Brain injury, sadness linked
In the year after a traumatic brain injury, about half of survivors will likely experience a bout of clinical depression — a rate almost eight times higher than that found in the general population, a study published May 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found.
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Brain injury, sadness linked
New Treatment for Brain Cancer: Avastin (Bevacizumab)
Every two weeks, David Rose spends three hours at Mayo Clinic receiving chemotherapy for a brain tumor called a glioblastoma. He started the experimental treatment about nine months ago. Standard treatments such as surgery, radiation and other types of chemotherapy worked for a while, but the tumor kept coming back. “His tumor was much more [...]
Traumatic Brain Injury ( TBI ) FACTS about TBI The SILENT EPIDEMIC
Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI Facts from a Survivor of TBI. Traumatic Brain Injury is also known as the ‘ SILENT EPIDEMIC “. MARCH is Brain INJURY Awareness Month ! Individuals who have experienced Traumatic Brain Injury are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ). The ADA defines the word ” disability [...]
American Brain Tumor Association Offers New Web Site to Help Patients and Families Connect
American Brain Tumor Association Offers New Web Site to Help Patients and Families Connect
CHICAGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This month, 5,000 Americans will learn they have a brain tumor, arguably among the most devastating and isolating diagnoses for patients and their families.
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Traumatic Brain Injury
This video shows how Kara Wooten used the VA Medical System to restore her vision after being exposed to several IEDs in Iraq. It highlights the various research programs being conducted at VA Hospitals to help Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Visit www.ptsd.va.gov for more information. For the Section 508 compliant version of this [...]