Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury
Caring for a Loved One with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
TBI. Traumatic brain injury. It is not a diagnosis you want to hear. Sometimes humans forget just how fragile we are. Every year, approximately one million Americans will suffer a blow to the head severe enough to seek medical attention. Among children older than a year, traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of… Read More »
U.S. Government Tackles Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemic
Recently, President Obama announced plans for a $100 million research project called the BRAIN Initiative, an acronym for the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. The goal of the initiative is to assist in the acceleration of technology development to better study the brain and nerve cell function. Scientists hope that the funding allows… Read More »