Posts tagged trauma

• San Francisco General Hospital Gains Certification for Traumatic Brain Injury

  Claude Wyle | October 07, 2011 7:08 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  San Francisco General Hospital is proud to become the first brain trauma treatment center in the U.S.A. to receive a certification for the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a recognition...

• Ptsd after an accident

  Jessica Grigsby | September 28, 2011 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An estimated three million people are involved in a car accident each year. Many of these people later suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is described as a type of anxiety...

• Brain Injury News: New SPECT Brain Scans Can Assist in Diagnosing How Explosions Affect the Brain

  Claude Wyle | September 01, 2011 1:26 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The U.S. Army has been using a new brain imaging procedure in order to evaluate patients with traumatic brain injuries (a.k.a. TBI). It is a brain scan commonly used to study dementia to find...

• San Francisco Brain Injury Attorney Reminds of the Importance of Head Protection For Sports

  Claude Wyle | March 13, 2011 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Teen baseball pitcher for Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, models a prototype protective helmet for baseball pitchers. He was a victim of a head trauma after being struck in the head by a...

• San Francisco Attorney Expresses Concern: Is Park Presidio Dangerous For Pedestrians?

  Claude Wyle | March 07, 2011 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  I am concerned about a potentially dangerous roadway in San Francisco which contributed to causing a pedestrian severe personal injury a few weeks ago when a woman was struck by an SUV driver. She...

• Brain Injuries: Multiple Sclerosis Aggravation by Stress and Trauma

  Claude Wyle | December 23, 2010 12:00 PM | 2 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  There is a well established medical relationship between the aggravation of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and stress and head trauma. The medical literature associated with MS which has come out since...

• Can Progesterone Help Traumatic Brain Injury?

  Chrissie Cole | February 21, 2010 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Research has suggested that progesterone, a hormone normally found in our bodies, could also be used to protect damaged brain tissue. In March, scientists will begin a phase III clinical...

• Fatal Head Injury--$12 Million Verdict for Hospital Negligence

  Claude Wyle | February 21, 2010 6:02 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  As a San Francisco brain injury lawyer, I was extremely satisfied by a jury’s award of $12 million for hospital malpractice on Thursday to a Southern California woman who was left in a...

• New Ski Helmet Bill Proposed in California as a Way to Prevent a Fatal Head Injury

  Claude Wyle | January 18, 2010 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Last month I wrote about bike helmets for kids and how important they are to bicycle safety. You may recall that studies show 75% of bicycle related deaths are due to head injuries. Because...

• Brain Injuries Lead to Mental Decline as Patients Age

  Ray Mattison | April 23, 2008 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  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...