Head & Brain Injuries

• Brain Contusions vs. Brain Concussions

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Head trauma can cause brain damage in many ways. What is the difference between a brain contusion and brain concussion? When people experience head injury such as from an auto accident, there are popular misconceptions when comparing contusions to concussions. Are these head injuries the same in severity or is there no verifiable difference between the two conditions? ...

• How to heal from a concussion.

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Many of us have seen professional athletes endure concussions. Suffering the effects of concussions have cut short the careers of superstars such as Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers and Troy Aikman of the Dallas Cowboys. In addition to competitive team sports, auto accidents and slip and falls are a leading cause of concussions and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). How does one help...

• Do your Duty. Jury Duty.

  Lawrence Knapp | June 04, 2009 5:41 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  As a trial attorney, I am always disheartened when I hear friends and acquaintances bash jury duty. I represent folks who have spinal injuries, broken arms and legs, head injuries or a family member...

• South San Francisco Woman Suffers Brain Injuries in Hit and Run

  Claude Wyle | September 22, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A South San Francisco woman was struck by yet another hit and run driver while walking her dog this last Tuesday. The dog was killed and this woman suffered severe brain injuries. Although she is expected to survive this pedestrian accident, she will have to live with the day to day nightmare of serious head trauma. Some people in a following car chased the hit and run driver, but have yet to...

• Head Injury may be to Blame for Criminal Behavior

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 11:29 PM | 1 CommentLong Beach, CA

  A man accused of having involvement in a gruesome murder on Fort Ord in 2004 might not have been aware of his actions due to a head injury he sustained the day before, said a neurologist.Dr. Arthur Kowell testified that there was indeed a high probability that a skull fracture that Allen Dalton had suffered in a pistol-whipping on April 15th had left him with a severe concussion or brain...

• Is Lawsuit Involving Little League Bat Wrong?

  Larry Knapp | May 19, 2008 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  Today a brain injured child's lawyer filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the metal bat from which the baseball that hit the boy in the chest just above his heart (causing the heart to arrest...

• Brain Injuries Lead to Mental Decline as Patients Age

  Ray Mattison | April 23, 2008 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  A growing body of evidence indicates that people who suffer traumatic brain injuries can develop dementia like symptoms in later life. In a study published in the online journal Brain, a study of...

• Brain Damage A Cruel Legacy From Iraq War

  Claude Wyle | September 16, 2007 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  The war in Iraq is still raging, but one legacy is already making itself known across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged GIs. Thousands of troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, or TBI. These blast-caused head injuries are so different from the ones doctors are used to seeing from falls or motorcycle or bicycle or car crashes, that helping these head injured patients is...

• Drug May Protect Brain after Head Injury

  Staff Writer | October 04, 2006 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  I'm an avid reader of Michael Kaplen's brain injury news and information blog. Michael is a New York attorney and the President of the Brain Injury Association of New York. Earlier this week, Michael brought my attention to the story of a study which shows that the drug Progesterone may help humans who have suffered brain trauma.Because progesterone receptors are widely distributed in the...

• Potential New Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

  Randy Walton | October 17, 2007 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, the alma mater of both Randy Walton and Scott Barber, have identified a potential new therapy for chronic spasticity and rigity, and painful condition that is frequently the result of spinal cord injury.According to yesterday's press release, in work with rats it has been demonstrated that an "AMPA receptor antagonist called NGX424...