_jersey_ski_helmet_law_take.html The Garden State this spring, in April, became the first state to pass legislation that requires juvenile skiers and snowboarders to…
Stroke Victim’s Family Faces Financial Ruin Due To Medical Bills
Brain injuries no only take a horrific physical and emotional toll on patients and their families, they can also take a financial toll. Such is the case with the Granelli family of Stanhope, N.J., who are in financial ruin after…
Justice Requires the Brain Injury Voice to Be Heard
I started this blog because I felt that as an advocate, sometimes I needed to comment on American politics, to advance my agenda of finding justice for my clients and others with brain injury. Justice to a significant degree means…
Bronx Teen Continues Recovery From Gunshot Wound In The Brain
It’s great to read a story about a traumatic brain injury victim who makes a comeback beyond all expectations. And that is certainly the case with Vada Vasquez. The New York Post Monday printed a photo of Vasquez as she lay on…
New York Mayor Bloomberg’s Daughter Suffers Concussion After Horse Jump
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s younger daughter was set to undergo additional tests Monday after sustaining a concussion during a fall while performing at an equestrian tournament. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/bloomberg-says-daughter-is-recovering-after-fall/?scp=9&sq=mayor%20bloomberg&st=cse Georgina Bloomberg, 27, was briefly unconscious and fractured several vertebrae Friday when she…
Hypertonic Fluids Don’t Help Brain Injury Victims, Study Finds
Here’s another setback in the emergency treatment of brain injury. A study has found that hypertonic fluid, a concentrated saline solution that paramedics administer intravenously to head trauma patients, doesn’t help improve the patients’ chances of survival or their later brain…
Mother Of College Football Player Who Committed Suicide, And Had Brain Disease, To Testify At Congressional Hearing
This Thursday’s Congressional hearing on youth sports concussions will have an especially interesting witness: the mother of the University of Pennsylvania football player who committed suicide, and was found to be suffering from the same brain disease nearly two dozen pro…