Not exact matches
Writing from the perspective of health - care providers working in trauma medicine, the researchers advised fans of Grey's Anatomy who found themselves or their family members in emergency departments
after traumatic injury, that they could hold unrealistic expectations of their care and
recovery.
If an athlete is allowed to continue playing
after concussion, however, their
recovery is likely to take longer, and they may be at increased risk of long - term problems (e.g. early dementia, depression, more rapid aging of the brain, and in rare cases, chronic
traumatic encephalopathy, and, in extremely rare instances, catastrophic
injury or death.
The excessive burst of new brain cells
after a
traumatic head
injury that scientists have traditionally believed helped in
recovery could instead lead to epileptic seizures and long - term cognitive decline, according to a new Rutgers New Jersey Medical School study.
«Widespread blocking of this part of the immune system
after traumatic brain
injury helps damaged brain tissue to survive and improves neurological
recovery in mice.
«This has implications for potentially reducing normal cognitive decline with aging, or boosting
recovery from brain
injury after stroke or
traumatic brain
injury,» he says.
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..
Filing a lawsuit
after a
traumatic brain
injury can be an important step on the road to
recovery.
Truck accidents are
traumatic experiences, with the
recovery from the psychological toll and physical
injuries alone often lasting for months and even years
after the incident.
In Accident & Injury Blog by Warnett Hallen, Car Accident Lawyer, Car Accidents, Catastrophic
Injuries, Chronic Pain, ICBC, Non-catastrophic
Injuries,
Recovery after car accident,
Traumatic Brain Injury, Whiplash