Sentences with phrase «brain injury patients need»

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Despite the escalating number of brain - damaged patients, there are few brain injury case managers dedicated to helping them get the care they need.

«While neuroimaging studies can tell us a great deal about the brain's response to complex events, it's only by studying patients with brain injury that we can see if a brain region is actually needed to perform a given task,» said Dr Clark.

«More research is needed to develop treatment protocols for anemic patients with traumatic brain injuries,» said N. Scott Litofsky, M.D., chief of the MU School of Medicine's Division of Neurological Surgery and lead author of the study.

The need for ongoing care for hearing - related issues was acknowledged in September 2014 when One Fund Boston, the charity created to accept and distribute donations to help those affected by the bombings, created the One Fund Center, which will serve patients who have had difficulties with tinnitus and other hearing - related problems; mental health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety; and traumatic brain injury and its associated symptoms such as headache, cognitive symptoms and balance difficulties.

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As a result of the brain injury, the Illinois patient needed numerous brain surgeries, one of which resulted in the removal of a portion of his skull.

Approximately half of patients with severe brain injuries need surgery to remove or repair ruptured blood vessels or bruised brain tissue.