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The Center on Brain Injury Research & Training conducts research and training to improve the lives of children and adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Our research focuses on developing interventions to improve outcomes related to education, employability, and quality of life.

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Video Game-Based Therapy May Help Treat TBI

HealthcareIT News recently reported that Kinetic Muscles, Inc. (KMI) has received additional funding from the Department of Defense (DOD) to begin Phase II of their study on the benefits of using video game-based therapies for treatment of military veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many in brain injury rehabilitation have used video games to assist with motor skills training, improve balance and coordination, enhance attention and address other aspects of the significant cognitive and motor problems that people experience after TBI.

Read more: http://www.traumaticbraininjury.net/video-game-based-therapy-may-help-treat-tbi/

Concussion testing for student athletes is common, but some question its worth

News stories about brain-damaged former NFL football players and reports from Afghanistan and Iraq, where 200,000 U.S. service members have suffered head injuries over the past decade, have also raised concerns about concussions, which almost seem routine in some sports.

As research intensifies, scientists seem to be finding evidence of brain injury after apparently benign concussions. At Washington Hospital Center, researchers recently conducted MRI scans on 100 consecutive patients admitted for concussion, which is usually defined as a blow to the head that shakes the brain inside the skull and causes a variety of cognitive and other symptoms, such as difficulty thinking clearly, headaches, dizziness and mood changes. They found that roughly a third had evidence of damage to brain tissue, Lawrence Latour of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke reported last month at a military conference on traumatic brain injury.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/concussion-testing-for-student-athletes-is-common-but-some-question-its-worth/2011/09/26/gIQATVIDsL_story.html

After Brain Injury: Who Am I If I Am Not Myself? Part 2

Janet Cromer, RN, LMHC , is a nurse and psychotherapist. Janet’s blog, on the Psychology Today website, offers family caregivers of people who have brain injuries practical stress resilience skills, mind-body health practices, and creative approaches to staying healthy and whole.

Read more: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/professor-cromer-learns-read/201110/after-brain-injury-who-am-i-if-i-am-not-myself-part-2

 

 

After Brain Injury: Who Am I If I Am No Longer Myself?

Janet Cromer, RN, LMHC , is a nurse and psychotherapist. Janet’s blog, on the Psychology Today website, offers family caregivers of people who have brain injuries practical stress resilience skills, mind-body health practices, and creative approaches to staying healthy and whole.

Read more: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/professor-cromer-learns-read/201109/after-brain-injury-who-am-i-if-i-am-no-longer-myself

 

Minority children less likely to undergo CT after minor head trauma

African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial CT scan in an emergency department (ED) after a minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract presented Oct. 14 at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. The results may indicate CT overuse in white children, according to researchers.

Read more: http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=29949:minority-children-less-likely-to-undergo-ct-after-minor-head-trauma