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Latest news and informaton on brain injury. concussion, coma, traumatic brain injury authored by noted legal authority on brain injury who is President of Brain Injury Association of New York State and past chair, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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Loss of Self-Identity Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on August 09, 2009
A front page story in Sunday's New York Times, entitled, After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self, recounts the struggles of a 19 year old who sustained severe brain damage following a motorcycle accident. The 19 year old was thrown from his motorcycle after a car traveling in front of him began to act erratically causing him to lose control of his motorcycle...

41% of Patients in Minimially Conscious State May Be Misdiagnosed!

Posted on August 08, 2009
A troubling study published on line at Bio-Medical Central has examined the rate of misdiagnosis of those in the minimally conscious state. A sixteen-month study of consensus-based diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has shown that 41% of cases of minimally conscious state (MCS) were misdiagnosed as vegetative state (VS), a condition associated with a much lower chance of recovery...

The Brain Injury Research Center

Posted on August 07, 2009
The Brain Injury Research Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York is conducting a survey about the use of Facebook in the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) community. They are looking for people willing to fill out an online survey. If you are interested in being a part of the project, please read the information below...

Returning to School Following A Brain Injury, Some Tips

Posted on August 07, 2009
Brainline has put together an excellent post entitled "Helping Your Child Return To School" which contains many useful suggestions on practical accommodations that should be requested for your child. They have prepared a list of common problems to help you and your child?s teachers start to develop an effective return-to-school plan...

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Malpractice causes brain damage in new born

Posted on August 06, 2009
ABC News has broadcast a very disturbing story of a young girl who has suffered severe brain damage as a result of a condition known as Kernicterus which is caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood- stream following birth. The story also reports on experimental brain stimulation therapy designed to minimize some of the effects of the brain damage...

Multiple Bombings Slowly Destroy Soldier's Brain

Posted on August 05, 2009
Thanks to the Huffington Report for reporting a story originally broadcast on CNN of a U.S. soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was subjected to multiple bombings. Despite serious, multiple brain injuries, he was repeatedly sent back to duty...

Sports Legacy Institute 2nd Annual Awards Dinner Announced

Posted on August 04, 2009
The Sports Legacy Institute, a group formed to advance the health and wellness of athletes and the overall safety of sports and athletic endeavors will be holding their second annual awards dinner on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Boston, Mass. To date the Institute has focused its efforts on the study of degenerative brain conditions including Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, a condition caused by repetitive concussive and sub-concussive brain injuries...

Can Cerebral Palsy and Brain Damage Be Prevented in New Borns?

Posted on August 03, 2009
Inhibiting an enzyme in the brains of newborns suffering from oxygen and blood flow deprivation stops a type of brain damage that is a leading cause of cerebral palsy, mental retardation and death, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center...

Neuromonitoring in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Posted on August 02, 2009
Neuromonitoring in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: Current and Future Technologies: The Brain Trauma Foundation has announced a new lecture to be held on August 10, 2009 from 12:00-1:00 PM EDT which will discuss standard and novel methods of neuromonitoring in pediatric traumatic brain injury including current evidence based medicine indications and limitations of specific neuromonitoring technologies...

Brain Injury Law Firm Launches Facebook Page

Posted on August 02, 2009
De Caro & Kaplen, LLP has launched a facebook page. Click the following link, to become a FAN of the Brain Injury Law Firm, De Caro & Kaplen, LLP on Facebook. Stay in touch! Michael

Returning to work following a traumatic brain injury: What do I tell my employer?

Posted on August 02, 2009
BrainLine has a new video on their Ask The Expert page featuring my answer to the following question: I had a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) last year and now my employer expects me to work as I had before my injury. I still have problems with fatigue, memory, and concentration but have no visible scars...

New York State Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability New Information Line-Complaint Line and Web Site

Posted on August 01, 2009
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) has established a new information and complaint line as well as a new web site. The information line is designed to help people get answers to questions about supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State...

Brain Injury Law Firm Update

Posted on July 31, 2009
I am pleased to report that my presentation at the American Association for Justice annual convention on the pitfalls involved in the trial of a traumatic brain injury case was very well received. My presentation to a national audience of trial attorneys was entitled, "The Poison Pills of Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation" and was intended to introduce the audience to the favorite defenses which insurance companies attempt to use in order to attack claims involving traumatic brain injury...

Urgent Call for Action: Urge your Senators to Vote In Favor of The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009

Posted on July 30, 2009
In the coming days the Senate will consider S. 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009. Among the provisions of the bill, the legislation authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) to provide care to veterans with traumatic brain injury through contracts with non-VA providers when necessary...

$10 Million Dollars Allocated To Brain Injury Programs By Congress

Posted on July 23, 2009
The following brain injury legislative update comes from Susan Connors, president and chief operating officer of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA): I?m pleased to announce that the House Appropriations Committee has passed its version of the FY 2010 spending bill, allocating $10 million to the HRSA state grant and protection and advocacy programs...

I will be heading to San Francisco

Posted on July 21, 2009
I will be heading to San Francisco later this week to deliver a presentation on traumatic brain injury at the American Association for Justice annual meeting. My presentation focuses on meeting and defusing the defenses in a traumatic brain injury case...

The difference in concussions in our clients and professional football players

Posted on July 19, 2009
A story in theNew York Times, Risk of High School Football Tackles is good proof of why information that we obtain from research done on concussions in professional football players cannot be relied on in judging the seriousness of concussions in amateur athletes and for concussions sustained by members of the general public...

See the railroad spike that pierced the brain of Phineas Gage

Posted on July 18, 2009
Those who know the story of Phineas Gage will appreciate the photo below of Gage holding the famous railroad spike the pieced his brain. This is a true event that took place in 1848. Gage was the foreman of a construction crew laying a railroad roadbed...

New web site launched by Brain Injury Association of New Jersey

Posted on July 16, 2009
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has launched a new website, NJteen- Driving to help increase awareness and educate parents about the risks associated with teen driving. Information available on the site includes the risk factors that play a role in teen crashes, details of the Graduated Driver License program (GDL), current and relevant legislation related to teens getting behind the wheel, and features such as videos, news articles, an interactive teen crash site map, tips and important contacts...

Deadline extended for The George Washington University Master's Brain Injury Certification Program

Posted on July 15, 2009
I have been requested to forward the following announcement from The George Washington University Graduate Acquired Brain Injury Certification Program. I have been honored to be a guest lecturer at this program for the past several semesters and have viewed first hand what a great program they offer...

Baseline Testing Helps to Identify Returning Vets With Mild Brain Injury

Posted on July 13, 2009
An interesting story at NPR about baseline neuropsychological testing in returning vets, highlights the importance of screeing procedeures for early identification of victims of brain trauma. According to the NPR story, one in five returning combat soldiers is a victim of traumatic brain injury...

Concussion Insurance Benefits for Student Athlethes

Posted on July 12, 2009
Here is some hopefully, refreshing news from an insurance company for a change. It has been reported that Wells Fargo?s Student Insurance Division (SID) and the Sports Concussion Institute (SCI) has launched Play It Safe Concussion Care (PSC). According to the insurance carrier, it?s a new concussion management treatment and services solution for athletes nationwide...

Drug found effective in treating cases of partial losss of smell

Posted on July 11, 2009
Anosmia is the inability to perceive smells and is a frequent complication following a head injury. The condition can be either temporary or permanent. Although the sense of smell is controlled by the olfactory nerve, this nerve is seldom tested as part of the standard neurological examination and frequently victims of head trauma do not associate their loss with the trauma producing event...

Urgent Call to Action for Traumatic Brain Injury Congressional Funding

Posted on July 10, 2009
The Brain Injury Association of America has just issued this important call to action to Urge Congress to Increase Funding for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Programs: The Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education begins consideration of the FY10 funding bill today! Over the next few days, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education will be considering a bill which will provide the funding allocation for programs authorized through the TBI Act and for NIDRR's TBI-related research programs, including TBI Model Systems of Care...

New Drugs May Prevent Development of Seizures and Epilepsy From Head Injury

Posted on July 08, 2009
Chronic seizures, also known as traumatic epilepsy caused by traumatic brain injuries or head injury, may result from chemicals released by the brain's immune system attempting to repair the injured site, according to a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and reported in the July issue of the journal, BRAIN...

Supreme Court reaffirms principals of Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Posted on July 07, 2009
The United States Supreme Court has reaffirmed the principal and purpose of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in providing all children with a free and appropriate public education. In the recently decided case entitled, Forest Grove School District v...

Brain Information Resources

Posted on July 06, 2009
The National Institutes of Health has some great resources for teachers and students from elementary school on up. Click on the "Brain & Nervous System" section from the list of topics on their home page for teaching curricula and teaching aides, including Power Point Slides, discussion guides and videos...

Brain Injury Recovery Documentary

Posted on July 06, 2009
In 2004, Jason Crigler's life was taking off. He was one of New York's hottest young guitarists, his new CD was due for release and his wife, Monica, was pregnant with their first child. Then, at a gig in Manhattan, Jason suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage...

New Brain Injury Support Group forming in North Fork-Suffolk County, New York

Posted on July 03, 2009
A recent article in The Suffolk Times reports that a new brain injury support group is forming on the North Fork of Suffolk County, New York. The group they will start up in the fall is aimed at patients and also their families and friends. The purpose is to provide a refuge for area people who have suffered brain injuries from accidents, illnesses or even drug use...

Following Severe Brain Injury: Need to Monitor For Seizure Activity

Posted on July 02, 2009
Two new studies published in the Annals of Neurology and Critical Care Medicine demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be experiencing subtle seizures that are typically unrecognized...

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