The article, «Pilot study on the effect of ramelteon on sleep
disturbance after traumatic brain injury,» was epublished ahead of print in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on May 28, 2015.
Filing a personal injury
lawsuit after a traumatic brain injury can help you or your loved one gain financial security, as well as a sense of closure in knowing that the party responsible for the injury will be held accountable for their actions.
Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team, led by Professors Claire Harris and Professor Paul Morgan, showed that when the «homing» agent was injected into mice
immediately after traumatic brain injury, it specifically targeted the injured tissue, serving to inactivate the complement system and reduce inflammation and neuronal damage.
UT Southwestern molecular biologists today report the unexpected finding that selectively deleting a stem cell transcription factor in adult mice promotes
recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Kessler Foundation researchers have authored a new article that further elucidates the mechanisms for cognitive fatigue, a disabling symptom that affects many
individuals after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
«The preponderance of the literature I would say supports that there appears to be an increased risk of
dementia after traumatic brain injury,» said Steven Flanagan from the New York University Langone Medical Center.
In addition, animal models show that sufficient magnesium seems to protect the brain from depression and
anxiety after traumatic brain injury (6), and that the antidepressants desipramine and St. John's Wort (hypericum perforatum) seem to protect the mice from the toxic effects of magnesium deficiency and its relationship to anxious and depressed behaviors (4).
While studies have found a correlation between the factors listed above and
depression after a traumatic brain injury, it is difficult to say whether the depression or the brain injuries are causing these problems.
A recent study from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that a certain type of instructor - led brain training protocol can stimulate structural changes in the brain and neural connections even
years after a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
For example, we identified processes that can explain why apolipoprotein (apo) E4 is the main genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and also worsens
outcome after traumatic brain injury.
Kessler Foundation researchers ave linked the inability to recognize facial affect (emotion) with white matter
damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI), an important first step toward understanding this emotional processing deficit.
In this study, the researchers found that conditional deletion of Sox2 — the gene encoding the SOX2 stem cell transcription factor — and the associated dampening of astrocyte reactivity appear to promote functional recovery, including behavioral recovery,
after traumatic brain injury, said Dr. Zhang, a W.W. Caruth, Jr..
After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), people also experience major sleep problems, including changes in their sleep - wake cycle.
«Cognitive performance can be improved in teens months, years
after traumatic brain injury.»
«It's important to continue to explore the relationship between genetics and outcomes
after traumatic brain injury,» noted Dr. Grafman.
Perrin PB, Krch D, Sutter M, Snipes DJ, Arango - Lasprilla JC, Kolakowsky - Hayner SA, Wright J, & Lequerica A. Racial / ethnic disparities in mental health over the first two years
after traumatic brain injury: A model systems study.
One area of study is sleep disturbance
after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The study found that patients who suffer from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
after a traumatic brain injury may be more likely to suffer from: