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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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Limiting Malpractice Law Suits Will Not Fix Nation's Health Care Crisis

Posted on July 01, 2009
Our nation's health care system is a mess. Those who work with injured individuals on a daily basis are well aware of the frustrations that our clients have in obtaining health care that is both readily available to them and affordable. Insurance companies constantly are throwing up road blocks to accessing medical care...

Kaplen appointed legal advisor to Sarah Jane Brain Foundation

Posted on July 01, 2009
I am honored to report that I have been appointed as a member of the legal advisory board of the Sarah Jane Foundation. As a brain injury attorney, I am pleased to be able to offer my years of experience in representing victims of brain trauma to the foundation...

Protecting service members from medical malpractice in the military

Posted on June 30, 2009
Senator Charles Schumer has introduced the Carmelo Rodriguez Medical Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1347 / H.R. 1478), which would guarantee active military servicemen and women the right to sue for medical malpractice. Under the Feres Doctrine, a 1950 Supreme Court ruling, active military members cannot sue the government for non combat related injuries...

Blast Injuries and Traumatic Brain Damage

Posted on June 29, 2009
Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has reached critical levels in modern-day warfare. The current issue of Journal of Neurotrauma focuses on the intensive efforts to develop effective treatment strategies and model systems for studying the cause and effects of explosive blast TBI...

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Could TV Pitchman, Billy May's Sudden Death Be Caused By A Traumatic Brain Injury?

Posted on June 29, 2009
TV Pitchman Biilly May, suddenly passed away on Sunday. Word is spreading that on Saturday, while on board an airplane, he struck his head after the plane's tires blew out during a rough landing. Sounds similar to the fate of Natasha Richardson who also died suddenly after she struck her head...

Decompressive Craniectomy: Studies Underway To Determine Effectiveness

Posted on June 28, 2009
Decompressive craniectomy , a procedure where a portion of the skull is removed to allow the brain to expand is widely used to treat intracranial hypertension (high pressure within the brain causing brain damage) following traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

Traumatic Brain Injury Can Cause Premature Death

Posted on June 27, 2009
An interesting news report from ABC News examines the link between traumatic brain injury and premature death .Can Brain Iinjury Lead To Death Years Later? It is important to realize that the impact of a traumatic brain injury may have long term consequences including premature death...

Protect the Public From BIG Truck Accidents On Our Roads and Highways

Posted on June 27, 2009
Large trucks on our nation?s road are a significant cause of highway injuries and deaths. Many of these injuries are head injuries resulting in traumatic brain damage. The following statistics are shocking: Every year, about 5,000 people die and over 100,000 people are injured in large truck crashes...

Reducing the severity of brain trauma following a car crash

Posted on June 26, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to look at new technologies to reduce severe brain injuries following motor vehicle accidents. In a new report titled, Recommendations from the Expert Panel: Advanced Automatic Collision Notification and Triage of the Injured Patient the CDC looks at inboard car computer programs that provide information following a car crash...

Pool Safety Tips

Posted on June 25, 2009
Pool accidents are a leading cause of traumatic brain injury. It's easy to prevent drowning and other injuries around the pool with proper care. Whether you are a pool owner or guest, go to the lake or beach, safety is a priority. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation has offered these Top 10 Water Safety Tips: If you are a pool owner, be sure to have clearly marked depth indicators around the entire pool...

Progesterone Study For Traumatic Brain Injury Now in Third Phase

Posted on June 24, 2009
Preliminary research studies at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia have shown that patients who receive progesterone injections shortly after sustaining a severe head or severe brain injury have reduced risk of death and long term disability. The small pilot study had enrolled 100 Participants...

Three Years and Not One Service Member Tested for Subtle Brain Damage

Posted on June 23, 2009
Subtle brain damage is often missed by conventional MRI testing, leading many to falsely conclude that no structural brain damage has taken place. This false premise has subjected many individuals who have sustained brain injury, including returning veterans to have their claims rejected...

Comparing Brain Damage in Brains of Wounded Vets to Brain Damage in Football Players

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Sports Legacy Institute and the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy have announced that they will be now examining the brain tissue of service members who have passed away after suffering from blast injuries. They will be comparing the pathological findings in the brain tissue of victims of blast injury to the findings in tissue examined in football players who have sustained multiple concussions...

Brain Injury Resource Lecture at The George Washington University

Posted on June 22, 2009
I am thrilled to be in Washington DC today to again lecture at the Master's Degree Program in the Center for Education and Human Services Acquired Brain Injury Masters program at The George Washington University. This semester?s lecture is focused on examining the various sources of information that is available on the internet in the area of traumatic brain injury...

More State Brain Injury Association Annual Conferences Scheduled

Posted on June 21, 2009
The Brain Injury Association of Michigan has announced that their 29th annual conference will be held on Sep 24-25 in Lansing, Michigan. More information is available at the Michigan Brain Injury Association web site. The Brain Injury Association of Ohio is hold their 28th annual conference on Oct 1-2 in Columbus, Ohio...

Grants to assist youths in trouble with the law following a traumatic brain injury

Posted on June 21, 2009
Adolescents suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) often face behavioral issues which may cause them to incur difficulties with the law. Unfortunately, rather than address these behavior and anti-social difficulties, these youths are identified as criminals and become part of the criminal justice system...

Department of Defense Announces New Campaign to Remove Stigma of Seeking Assistance For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted on June 20, 2009
Post-traumatic stress is a common problem among American service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. To combat the stigma that keeps some members of the military, veterans and their families from seeking needed psychological help, the Department of Defense launched the Real Warriors Campaign...

Spanish Language Resources for Brain Injury Survivors

Posted on June 19, 2009
Thanks to brainline for providing a tip on where to obtain spanish language information for individuals with brain injury and their families. The material was prepared by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) and are Spanish translations of three popular DVBIC handouts...

Pennsylvania Brain Injury Association Annual Conference

Posted on June 18, 2009
The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania is holding their annual conference on Jun 22-23 in Lancaster, PA. For more information go the the Brain Injury Of Pennsylvania web site.

New Concussion Guidelines for Children and Teens: Keep Them Off the Field!

Posted on June 17, 2009
An international panel of neurologists, updating their recommendations on concussion care in the May issue of The British Journal of Sports Medicine, said that any athlete 18 or younger who was believed to have sustained a concussion during a game or practice should never be allowed to return to the playing field the same day...

Brain Injury Legislative Update

Posted on June 16, 2009
This week's brain injury legislative update has been prepared by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA): Health Care Reform Update On June 9, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a draft health care reform bill...

Congratulations to Shana De Caro, Esq.

Posted on June 16, 2009
Congratulations to my partner, brain injury attorney, Shana De Caro who has again been selected for inclusion in the 2009-2010 Edition of Who's Who in American Law. According to the editors, this edition will chronicle the country's most distinguished legal professionals who have made significant contributions to the advancement, understanding and appreciation of the legal profession...

Elected to Board of Governor's: American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys-Medical Malpractice

Posted on June 15, 2009
I am honored that I was elected to the Board of Governors of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys this past weekend during their annual meeting. The Board is the only association accredited and approved by the American Bar Association to certify attorneys in medical and legal malpractice...

Take The "R" Word Out Of New York State Vocabulary

Posted on June 15, 2009
Thanks to my friend, disability advocate, Ralph Shields for bringing this important legislation to my attention and to the work of the Center for Disability Rights for the following memo: Action Alert ? No More "R" Word! Support A07566! For many years, advocates have pushed for a name change for OMRDD (Office of Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities) and are extremely pleased at the possibility that New York will now join all but a few states in the USA that have removed the words 'mental retardation', often referred to as the "r-word", from the name of the state agency that supports...

Cognitive Fatigue Following Brain Injury Documented in New Study

Posted on June 11, 2009
A recent study by Kessler Foundation Research Center published in Brain Injury, the official journal of the International Brain Injury Association, uncovered the possible cause of cognitive fatigue in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

Aphasia Awareness Month

Posted on June 08, 2009
Aphasia, an impairment in the ability to use (speak) words or comprehend words frequently occurs as a result of a traumatic brain injury or other head injury. June has been designated National Aphasia Awareness Month. Aphasia can affect multiple functions of the brain including: auditory comprehension (understand words said to you) verbal expression (expressing your want and needs) reading comprehension (understanding written words) written expression (writing words) The type and extent of impairment with aphasia differs from person to person and is highly dependent on the degree of damage to the brain and the location of the brain damage...

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Studies at New York City's Mt Sinai Brain Injury Reserach Center

Posted on June 07, 2009
The following traumatic brain injury research studiessponsored by the Mount Sinai Brain Injury Research Center (888) 241 5152 have been announced: Needs After Traumatic Brain Injury: Researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital are developing a questionnaire to assess the needs of people with traumatic brain injury...

Weekly Brain Injury Legislative Update

Posted on June 06, 2009
Here is this week's traumatic brain injury legislative update provided by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) Health Care Reform Update Currently, the Senate Finance Committee has reached no consensus on major provisions of the anticipated health care overhaul, raising doubts that it will be considered this month...

Concussion Management Bill Introduced in Congress

Posted on June 05, 2009
Urge House Members to Cosponsor HR 1347, The Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 Members of the House of Representatives have introduced the Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 (HR 1347), a bill designed to ensure adoption, dissemination, and implementation by elementary and secondary schools of concussion management guidelines for the purpose of better treatment and awareness of the injuries of the estimated 3...

Enrollment Halted in Study of Concentrated Saline for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on June 03, 2009
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped enrollment into a clinical trial testing the effects of highly concentrated (hypertonic) saline solutions on patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) when given as soon as possible after the injury ? that is, before the patient arrives at the hospital or emergency room...

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