Identifying Concussion/mTBI in Service Members Date/Time: March 22, 2012, 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT) Purpose According to the 2008 Rand report, Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, approximately 19.5 percent of U.S. service members who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq report experiencing a traumatic brain injury...
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Identifying Concussion/mTBI in Service Members
Treating Sleep Problems in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Notice of an upcoming webinar concerning PTSD and TBI being sponsored by the Defense Centers for Exellence. Treating Sleep Problems in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Date/Time: Feb. 23, 2012, at 1-2:30 p.m. (EST) Register now Purpose: The DCoE February...
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The Link between Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia, Part II
In my last post I was going to followup on the link between traumatic brain injury and dementia. Recent studies have strengthened the idea that repeated, mild traumatic brain injuries can lead to cognitive disorders long-term. Mild TBI would manifest itself as concussions suffered...
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The Link between Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia
Recently published material/results are giving us additional insight into the casual link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and dementia. In a study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association‘s annual International Conference...
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Ideas about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
A recent news article posted on CNN details the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) on the behavior of a young football player. With all of the recent interest in...
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“A New Hope”, for therapeutic interventions after traumatic brain injuries
Over the past few decades, therapeutic interventions for traumatic brain injury have been extensively investigated in animal models, but few have been elevated into the hallowed ground of...
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