brain injuries

Putin Visits Freestyle Skier Komissarova in Hospital After Spinal Cord Surgery

...  speediest recovery,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that her doctor had brief the head of state on her condition and the results of the surgery she had had after the fall … Read more on The Voice of Russia Northeast Rehab welcomes Danes Glostrup Hospital officials are planning to build the first neuro-rehabilitation facility in their country. This new facility will house highly specialized rehabilitation services for patients with spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries … Read more on Foster’s Daily Democrat Read ...

Is There Anything I Can Do for My Friend With Seizures and Maybe Ptsd?

by Truthout.org Question by As it should be: Is there anything I can do for my friend with seizures and maybe ptsd? I’ve only known her a month maybe, I know she has bad seizures sometimes, she says, I think I witnessed a petit mal in Carls Jr. at first I thought it was a panic attack but after she just stared blankly ahead for a few minutes at the drink bar until she finally sat down with me and was shaking a little. Her ex husband messed with her mind, I asked and she said he threw rocks at her sometimes. Oh, she had meningitis as a kid, that’s why she’s messed up too. I know anxiety, I’m diagnozed schizo affective with bipolar my medicine is working. Read more... ...

Catastrophic Vision Loss Can Point to Stroke

...  vision loss can point to stroke A physical exam the resident completed confirmed that her left pupil did not react to bright light. The exam of her cornea and lens … But even this treatment has not been a significantly curative treatment for ocular stroke. The bottom line is that … Read more on Columbus Dispatch KU researcher's 'neural prosthesis' could help people with brain injuries Brain injuries now require long periods of intense physical and speech therapy that aren't always fully effective. Nudo hopes a … They may be used to correct speech problems caused by a stroke or to control the symptoms of psychiatric orders … Read more on Kansas City Star Read ...