Category Archives: Traumatic Brain Injury

Hugh and I have been married for 36 years now, and many people who have read my book, Learning by Accident: A Caregiver’s True Story of Fear, Family and Hope, write to me and tell me that it’s an amazing love story. I’m not surprised by this because it takes a lot of love to get through a long-term crisis, and caregiving should come from a place of love. That said, I somehow get the feeling that people think that love is easy for couples who stay together.

Bike wrecks happen fast. In two milliseconds—that’s one-hundred-times quicker than a blink of an eye—a regular ride can turn into a disastrous noggin-buster. If you ever doubted the importance of strapping on a helmet before you roll out, cycle giants Giro explain what happens to your head and the mechanics of a crash.

On Nov. 8, 2012, my son Dylan — two months into his junior year at Tufts University — was struck by a car in a crosswalk. His head punched a hole through the car’s windshield, and he suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe that doctors initially warned he might be permanently disabled. He might never be able to feed himself again.

On Nov. 8, 2012, my son Dylan — two months into his junior year at Tufts University — was struck by a car in a crosswalk. His head punched a hole through the car’s windshield, and he suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe that doctors initially warned he might be permanently disabled. He might never be able to feed himself again.

A new class of compounds has now been shown to protect brain cells from the type of damage caused by blast-mediated traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mice that were treated with these compounds 24-36 hours after experiencing TBI from a blast injury were protected from the harmful effects of TBI, including problems with learning, memory, and movement.

A device in development may soon be able to make identifying brain injuries in emergency medical circumstances much easier, a new study suggests. And private donors investing their wealth thoughtfully are largely to credit.

Casen Shrock was just like any other 6-year-old boy. He loved baseball, karate and spending time outside until a tragic accident in 2011 changed his life forever.

Abbott Laboratories and the Defense Department on Monday said they have agreed to a multiyear collaboration to develop portable blood tests to help evaluate concussions and other head injuries.

Casen Shrock was just like any other 6-year-old boy. He loved baseball, karate and spending time outside until a tragic accident in 2011 changed his life forever.

Traumatic brain injury is appropriately named traumatic, as it is an extremely serious injury from which there is no predictable recovery time. The best answer to the question, “How long will it take me to get better?” is “It depends.”