E-Newsletter April 2004

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E-Newsletter April 2004

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TBI Resource Guide

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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 1,220 pages of information, materials, education and resources about the brain, brain injury and TBI rehabilitation for survivors, families and professionals.

Study Shows Hurricane Floyd Boosted Abuse and Non-Abuse Brain Injuries in Children (May 1)

Hurricane Floyd, which drowned much of 16 eastern North Carolina counties under a layer of water in 1999, also significantly boosted the number of cases of both inflicted and non-inflicted brain injury among small children, a new study shows.

Full article: click here

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Males and Females Respond Differently to Brain Injury (May 11)

Researchers at Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that males and females respond differently to brain injury and therefore, boys with brain injuries may require different life-saving treatments than girls.

Full article: click here

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First Evidence That Brain Damage at Birth Can Be Reversed (May 17)

Studies at UCL, Bristol and other research centres around the world have shown that cooling the newborn brain by several degrees is highly effective in protecting brain cells if shortage of oxygen occurs during the birthing process.

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New Research Reveals Head Injury in Children has Lasting Impact (May 24)

New research from the University of Warwick reveals that children with even mild head injury may be at risk of long-term complications, including personality changes, emotional, behavioural and learning problems.

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The Spring 2004 (13.2) issue of the Inside View quarterly newsletter is now available. With a $12 yearly subscription ($24 international), glossy, hard-copy versions of the Inside View will be delivered to your door every three months.

Two-year subscriptions are only $22 ($44 international) and three-year subscriptions are $30 ($60 international).

Spring Issue Table of Contents:

Damage to the Frontal Lobes and Its Effect on Work
Psychiatric Illness After TBI
Hormone May Help Recovery
Concussions and Depression
Treating Children with TBI
FGF-2 to the Rescue of TBI
Report on Sports Head Injuries
Heading Into Difficulty?
2004 Conference Schedule
CNS Programs and Services

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05/25/04 Incidence of Cerebral Concussions Associated With Type of Mouthguard Used in College Football
05/25/04 Helmets for Preventing Injury in Motorcycle Riders (Cochrane Review)
05/24/04 Violent Shaking Brings Brain Injury
05/23/04 New Research Reveals Head Injury in Children has Lasting Impact
05/22/04 Volumetric Proton Spectroscopic Imaging of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
05/21/04 Officials Worry About Athlete Head Trauma
05/21/04 Statement from Allan I. Bergman, President and CEO Brain Injury Association of America
05/21/04 Amateur Boxing Relatively Safe, Study Suggests
05/20/04 Too Many Bicyclists Ignoring Helmets
05/18/04 Some Amnesiacs Can Maintain Their Memories for a Longer Period of Time if They Spend Time Sitting in a Dark, Quiet Room
05/18/04 Headstrong Advice: That Whack on the Head Could be More Serious Than You Think
05/17/04 A Prospective Functional MR Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in College Football Players
05/12/04 Vasogen's VP025 Drug Reduces Brain Injury in Preclinical Model
05/12/04 Pediatric Controversies: Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries
05/12/04 NZ Doctors Research Brain Injury
05/12/04 Nitric Oxide in Traumatic Brain Injury
05/12/04 Neuroendocrine Dysfunction in the Acute Phase of Traumatic Brain Injury
05/12/04 Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Epidemiologic, Imaging and Neuropathologic Perspectives
05/12/04 Cell Death Mechanisms Following Traumatic Brain Injury
05/12/04 Biomarkers of Proteolytic Damage Following Traumatic Brain Injury
05/12/04 Acute Changes in Regional Cerebral 18F-FDG Kinetics in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
05/11/04 Tissue Involved in Brain Development May Offer New Approach to Stroke Treatment
05/10/04 Cells From Adult Bone Marrow Can Be Converted Into Brain Stem Cells For Transplantation
05/09/04 Head Injury in Children Has Lasting Impact: Study
05/08/04 Brain Damage at Birth Can Be Reversed
05/07/04 Brain Cells Show Gender Difference
05/06/04 Australian Design Prevents Brain Injury
05/05/04 Males and Females Respond Differently to Brain Injury
04/30/04 City Makes Helmets a Brainy Thing To Do
04/30/04 Choir is Therapeutic for Brain-Injured
04/30/04 Riding Without a Helmet is Taking Unnecessary Risk with Life
04/30/04 Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Can Become Neurons in Humans
04/29/04 Gravity Project to Help Brain Research
04/29/04 Recovery From Mild Concussion in High School Athletes
04/29/04 Increased Incidence of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury in Children After a Natural Disaster
04/29/04 Glial and Neuronal Proteins in Serum Predict Outcome After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
04/28/04 Study Examines How Female Hormones Affects Recovery From Severe Brain Injury
04/28/04 Researchers to Create Tool for Diagnosing Children with Apraxia of Speech
04/27/04 Recruiting People Who Have Had Traumatic Brain Injuries
04/27/04 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

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Our digital library includes graphics and animations of various aspects of neurology and types of traumatic brain injury.

Graphics library: click here

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The TBI Resource Guide now offers four continuing education courses. Our latest addition is a 2.0 clock-hour course: Brain Anatomy and Function. Our online CE courses are $60 each.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Applied Behavior Analysis
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: An Overview
Brain Anatomy and Function

CE Courses page: click here

New research studies currently recruiting patients:

Idaho State University is recruiting people who have had traumatic brain injuries. A new research project is aimed at understanding more about the needs of these individuals. Officials are interested in anyone with a brain injury, or someone who is a care giver to someone with this type of injury. For more information about this study, you can contact Dr. Beth Hudnall-Stamm at the Institute of Rural Health, or at http://www.isu.edu.

All clinical trials: click here

Nuevo Glosario de T?rminos

El Glosario de los T?rminos del TBI incluye definiciones para m?s de 200 t?rminos relacionados al l?sion del cerebro.

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Keep up with the latest traumatic brain injury legislative resources and activities. Includes listing of state and federal bills, task forces and news.

TBI Legislation page: click here

Jun 4
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Summer Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Website: www.biami.org

Jun 9-10
Brain Injury Association of Wyoming Annual Conference
Casper, WY
307-473-1767
Email: biaw@trib.com
Website: www.biausa.org/Wyoming

Jun 10-11
Brain Injury Association of New York Annual Conference
518-459-7911
Email: info@bianys.org
Website: www.bianys.org

Jun 10-12
AACN Workshops and Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
734-936-8269
Email: linas@umich.edu
Website: www.theaacn.org/continuing_education/index.html

Jun 15-19
Case Management Society of America Annual Conference
Nashville, TN
501-225-2229
Email: cmsa@cmsa.org
Website: www.cmsa.org/Conference/2004NASH/

Jun 24-25
Rehabilitation of the Adult and Child with Brain Injury
Williamsburg, VA
703-451-8881
Email: llee@braininjurysvcs.org
Brochure: brochure (pdf)

Jun 30-Jul 3
APTA Annual Conference
Chicago, IL
703-684-2782
Email: svcctr@apta.org
Website: www.apta.org

Jul 7-10
Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) & International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Annual Meeting
Brisbane, Australia
703-684-2782
Email: neuropsych@tourhosts.com.au
Website: www.tourhosts.com.au/neuropsych

Jul 16-18
New Developments in Sports-Related Concussion
Pittsburgh, PA
Website: https://ccehs.upmc.edu/regSessionEvent.jsp?courseNumber=W593
Brochure: http://ccehs.upmc.edu/CCEHS/W593/Q496SportsConcussion2004.pdf

Jul 28-Aug 1
APA Annual Conference
Honolulu, HI
202-336-6020
Email: convention@apa.org
Website: www.apa.org

Aug 5-6
Encephalitis Conference
Enfield, CT
810-229-5880
Email: Sd1098@aol.com
Website: http://www.encephalitisglobal.com

Aug 14-15
Texas Brain Injury Association Annual Conference
Houston, TX
810-229-5880
Email: info@biatx.org
Website: www.biatx.org

Aug 30
BIA of Michigan - Brain Injury Specialist Certification
Marquette, MI
810-229-5880

Sep 4-7
Annual Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies
Paris, France
+41-22-908-0488
Email: efns04@kenes.com
Website: 2004.efns.org/efns2004/

Sep 9-12
ACRM-ASNR Joint Annual Conference
Pointe Vedra Beach, FL
317-915-2250
Email: acrm@acrm.org
Website: www.acrm.org

Sep 30-Oct 1
Brain Injury Association of Florida Annual Conference
Delray Beach, FL
954-786-2400
Email: mronshausen@biaf.org
Website: www.biaf.org

Oct 1-2
Brain Injury Association of Illinois
312-726-5699
Email: info@biail.org
Website: www.biausa.org/Illinois/bia.html

Oct 3-6
American Neurological Association Annual Conference
Toronto, Canada
952-545-6284
Email: ana@llmsi.com
Website: www.aneuroa.org/sf_prelim.html

Oct 6
BIA of Michigan - Brain Injury Specialist Certification
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880

Oct 7-8
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Annual Conference
Lansing, MI
810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Website: www.biami.org

Oct 7-9
World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities
Orlando, FL
201-226-1446 x305
www.wcdexpo.com

Oct 7-10
AAPM&R Annual Conference
Phoenix, AZ
312-464-9700
Email: info@aapmr.org
Website: www.aapmr.org

Nov 9
Loma Linda Annual Brain Injury Conference
Loma Linda, CA
760-248-9130
Email: lmosley@neuroskills.com

Nov 13-14
25th Annual Neurorehabilitation Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
Boston, MA
781-348-2113
Email: donna.carr@healthsouth.com
Website: www.braintreehospital.org/neurorehabilitation-conference-2.html

Nov 17-21
NAN Annual Conference
Seattle, WA
303-691-3694
Email: office@nanonline.org
Website: http://nanonline.org/content/pages/conf/locdate.shtm

Nov 18-20
ASHA Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA
800-498-2071
Email: actioncenter@asha.org
Website: www.asha.org

Conferences 2004-2007: click here

Abusive Head Trauma: Quick Reference for Healthcare Professionals, Social Services and Law Enforcement
By Rauth Farley, Lori Frasier, Kay Rauth-Farley, Randall Alexander
Price: $59.75
Spiral-Bound; 2004

Synopsis
Contains all of the pertinent information on recognizing injuries, identifying children at risk, and implementing preventive measures, but is arranged in an easy-to-retrieve format for the professional who needs an immediate reference.