Road Rage Video A juvenile who fled to Armenia has been arrested in connection with a January road-rage incident in Southern California that left a man in a coma, authorities announced Thursday. Robert Hovhannisyan and the juvenile were identified as the primary suspects in the New Year’s Day attack, which was captured on video by…
Traumatic brain injury usually results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body. An object that penetrates brain tissue, such as a bullet or shattered piece of skull, also can cause traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury can have wide-ranging physical and psychological effects. Some signs or symptoms may appear immediately after…
Did you know that TBI music therapy can help you overcome many of your TBI side effects. It’s true! Music therapy for TBI patients is a great way to boost your recovery and can help improve your memory, attention, and other cognitive skills. It can even improve your motor learning and language skills, which will…
The Pentagon says 14 more U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury stemming from a Jan. 8 ballistic missiles attack on U.S. troops at Iraqi air bases, raising the total to 64. President Donald Trump said in an address to the nation the morning following the attack that, “no Americans were harmed…
A Colorado teen who planned to have breast augmentation surgery suffered severe brain damage when complications arose as she was administered anesthesia, according to a lawsuit her family filed against the medical staff performing the operation. Emmalyn Nguyen, 18, has remained in a “non-responsive/minimally conscious neurological state” and needed around-the-clock care since the procedure Aug….
A toddler who was struck in the head by a foul ball at a game between the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs in May is still being treated for a brain injury that could affect her for the rest of her life, her family’s attorney told The Houston Chronicle.The two-year-old also reportedly suffered a skull…
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Mark Pavelich was ruled mentally ill and dangerous by a Minnesota district judge on Wednesday, according to Pam Louwagie of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A member of the iconic American “Miracle on Ice” hockey team that won gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Pavelich was ordered to be committed to a secure…
When it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests. “These results matter for all stakeholders involved in high school sports: parents, coaches, athletes, as well as researchers,” said Avinash Chandran, a post-doctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who…
It is bright yellow, can creep along at a speed of up to 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) per hour, can solve problems even though it doesn’t have a brain and can heal itself if it is cut in two. Meet the “blob,” an unusual organism which will go on display Saturday at the Paris Zoological…