Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW The long-term impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on neurologic and psychiatric function is well-established, but a growing body of research is pointing to unexpected medical sequalae, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent review looked at the investigation to date into this surprising connection, not only summarizing study findings but...
Tag: <span>Traumatic brain injuries</span>
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Smartphone games can help to detect the long-lasting effects of traumatic brain injuries
by University of Hertfordshire Sea Hero Quest visual examples of wayfinding and path integration levels. Wayfinding levels 6, 8 and 11 presented in A, B, and C respectively. Path integration level 4 is presented in D. Credit: PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282255 New research from the University of Hertfordshire has found that a mobile-phone game app can...
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Traumatic brain injuries can increase risk of stroke for up to five years, finds study
by University of Birmingham Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Stroke risk for patients with traumatic brain injuries is at its highest in the four months following injury and remains significant for up to five years post-injury, finds a new systematic review led by a team at the University of Birmingham. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global...
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Study suggests role of sleep in healing traumatic brain injuries
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Sound sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury, a new study of military veterans suggests. The study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, used a new technique involving magnetic resonance imaging developed at Oregon Health & Science University. Researchers used MRI to evaluate the enlargement of perivascular...
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Concussion discovery reveals dire, unknown effect of even mild brain injuries
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: UVA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RESEARCHERS JOHN LUKENS, PHD, AND ASHLEY BOLTE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT CONCUSSIONS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, EVEN WHEN MILD, CAUSE SWELLING THAT BLOCKS THE BRAIN’S ABILITY. UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause swelling that blocks the brain’s ability...
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A wearable device may help prevent unexpected death in epilepsy
by Chris Adam, Purdue University More than one-third of the people in the United States who have epilepsy are at risk for a deadly complication called “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.” That means 1.2 million people are at risk for the complication each year—and it will kill about 4,000 of them. They typically have refractory...
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Traumatic brain injuries may be helped with drug used to treat bipolar disorder
A drug used to treat bipolar disorder and other forms of depression may help to preserve brain function and prevent nerve cells from dying in people with a traumatic brain injury, according to a new Rutgers University study. In research published in Scientific Reports, Rutgers scientists discovered that lithium – used as a mood stabilizer and...