Deep Brain Stimulation Instantly Improves Arm and Hand Function Post-Brain Injury Oct. 1, 2024 — Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function ...

While the patient is in the ICU, IV medication may be preferred for quick control of the storming early in the injury. Once the patient's status stabilizes, the enteric route is preferred because ...

Brain injuries are a growing problem for the U.S. military WASHINGTON -- The blast shook the ground and its red flash of fire covered the doorway as U.S. special operations forces blew open a door ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled the trips to the United Nations summits COP16 in Colombia and ...

Occupational therapist Moriah E. Kane, O.T., ATP, uses an electronic notebook to help a patient with a brain injury develop and refine writing skills to encourage interaction with the environment.

The Defense Department does not have good data on the number of troops with blast overpressure problems, which are much harder to detect than a traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injuries are ...

Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or stroke. Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate ...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), ...

Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn't. However, we are starting to understand how the brain is constantly adapting, known as plasticity. Even though ...

Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research demonstrates. DBS involves ...

That’s one of the preliminary findings from Army researchers conducting baseline cognitive screenings in an effort to better track — and prevent — brain injuries among troops. The project ...