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The TBI Resource Guide is the internet`s central source of information regarding traumatic brain injury. The TBI Resource Guide website consists of over 1,700 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.
We would like to welcome the recent formation of the California Brain Injury Association (CALBIA). CALBIA is a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injury.
For more information about CALBIA, the upcoming conferences, and how to become a member of this important organization please click here
Electronic chip, interacting with the brain, modifies pathways for controlling movement (Oct 30)
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) are working on an implantable electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement.
Full article: click here
How brain injury leads to seizures, memory problems (Oct 23)
In a finding that may provide a scientific basis for eventual treatment, neurology researchers have shown that traumatic brain injury reduces the level of a protein that helps keep brain activity in balance.
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New treatment for post-concussion syndrome (Oct 16)
Sports medicine specialists in the University at Buffalo's Sports Medicine Institute have developed a new method for treating athletes who sustain post-concussion syndrome.
Full article: click here
Drug improves memory loss for traumatic brain injury patients (Oct 9)
Traumatic brain injury patients with moderate to severe memory loss improved their memories while taking the drug rivastigmine, according to a study published in Neurology
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Progesterone shows promise as treatment for traumatic brain injuries (Oct 2)
Emory University researchers have found that giving progesterone to trauma victims shortly following brain injury appears to be safe and may reduce the risk of death and the degree of disability.
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The Fall 2006 (15.4) issue of the Inside View quarterly
newsletter is now available! With a $12 yearly subscription ($24
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Fall Issue Table of Contents:
Healing Potential of Brain Cells
Man's Brain Repairs Itself
Case Study: The Fighting Spirit
Ibuprofen Regimen Worsens Cognition
2006-7 Conference Schedule
About CNS Services
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10/31/06 President of brain injury association calls for congressional investigation of brain injury in the national football league
10/30/06 Two case studies in the application of errorless learning techniques in memory impaired patients with additional executive deficits
10/30/06 The effect of context on communication: A study of the language and communication skills of adults with acquired brain injury
10/30/06 The use of video self-modelling and feedback to teach cooking skills to individuals with traumatic brain injury: A pilot study
10/30/06 Protein S-100 and neuropsychological functioning following severe traumatic brain injury
10/30/06 Occurrence of ocular disease in traumatic brain injury in a selected sample: A retrospective analysis
10/30/06 Differences in visual vs. verbal memory impairments as a result of focal temporal lobe damage in patients with traumatic brain injury
10/30/06 Computed tomography findings and early cognitive outcome after traumatic brain injury
10/30/06 A case of lightning injury with delayed-onset psychiatric and cognitive symptoms
10/30/06 fMRI study of problem-solving after severe traumatic brain injury
10/30/06 Visible markers of brain injury influence attributions for adolescentsâ- behaviour
10/30/06 Return to work following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
10/27/06 Outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury in children
10/27/06 Severe head injury and the risk of early death
10/26/06 Tolerance and efficacy of enteral nutrition in traumatic brain–injured patients induced into barbiturate coma
10/25/06 Computed tomography-estimated specific gravity of noncontused brain areas as a marker of severity in human traumatic brain injury
10/25/06 Electronic chip, interacting with the brain, modifies pathways for controlling movement
10/24/06 Subjective and objective measures of insomnia in the context of traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study
10/23/06 Music helps brain organize, keep order
10/19/06 Hospital admissions associated with traumatic brain injury in the US army during peacetime: 1990s trends
10/19/06 How brain injury leads to seizures, memory problems
10/17/06 Promising Therapy Could Make Post Concussion Not Such a Headache
10/16/06 Method may help head injury victims
10/16/06 Is it a concussion? Series of tests tells
10/16/06 Subjective and objective measures of insomnia in the context of traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study
10/13/06 Posttraumatic cerebral infarction in patients with moderate or severe head trauma
10/13/06 Mouthguard to prevent concussion
10/12/06 The ecological validity of executive tests in a severely brain injured sample
10/12/06 Victoria Symptom Validity Test performance in acute severe traumatic brain injury: Implications for test interpretation
10/12/06 New treatment for post-concussion syndrome pioneered at UB
10/10/06 Impact of additional extracranial injuries on outcome after mild traumatic brain injury
10/10/06 Decreased expression of glutamate transporters in astrocytes after human traumatic brain injury
10/10/06 Diffusion tensor imaging in the corpus callosum in children after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
10/10/06 Measurements and models of cerebral function in the severely injured brain
10/10/06 Aspects on decompressive craniectomy in patients with traumatic head injuries
10/10/06 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy detects brain injury and predicts cognitive functioning in children with brain injuries
10/10/06 Obesity and traumatic brain injury
10/10/06 Delayed intracranial complications after concussion
10/09/06 Guidelines for the pharmacologic treatment of neurobehavioral sequelae of traumatic brain injury
10/09/06 Summit unifies brain injury Care
10/09/06 Your head in the game
10/06/06 Identification and management of children with sport-related concussion
10/06/06 Brain-injury patients should be used for medical experiments, suggest bioethicists
10/05/06 Update on biotechnology for TBI rehabilitation: A look at the future
10/05/06 The incidence and risk factors for hypotension during emergent decompressive craniotomy in children with traumatic brain injury
10/04/06 Body temperature management after severe traumatic brain injury: Methods and protocols used in the United Kingdom and Ireland
10/04/06 Lawmaker wants quicker pace for brain injury research
10/04/06 DJO incorporated launches new headguard to reduce concussion risk in soccer
10/03/06 Update on biotechnology for TBI rehabilitation: A look at the future
10/03/06 Military TBI during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
10/03/06 Clinical features of head injury patients presenting with a glasgow coma scale score of 15 and who require neurosurgical intervention
10/03/06 The epidemiology and impact of traumatic brain injury: A brief overview
10/03/06 Traumatic brain injury research since the 1998 NIH Consensus Conference: Accomplishments and unmet goals
10/02/06 Indications for CT scanning in mild traumatic brain injury: A cost-effectiveness study
10/02/06 Progesterone shows promise as treatment for traumatic brain injuries
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** You can now submit your events and conferences directly to our online listing by by going to the page below and clicking on the "submit your event or conference" link:
www.neuroskills.com/events.php
Nov 2 -4
Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference
Miami, FL
305-243-3992
Email: contact@pedibrain.org
Web: www.pedibrain.org
Nov 11
Brain Injury Association of Virginia 6th Annual Conference
Richmond, VA
804-355-5748
Email: michelle@biav.net
Web: www.biav.net
Nov 13-15
BIAA Business Practices College Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Web: www.biausa.org
Nov 23-24
Toronto ABI Network Conference
Toronto, ON
416-597-3422 X3961
Email: conference@abinetwork.ca
Web: www.abinetwork.ca/conference2006/
Dec 8-9
Advanced Cognitive Rehab Workshop
Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom
www.braintreetraining.co.uk
2007
Mar 23-24
Polytraumatic Injuries of War
New York, NY
212-947-7111 ext 328
Email: rsp2@nyu.edu
Web: www.nyacadtbi.org
Mar 29-30
BIA of Maryland Annual Conference
Linthicum Heights, MD
410-448-2924
Email: info@biamd.org
Web: www.biamd.org
Apr 28 - Mar 5
AAN Annual Conference
Boston, MA
651-695-2717
Email: memberservices@aan.com
Web: am.aan.com
May 10-12
5th World AMN-Congress (Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology)
Düsseldorf, Germany
+49(0)3641 35 33 0
Email: amn2007@conventus.de
Web: www.amn2007.de
Oct 3-5
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org
Oct 6
Brain Injury Association of Missouri Annual Family/Survivor Conference
St. Charles, MO
314-426-4024
Email: sgee@biamo.org
Web: www.biamo.org
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That is all for this month. See you in November!
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
cns@neuroskills.com
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