The human brain is a complex organ, and it’s one that is still not fully understood by scientists and doctors. Experts are getting closer to understanding the way the brain works, though. As science progresses, more is known than ever before about the damage a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can have on a person.  For veterans with brain injuries, …

One of the strange things about an injury to the head and brain is that the cumulative effect of even a small or minor injury matters. Medical science has not yet determined how to measure and evaluate the extent of an individual injury, nor how to evaluate a new injury in light of a series of old ones. Current methods …

War veterans who experienced head injuries might return home from duty and think these wounds are healed, but a study conducted by St. Michael’s Hospital shows that traumatic brain injuries could still have an impact on someone years after an incident occurred. Concussions Change the Brain A concussion is a mild form of TBI that typically results in short-term symptoms. However, this study found that physical changes …

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered mild if the initial loss of consciousness or disorientation that the injury produced lasted less than 30 minutes. Many people think that severe traumatic brain injuries cause long-lasting effects, while mild traumatic brain injuries cause only temporary effects. Researchers, however, are starting to find that even mild TBI can cause chronic problems. A recent study found that veterans with …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when brain function is disrupted by a sudden head injury or trauma. For today’s veterans, the most common cause can be linked to IEDs encountered during the Iraq and Afghan wars. TBI can also happen in the aftermath of falls, vehicle accidents, and other detonated explosive devices. Any blow to the head or object that penetrates the brain can cause an individual to suffer …

Veteran suicide is getting more attention from the federal administration. The President is joining hands with government leaders, lawmakers and others to spotlight the high rate of suicides among veterans in the United States. The President is also soon expected to sign the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. The bill is named for Clay Hunt, an American …

Veterans who suffer from Post traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have poor outcomes, compared to those persons who only suffer from one of the conditions. Those not-very-surprising findings come from new research published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, and found that out of the two, mild traumatic brain injury seems to have a slightly higher risk of …