TBISERV is the listserv for the Federal TBI Program. As personal attorney lawyers in Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Wailea, Lihue and Wailuku, the Law Offices of Ian Mattoch receives weekly updates regarding traumatic brain issues through the TBISERV which is moderated by the Federal TBI Program’s Technical Assistance Center. Please see below for recent TBI-related news:
Brain Injury Study: A Single Season Of Hits May Harm College
Athletes’ Ability To Learn:
According to a new study, just a single season of contact sports can take a toll on college athletes’ ability to learn. Please click here to access the full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/brain-injury-concussion-college-athletes_n_1522145.html
Songs may hold key for injured brains
This article describes how clinical neuropsychologist Aimee
Baird played 50 songs to a patient who suffered a brain injury in a motorbike accident in 2010, to see if to see if the songs could help bring to mind personal memories associated with the music. Please click here to read more about this study: http://www.theage.com.au/national/songs-may-hold-key-for-injured-brains-20120518-1ywfx.html
Do Combat Vets Suffer the Same Devastating Brain Disease Afflicting Football Players?
This article describes new research by scientists at Boston University’s School of Medicine; it compares the brain damage
to soldier who have experienced a blast injury during combat to the injuries sustained by some athletes. Please click here to access the full article: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/woundedplatoon/do-combat-vets-suffer-the-same-devastating-brain-disease-afflicting-football-players/
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