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  • Retrieval practice a useful tool after traumatic brain injury

    New Jersey residents may be interested in the results of research into the treatment of brain injuries and memory loss by the Kessler Foundation. The research team compared how effective retrieval practice, massed restudy and spaced restudy were in improving the memory of patients who had suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. The findings were published in the Feb. 2014 issue of the Archives ...
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  • Possible malpractice results in brain disease

    Residents of New Jersey may be surprised to know that a recent incident at a Cape Cod hospital may have caused the introduction of a dangerous brain disease into five patients. It is reported that surgical utensils that were potentially contaminated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were used on patents at the hospital during a variety of surgical procedures. These utensils were used at another ...
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  • Insurance and payment for brain injuries

    In New Jersey, advocates for those who have suffered brain injuries are watching after a 20-year-old woman rammed her head into a tree during a skiing trip in January. Doctors told her it would take about 18 months for her cognitive skills to return; however, only four months after the accident and traumatic brain injury, she was denied further treatment at a specialized facility. Her family has ...
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  • Brain Injuries Common in the NFL

    Many people in the Woodbridge, New Jersey, area are finalizing their plans to watch the Super Bowl this weekend. As the opening kickoff draws nearer and nearer, the media is beginning to swell with stories surrounding Super Bowl 47. There are sidebar stories about brothers--Baltimore Raven's coach John Harbaugh and San Francisco 49ers' Jim Harbaugh--going head-to-head, Beyonce headlining the ...
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