Bicycle Helmets
I used to ride every weekend with the potomac peddlers. everyone i knew wore a helmet. Not to ride with a helmet is incredibly stupid. However, even if a helmet is worn it is NOT the “guarantee” one hopes for in preventing a brain injury. Helmets in the early days had defects. Todays helmets are created [...]
fetal stem cells used to stay ravages of brain disease fail
Cells are not drugs. They can misbehave. it will take another 10 years at least before scientists can find a way for stem cells to fullfill the promise they hold for curing disease. This effort was performed in Israel. The boy it was used on was 9
Headaches are caused by so many different things. Miranda [...]
MEDICALLY SPEAKING: Brain Injury Awareness Month
March has been national Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Natasha Richardson’s death creates brain-injury awareness
In the week after actress Natasha Richardson’s death from brain trauma after a seemingly minor fall, my husband phoned home last Thursday night from one of our kids’ soccer games, saying the most dreadful words: “Meet me at the emergency room.”
It’s better to be safe than sorry when it comes to our kids head injuries.
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HEADACHES FOLLOWING A CAR ACCIDENT
Headaches are not a good sign ever! but when they follow a car accident they are something to be concerned about. The fear and with good reason is that pain is a sign of something NOT right in the brain or pushing on the brain. The pain if it comes from swelling is a fearful indication [...]
What Exactly is Considered Traumatic Brain Injury?
A traumatic brain injury or TBI happens when sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. A traumatic brain injury is sometimes referred to as an acquired brain injury. Typically a traumatic brain injury happens when the head hits an object suddenly and forcefully or when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain.
A traumatic [...]
Whiplash and Traumatic Brain Injury
In a whiplash scenario the brain a soft gelatinous substance is going one way while the skull a hard substance is going the other. When this happens and soft hits hard an injury occurs. If there is bleeding which happened to Natasha Richardson pain and swelling occur. This can be fatal in rare instances but [...]
traumatic brain injury and serotonin
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Agressive social responses can be decreased by the uptake of serotonin. Frquently when one suffers a TBI from say a car accident or whip lash impule control is modified. Scientists think serotonin can help
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Paul R. Wiesenfeld, Maryland Brain Injury Lawyer helps brain injury victims and their families sort through the legal aspects of brain injuries when acquired through accidents.