- Claude Wyle | October 07, 2011 7:08 PM | San Francisco, CA
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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...
- Claude Wyle | September 01, 2011 1:26 AM | San Francisco, CA
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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...
- Claude Wyle | March 13, 2011 9:07 AM | San Francisco, CA
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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...
- Claude Wyle | March 07, 2011 9:27 PM | San Francisco, CA
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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...
- Claude Wyle | December 23, 2010 12:00 PM | San Francisco, CA
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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...
- Chrissie Cole | February 21, 2010 12:08 PM | Sacramento, CA
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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...
- Claude Wyle | January 18, 2010 7:48 PM | San Francisco, CA
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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...
- Ray Mattison | April 23, 2008 8:55 PM | San Luis Obispo, CA
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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...