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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLES
1. Solving the Head Case: The National Athletic Trainers' Association Takes Lead Role in Developing
Head-Injury Position Statement
With more than 300,000 sport-related traumatic brain or head injuries occurring annually in the
United States, early recognition and proper assessment of concussions continue to be crucial for the
athlete's recovery.
Read the full article at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-return.shtml
2. Scientists Discover Major New Source of Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Human Brain
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College report the discovery of a new source of neural stem
cells in the adult human brain.
Read the full article at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-newsource.shtml
3. Study Confirms Reduction of Potent Anti-Inflammatory Molecule A-MSH in Patients with Brain Injury
Researchers have discovered that supplementation with alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (a-MSH),
a naturally occurring molecule that modulates inflammatory and immune responses, may be beneficial
in patients with brain injury.
Read the full article at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-inflammation.shtml
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INSIDE VIEW NEWSLETTER
The Spring 2003 (12.2) 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:
Roller Coaster Panel Recommendations
Genetic Vulnerability for Brain Injury
From Bone Marrow to Neurons
TBI Toolkit for Physicians
Soccer Headgear Fails Tests
CNS Programs and Services
2003 Conference Schedule
You can subscribe to the Inside View newsletter at:
https://www.neuroskills.com/ivsubscription.shtml
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CURRENT TBI PRESS RELEASES
03/31/03 Study Confirms Reduction of Potent Anti-Inflammatory Molecule a-MSH in Patients With Brain
Injury
03/28/03 Assessment of the Lower Limit for Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Severe Head Injuries by
Bedside Monitoring of Regional Energy Metabolism
03/28/03 Update on Progress in the International, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of
Corticosteroids After Significant Head Injury (Medical Research Council CRASH Trial)
03/27/03 Symptom-Based Assessment of the Severity of a Concussion
03/27/03 Actions of Glucocorticoids and Related Molecules After Traumatic Brain Injury
03/26/03 Role of Head Injury in Schizophrenia
03/25/03 Families of Those With Brain Injury Can Get Help
03/25/03 Re-Learning to Live
03/25/03 Reliability of the Self-Awareness of Deficits Interview for Adults with Traumatic Brain
Injury
03/24/03 Treatment of Oro-Facial Hypersensitivity Following Brain Injury
03/24/03 Epidemiology of Traumatic Comas: A Prospective Population-Based Study
03/24/03 Development of a Longitudinal Study of Complications and Functional Outcomes After
Traumatic Brain Injury
03/24/03 Evaluation of Malingering Cut-Off Scores for the Rey 15-Item Test: A Brain Injury Case
Study Series
03/23/03 Prognosis of Brain Stem Lesion in Children with Head Injury
03/22/03 An Assessment of Gait and Balance Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury
03/21/03 Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder After Left Temporal Polar Damage
03/20/03 Even Minor Head Injuries Can Seriously Damage the Brain
03/17/03 Adult Brain Could Be Stem Cell Source
03/17/03 Time to Deterioration of the Elderly, Anticoagulated, Minor Head Injury Patient Who
Presents without Evidence of Neurologic Abnormality
03/17/03 The Effect of Paramedic Rapid Sequence Intubation on Outcome in Patients with Severe
Traumatic Brain Injury
03/16/03 Patients with a Head Injury Who "Talk and Die" in the 1990s
03/16/03 Intracranial Pressure Response to Severe Head Injury Induced Apnea and Catecholamine Surge
03/16/03 Development of a Novel Method to Predict Disability After Head Trauma in Children
03/14/03 Scientists Develop 'Brain Chip'
03/13/03 Comparison of Cerebral Blood Flow in Computed Tomographic Hypodense Areas of the Brain in
Head-injured Patients
03/13/03 The Cold Road to Recovery
03/13/03 Solving the Head Case: The National Athletic Trainers' Association Takes Lead Role in
Developing Head-Injury Position Statement
03/10/03 Brain Injury Care: Time For a Rethink
03/05/03 Contact Sports and Concussions (includes video)
03/04/03 Treating Acute Stress Disorder Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
03/03/03 Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury: A National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Model Systems Multicenter Investigation
02/26/03 Systematic Bias in Traumatic Brain Injury Outcome Studies Because of Loss to Follow-Up
02/26/03 Supported Employment for Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Investigation
of Long-Term Follow-Up Costs and Program Efficiency
02/26/03 Screening for Venous Thromboembolism in Traumatic Brain Injury: Limitations of D-dimer
Assay
02/26/03 Risperidone Treatment of Motor Restlessness Following Anoxic Brain Injury
02/26/03 The Relationship Between Neuropsychologic Function and Level of Caregiver Supervision at 1
Year After Traumatic Brain Injury
02/26/03 Presence of Post-Concussion Syndrome Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Pain vs Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury
02/26/03 Preinjury Emotional and Family Functioning in Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain
Injury
02/26/03 Predictors of Success for State Vocational Rehabilitation Clients With Traumatic Brain
Injury
02/26/03 The Natural History of Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury
02/26/03 The Moss Attention Rating Scale for Traumatic Brain Injury: Initial Psychometric Assessment
02/26/03 Introduction: The Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems of Care
02/26/03 Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Fecal Incontinence After Acute Brain Injury:
Findings From the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database
02/26/03 Financial and Vocational Outcomes 1 Year After Traumatic Brain Injury
02/26/03 Early Impaired Self-Awareness After Traumatic Brain Injury
02/26/03 Concordance of Patient and Family Report of Neurobehavioral Symptoms at 1 Year After
Traumatic Brain Injury
02/26/03 Cognitive and Affective Sequelae in Complicated and Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain
Injury
02/25/03 Coasters Do Not Cause Brain Injury, Study Says
02/25/03 Characterization and Correlates of Medical and Rehabilitation Charges for Traumatic Brain
Injury During Acute Rehabilitation Hospitalization
02/25/03 Blows to the Head During Development Can Predispose to Violent Criminal Behaviour:
Rehabilitation of Consequences of Head Injury is a Measure for Crime Prevention
02/25/03 The Association of Early Computed Tomography Scan Findings and Ambulation, Self-Care, and
Supervision Needs at Rehabilitation Discharge and at 1 Year After Traumatic Brain Injury
02/25/03 Antecedent Analysis of Therapeutic Restraint in Children and Adolescents with Acquired
Brain Injury: A Descriptive Study of Four Cases
The above press releases and a complete listing 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 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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MORE SPANISH-LANGUAGE SECTIONS
Prevención de lesiones cerebrales
Acerca de la lesión cerebral leve
Find all the Spanish-language pages at:
http://www.neuroskills.com/cns/espanolmenu.shtml
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NEW - LINKS
Management of Concussion in Sports
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/tbi_toolkit/physicians/concussion_sports.htm
Preventing Brain Injuries
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/tbi_toolkit/patients/preventing.htm
Levels of Brain Injury
http://www.biausa.org/Pages/types.of.brain.injury.html#levels
Pennsylvania Head Injury Program in the Department of Health
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol31/31-30/1379.html
Brain Facts
A 52-page primer booklet on the brain and nervous system in PDF format
http://web.sfn.org/baw/pdf/brainfacts.pdf
TBI Survey
Includes patients who sought medical attention as well as those who did not. The survey is intended
to gather information on experiences with medical care after a traumatic brain injury.
http://www.stronghealth.com/services/emergency/questionaire/index.cfm
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CONFERENCES AND EVENTS 2003
April 3
Brain Injury Association of Alabama Conference
Location to be announced
Phone: 205-823-3818
Email: info@ahif.org
Web Site: www.ahif.org
April 3-7
Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) Conference
Long Beach, CA
Phone: 562-925-6591
Web Site: www.nora.cc
Apr 4-5
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota Conference
Brooklyn Center, MN
Phone: 612-378-2742
Web Site: www.braininjurymn.org
Apr 8
Acquired Brain Injury and Mental Health
Birmingham, UK
Email: yvonne_melia@hotmail.com
Apr 10-11
Reprogramming the Human Brain
Dallas, TX
Phone: 972-883-4431
Email: jennib@utdallas.edu
April 10-12
Multidisciplinary Conference on Brain Injuries
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 800-377-7707 ext. 3
Web Site: www.contemporaryforums.com
April 11-12
Enhancing Community Support Services for Persons with
Brain Injuries in the Province of Alberta
Calgary, Canada
Web Site: www.brainresource.ca
April 23-25
Brain Injury Association of Maine Conference
Portland, ME
Phone: 207-861-9900
Web Site: www.biame.org
Apr 23-25
Brain Injury Association of Maine Conference
Portland, ME
Phone: 414-778-4144
Web Site: www.biame.org
Apr 25-26
Brain Injury Association of the SW
San Antonio, TX
Phone: 309-263-0310
Email: cepa@dpc.net
Apr 30-May 1
Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin Conference
Green Bay, WI
Phone: 207-861-9900
Email: biaw@execpc.com
Web Site: www.biaw.org
May 13-15
Annual Meeting of American Society of Experimental Neurotherapeutics
Washington D.C.
Phone: 414-273-8290
Web Site: www.asent.org
May 15-16
BIA New Jersey Annual Conference
Eatontown, NJ
Phone: 732-738-1002
Email: jschulman@bianj.org
Web Site: www.bianj.org
May 23-26
World Congress on Brain Injury
Stockholm, Sweden
Web Site: www.internationalbrain.org
May 29-30
Rehabilitation Management in Brain Injury
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-545-8487
Email: cchambers@the-med.org
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
August 7-10
Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
Toronto, Canada
Web Site: www.apa.org
August 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
September 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/
October 2-3
BIA Ohio Annual Conference
Columbus, OH
Phone: 614-481-7100
Web Site: www.biaoh.org
Oct 9-10
Brain Injury Association of Utah Conference
Ogden, UT
Phone: 801-484-2240
Email: biau@sisna.com
October 9-12
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly
Chicago, IL
Web Site: www.aapmr.org
October 15-18
Annual Education Conference of the American Rehabilitation Nurses
New Orleans, LA
Web Site: www.rehabnurse.org
October 16
BIA West Virginia Annual Conference
Phone: 304-766-4892
Web Site: www.biausa.org/WVirginia
October 19-22
American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 612-545-6284
Web Site: www.aneuroa.org
October 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:
Being with Rachel: A Personal Story of Memory and Survival
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393019616/centreforneuroskA/
A Celebration of Neurons: An Educator's Guide to the Human Brain
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0871202433/centreforneuroskA/
Signs and Strategies for Educating Students with Brain Injuries
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931117004/centreforneuroskA/
The Shortest Distance: The Pursuit of Independence for People With Acquired Brain Injury
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1878205684/centreforneuroskA/
Rescuing Brain Injured Children
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1853981117/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 April.
Craig S. Persel
Managing Editor, TBI Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills
craig@neuroskills.com
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