3 Grades of Concussions

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that causes the brain to suddenly and quickly move out of its normal positioning inside your skull – generally caused by a direct blow to the head or a blow to the body that is hard enough to cause the head to violently shake. Doctors […]

January Is National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month

January Is National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month January marks the start of National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month, a campaign that aims to bring attention to the fact that, though winter sports deaths are rare, traumatic brain injuries are the leading cause of sports injury-related fatalities. And, in fact, sports-related accidents are one of […]

What Are the Symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Millions of people suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the United States each year. Car accidents, sports incidents, slip and falls, and construction site accidents are common causes of TBIs. These injuries are often considered catastrophic because they may render a person incapable of maintaining gainful employment. There are a variety of short-term and […]

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 […]

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 patients at the hospital during a variety of […]