North Carolina updates in category: Head & Brain Injuries

Doctors around the country are experimenting with a new treatment that has been successful in protecting stroke victims and others from brain damage Physicians use cooling helmets, cooling pads and IVs to induce hypothermia, which decreases the brain's demand for oxygen, thus reducing the likelihood of brain damage.Sounds like something you'd see on "House," I know, but physicians are using this...

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A California teen who suffered a massive brain injury while playing football has plenty of company: Football induces the most brain injuries of any sport in the United States. Scott Eveland, 17, of San Marcos, CA was injured during a recent high school football game. The only signs he was injured was appearing dazed and stumbling. He remains in a coma in critical condition. The very nature...

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The Mayor of Walterboro was involved in a golf cart accident on Monday at the Great Swamp Sanctuary. He suffered a head injury in the accident. He was giving a tour of the sanctuary at the time. Officials say Sweat was outside of the golf cart Monday, bending over to remove a post, when the cart started to roll. Someone tried to stop the cart, but accidentally hit the gas, knocking Sweat...

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We've blogged before about the devastating effects of brain injuries.Brain injuries can cause lasting and chronic medical conditions that seriously impede on quality of life. Research has shown that professional athletes who have suffered from concussions and other brain injuries can have lifelong problems as a result. But the updated news on the following story is, by far, one of the saddest....

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A little girl visiting the Greenville Zoo was hit on the head by a falling tree branch and suffered a severe head and brain injury. The 3-year-old was at the zoo with family members when the accident happened. Her aunt tried to get her out of the way of the falling branch but was not successful. She was taken to Greenville Hospital to be treated for her injuries. Doctors say her brain...

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A recent study of retired NFL players found those who experienced at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of suffering from depression than those players who had no concussions. The study of 2,500 retired players, conducted through UNC-Chapel Hill Center for the Study of Retired Athletes and published in the journal of American College of Sports Medicine, said the...

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A Northampton boy was struck by a car and suffered a brain injury on Wednesday afternoon. The 6-year-old boy is at a local hospital for multiple injuries. He was trying to cross a street when he was hit by the car. Bob Johnson, the boy's uncle, said Luke also suffered two broken legs, a broken jaw, broken eye socket, punctured lung and a possible spinal injury. He said he underwent an...

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Researchers may have discovered breakthrough treatment for traumatic brain injuries (TBI) with the hormone progesterone. Emory University has been conducting research on how progesterone helps speed the healing process of the brain. TBI has become a common injury of American troops in Iraq and, unfortunately, was what ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff suffered after a bomb explosion while reporting...

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Researchers believe people that suffer from mild brain injuries might be at increased for sleep disorders.In the April 3rd issued of Neurology, researchers at the University of California, in San Diego, studied 42 people that complain of insomnia after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury. Of the 42 patients, 15 patients had a circadian rhythm sleep disorder (CRSD) which is a problem with the...

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been all over the airwaves. The hospital has been harshly criticized for many problems.It was announced Tuesday that Sgt. Dean Locke will be treated in a program that specializes in brain injuries in North Carolina. Numerous reports say, in 2003, Locke was severely brain damaged in a Humvee accident. An evaluation of his condition then showed professionals...

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A 14-year-old boy is recovering from a serious brain injury he received after he fell while riding a skateboard while hanging onto a car. This dangerous activity goes by the name of skitching. Alex Hanson is recovering at Tampa General Hospital. He is a student at Charlotte High School. He was skitching at the 13000 block of Orchid Drive in Punta Gorda when he sustained the life threatening...

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Tampa injury lawyer Bob Carroll, a fellow InjuryBoard blogger, brought my attention to a letter from Susan Connors, President of the Brain Injury Association of America. Susan asks readers to support the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act of 2006 by contacting their representatives and asking them to become co-sponsors of the act. She also requests readers send the Congressional Brain Injury Task...

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