New Tool Measures TBI Caregiver Quality of Life
A new tool can identify the health-related quality of life among caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury.
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Importance of Differentiating Between PTSD and TBI
Experts discuss how differentiation between the PTSD and TBI is important for the purposes of disability evaluation and treatment.
Study Looks at Pathology of CTE in American Football Players
Over time, reported cognitive, behavioral, mood, and motor symptoms were often associated with football players diagnosed with CTE.
Dementia Risk Increased in Women With Military-Linked Risk Factors
Women with military-related risk factors have an increased risk for developing dementia.
MRI Informative for Long-term Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
This research supports MRI as a prognostic tool following TBI and highlights several important lesion patterns correlated with poor long-term outcomes.
TBI Linked to Increased Suicide Risk
Individuals with medical contact for traumatic brain injury have increased risk for suicide.
Traumatic Brain Injury Associated With Increased Risk for Dementia
These data support the importance of TBI preventative measures and proper management strategies for subsequent dementia.
Low Opioid Use in Veterans With Recent Traumatic Brain Injury
Veterans diagnosed with TBI don’t use opioids very often.
Near-Infrared Phototherapy Brings Remission for Depressed Patients
In patients with comorbid depression and TBI, multi-Watt transcranial near-infrared light therapy is effective.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Common in American Football Players
There is a strong link between CTE and American football.
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