Head & Brain Injuries

• Interesting treatment uses hypothermia to prevent brain damage

  Dan Deuterman | October 05, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Doctors around the country are experimenting with a new treatment that has been successful in protecting stroke victims and others from brain damage Physicians use cooling helmets, cooling pads and IVs to induce hypothermia, which decreases the brain's demand for oxygen, thus reducing the likelihood of brain damage.Sounds like something you'd see on "House," I know, but physicians are using this...

• Football players at highest risk for brain injuries

  Dan Deuterman | October 03, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A California teen who suffered a massive brain injury while playing football has plenty of company: Football induces the most brain injuries of any sport in the United States. Scott Eveland, 17, of San Marcos, CA was injured during a recent high school football game. The only signs he was injured was appearing dazed and stumbling. He remains in a coma in critical condition. The very nature...

• Benoit's brain injuries may have caused his actions

  Dan Deuterman | September 07, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  We've blogged before about the devastating effects of brain injuries.Brain injuries can cause lasting and chronic medical conditions that seriously impede on quality of life. Research has shown that professional athletes who have suffered from concussions and other brain injuries can have lifelong problems as a result. But the updated news on the following story is, by far, one of the saddest....

• Study Finds Concussions Increase Risk of Depression

  Dan Deuterman | June 11, 2007 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A recent study of retired NFL players found those who experienced at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of suffering from depression than those players who had no concussions. The study of 2,500 retired players, conducted through UNC-Chapel Hill Center for the Study of Retired Athletes and published in the journal of American College of Sports Medicine, said the...

• Promising treatment for traumatic brain injuries

  Dan Deuterman | June 05, 2007 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Researchers may have discovered breakthrough treatment for traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with the hormone progesterone. Emory University has been conducting research on how progesterone helps speed the healing process of the brain. TBI has become a common injury of American troops in Iraq and, unfortunately, was what ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff suffered after a bomb explosion while reporting...

• Mild Brain Injuries Can Cause Chronic Sleep Trouble

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Researchers believe people that suffer from mild brain injuries might be at increased for sleep disorders.In the April 3rd issued of Neurology, researchers at the University of California, in San Diego, studied 42 people that complain of insomnia after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury. Of the 42 patients, 15 patients had a circadian rhythm sleep disorder (CRSD) which is a problem with the...