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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLES
1. Real Life Skills "Retraining" May Be a More Effective Treatment Following Brain Injury Than
What's Currently in Use
Treatment programs for people who suffer from attention problems following a traumatic brain injury
often involve abstract cognitive exercises designed to directly restore impaired attention
processes. But a review of 30 studies involving a total of 359 participants shows that an
alternative and lesser-used therapy that teaches patients to relearn the tasks that affect their
daily lives the most -- real life skills like driving -- may be more effective.
Read the full article at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-realife.shtml
2. A Review of the Scientific Evidence on the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries With Hyperbaric
Oxygen
The strongest papers indicated either no effect or harm from hyperbaric oxygen when used to treat
traumatic brain injuries.
Read the full article at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-hyperbaric.shtml
3. Researchers Discover Significant Link Between Head Injury and Parkinson's Disease
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that those who have experienced a head injury are four times more
likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who have never suffered a head injury.
Read the full article at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-parkinsons.shtml
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CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES - New Certification!
The TBI Resource Guide web site continuing education courses are now certified for California Board
of Registered Nurses (BRN) 2.0 clock hours. The courses are also accredited for Certified Case
Manager (CCM), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Disability Management
Specialist (CDMS) clock hours. Note: Other professional organizations may recognize these units as
well.
You can take online CE course at:
http://neuroskills.com/edu/ceumenu.shtml
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CURRENT TBI PRESS RELEASES
The above press releases below can be found at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/current.shtml
05/27/03 Causes of Retired Players' Depression Studied
05/26/03 Brain Adjusts Perceptions of Body Parts
05/23/03 Does Age Play a Role in Recovery From Sports-Related Concussion? A Comparison of High
School and Collegiate Athletes
05/21/03 Concussions Harder on Younger Athletes
05/20/03 Repeated Hits May Be Reason for Brain Injury
05/20/03 Parkinson's Disease Linked to Severe Head Injury Decades Earlier
05/20/03 Kids Often Bump Their Heads: When to Take Action?
05/20/03 Brain Tissue Oxygen Guided Treatment Supplementing ICP/CPP Therapy After Traumatic Brain
Injury
05/19/03 Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Ischemia After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
05/18/03 Trauma to Brain Common
05/16/03 Special Report: Brain Injury Research
05/14/03 Heart Pump and Brain Injury: A Riddle Deepens With Time
05/13/03 Athlete With Concussion Should Sit Out the Rest of the Game
05/12/03 Amyloid Beta 1-42 and Tau in Cerebrospinal Fluid After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
05/10/03 Reliable Serial Measurement of Cognitive Processes in Rehabilitation: The Cognitive Log
05/10/03 Heme Oxygenase-2 Protects against Lipid Peroxidation-Mediated Cell Loss and Impaired Motor
Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury
05/09/03 Gender and Traumatic Brain Injury: Do the Sexes Fare Differently?
05/08/03 Forensic Pathological Aspects of Postmortem Imaging of Gunshot Injury to the Head:
Documentation and Biometric Data
05/07/03 Emergency Ultrasound Optic Nerve Sheath Measurement to Detect Increased Intracranial
Pressure in Head Injury Patients: Preliminary Study of Interobserver Variability in Normal Human
Subjects
05/06/03 Changes in Linear Dynamics of Cerebrovascular System After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
05/05/03 Sport-Related Concussion Linked to Depression
05/04/03 Russian Anaesthetic Offers Hope for Brain Injury
05/03/03 Helmets Gaining Popularity
05/02/03 Performance of the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale in Pediatric Head Trauma
05/02/03 Multicenter Comparison of the Predictive Value of the Revised Trauma Score and the Glasgow
Coma Scale
05/02/03 Mortality and Functional Outcome in Pediatric Trauma Patients with and without Head
Injuries
05/02/03 New Technique May Help Prevent Brain Damage
05/02/03 Multicenter Prospective Validation of the New Orleans Criteria for CT in Minor Head Injury
05/02/03 Mortality Benefit of Transfer to Level 1 vs Level 2 Trauma Centers for Head Injured
Patients: Analysis Using Instrumental Variables
05/02/03 Head Injuries are Noted in Crash Tests of 3 SUVs
05/02/03 Multiple Episodes of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Impair Cognitive Performance
05/01/03 Restoring Attention After Brain Damage
05/01/03 Real Life Skills "Retraining" May Be More Effective Treatment Following Brain Injury
05/01/03 New Test for Concussed Drivers
04/30/03 New Hope for Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury
04/30/03 Doctors Tackle Head Injuries Among Child Athletes (includes video)
04/29/03 Rapid Neurological Deterioration Associated With Minor Head Trauma in Chronic Hydrocephalus
The above press releases can be found at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/current.shtml
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MULTI-MEDIA CENTER
Our digital library includes graphics and animations of various aspects of neurology and types of
traumatic
brain injury.
You can find the graphics library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/graphics.shtml
You can find the animations library at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/animations.shtml
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CLINICAL TRIALS
New research studies currently recruiting patients:
1. Measuring Head Impacts in Sports
2. Safety testing of AVP-923 in the Treatment of Emotional Lability (Uncontrolled Laughter & Crying)
You can find this clinical trial and others at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/tbi/trials.shtml
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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 2003
May 29-30
Rehabilitation Management in Brain Injury
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-545-8487
Email: cchambers@the-med.org
June 6-8
Annual Williamsburg TBI Conference
Williamsburg, VA
Phone: 804-828-3640
June 16-17
Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury: Executive Functions, Cognition, Communication, Behavior and
Sense of Self
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 705-741-3412
Email: info@mindworksgroup.ca
Web Site: www.mindworksgroup.ca/education.php
June 19
Memory, Medicine, and Money - Fundemental Challenges for People Living with the Effects of Acquired
Brain Injury
London, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 519-642-4539
Email: braininj@skynet.ca
Web Site: www.braininjurylondon.on.ca
June 22-23
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Conference
Harrisburg PA
Phone: 717-657-3601
Email: cyancisin@parf.org
June 24-28
Annual Case Management Conference
Houston, TX
Web Site: www.cmsa.org
June 27
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Summer Conference
Lansing, MI
Phone: 810-229-5880
Web Site: www.biami.org
Aug 7-10
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
Toronto, Canada
Web Site: www.apa.org
Aug 30-Sep 2
Annual Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Sciences
Helsinki, Finland
Phone: 41-22-908-488
Web Site: www.kenes.com/efns2003
Sep 18-19
Brain Injury Association of Florida Annual Conference
Delray Beach, FL
Phone: 954-786-2400
Email: info@biaf.org
Web Site: www.biaf.org
Sep 20
Brain Injury Association of Virginia Conference
Richmond, VA
Phone: 800-334-8443
Email: michelle@biav.net
Web Site: http://biav.net/
Oct 1-3
Wyoming Brain Injury Conference
Lander, WY
Phone: 307-335-6849
Email: mauran@state.wy.us
Web Site: www.biausa.org/Wyoming/
Oct 2-3
BIA Ohio Annual Conference
Columbus, OH
Phone: 614-481-7100
Web Site: www.biaoh.org
Oct 2-3
Work After Brain Injury: Outcomes, Prognosis and Effective Interventions
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 705-741-3412
Email: info@mindworksgroup.ca
Web Site: www.mindworksgroup.ca/education.php
Oct 9-10
Brain Injury Association of Utah Conference
Ogden, UT
Phone: 801-484-2240
Email: biau@sisna.com
Oct 9-12
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly
Chicago, IL
Web Site: www.aapmr.org
Oct 10-12
Brain Injury Association of California Conference
Napa, CA
Phone: 888-419-9955 x5701
Oct 15-18
Annual Education Conference of the American Rehabilitation Nurses
New Orleans, LA
Web Site: www.rehabnurse.org
Oct 16
Maximizing Potential through Partnerships
Lansing, MI
Phone: 810-229-5880
Email: info@biami.org
Web Site: www.biami.org
Oct 16
BIA West Virginia Annual Conference
Phone: 304-766-4892
Web Site: www.biausa.org/WVirginia
Oct 16-17
Brain Injury Association of Michigan Conference
Lansing, MI
Phone: 810-229-5880
Web Site: www.biami.org
Oct 19-22
American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 612-545-6284
Web Site: www.aneuroa.org
Oct 23-26
American Society of Neurorehabilitation and ACRM Conference
Tucson, AZ
Phone: 952-545-6324
Web Site: www.asnr.com
Nov 6-7
The Rehabilitative & Neuropsychiatric Interface
Clearwater Beach, FL
Phone: 813-903-4844
Email: Frank.Valva@med.va.gov
For a full listing of conferences being held in 2003,
please go to http://www.neuroskills.com/events.shtml
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BOOKS-OF-THE-MONTH
This month's featured books on traumatic brain injury are:
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Developing Self Control
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1882855590/centreforneuroskA/
A Practical Guide to Head Injury Rehabilitation: A Focus on Postacute Residential Treatment
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306444275/centreforneuroskA/
Living With Brain Injury: A Guide for Families
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/189152500X/centreforneuroskA/
Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Toilet Training
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893866025/centreforneuroskA/
I'll Carry the Fork!: Recovering a Life After Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0933670044/centreforneuroskA/
For a complete listing of brain injury related books go to:
http://www.neuroskills.com/booksmaster.shtml
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Centre for Neuro Skills has immediate openings for the positions listed below. You can contact
the Human Resources Dept. at
hrca@neuroskills.com or call 800-922-4994 or 661-872-3408.
Neuropsychologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Physical Therapist
Counselor
Find the CNS employment opportunities page and job details at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/cns/employ.shtml
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E-NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
Have you missed one of our newsletters? You can now read past issues of our monthly e-newsletter in
our archive section at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/enewsmenu.shtml
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That is all for this month. See you in June.
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
craig@neuroskills.com
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