Monthly Archives: January 2012

Federal TBI Program News Alert: Brain bank examines athletes’ hard hits

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

Brain bank examines athletes’ hard hits By Nadia Kounang, CNN  Article summary:  The degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is found in football players and other athletes in contact sports who get repeated hits to their head. High school football … Continue reading →

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Gupta on where ‘Big Hits, Broken Dreams’ begin

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

Watch “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Big Hits, Broken Dreams” Sunday, January 29 at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. Post by: Dr. Sanjay Gupta – CNN Chief Medical Correspondent One day late in the summer of 2010, I was sitting … Continue reading →

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Washington Weekly: January 20, 2012 Update

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

This update was prepared by Susan L. Vaughn, Director of Public Policy, National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) Administration News AHRQ Seeks Comments on Research Review of Rehabilitation for TBI:  The US Department of Health and Human Services … Continue reading →

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Natural History of Storming in Severe Adolescent TBI: An Observational and Descriptive Study

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

By:  Lisa Cantore CPNP-AC; Julia Buch Wamstad Psy D; Ken Norwood MD; James Blackman MD, MPH; Peter D. Patrick PhD., MS An adolescent is admitted to a pediatric rehabilitation center for further management after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. On … Continue reading →

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NASHIA: Washington Weekly!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

This Washington Weekly! update was prepared by:  Susan L. Vaughn, Director of Public Policy for The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA).   NASHIA assists State government in promoting partnerships and building systmes to meet the needs of individuals … Continue reading →

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BBC Health: Brain function can start declining “as early as age 45″

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

Individuals were tested for memory, vocabulary and aural and visual comprehension skills.  The brain’s ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal. University College London researchers found a 3.6% … Continue reading →

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Resource Alert: Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Ian Mattoch

The purpose of the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin is to provide information and solicit comments on the regulatory approach that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to propose to define essential health benefits (EHB) under section 1302 … Continue reading →

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