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Motorcyclists Should Wear Helmets
Posted on November 16, 2009I read a very interesting article published by the Journal of Emergency Medicine (September 24, 2009) which contained a research article studying the adult motorcycle crashes and the effect and comparing helmeted to unhelmeted motorcyclists. The study conducted by researchers at the Department of Surgery and Trauma Services in the University Medical Center at Brackenridge, Austin, Texas compared the outcomes of helmeted versus unhelmeted motorcyclists involved in motorcycle crashes...
National Football League Questioned: Do Helmets Help, or Hurt?
Posted on November 11, 2009I read an interesting story in the Wall Street Journal today, which raises the question as to whether or not helmets should be banned in the National Football League (NFL). In recent months the NFL has come under scrutiny after research revealed the long-term dangers associated with concussions and other head injuries sustained by players during a game...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers President Fights for Former NFL Players' Rights
Posted on November 10, 2009Gay Culverhouse, President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the daughter of their owner, testified before the House Judiciary Committee at its hearing on football brain injuries last Wednesday to, as she put it, 'tell the truth about what's going on while I still have the chance...
Sarah Jane Brain Foundation to Host Annual Angel Awards Banquet & Concert
Posted on November 06, 2009Experts in the field of neuroscience will discuss the integration of Military, Professional Sports and Youth Sports programs to better prevent, identify and treat brain injuries at a special Host Committee dinner discussion during the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation's Annual Angel Awards banquet, the organization announced today...
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Act of 2009 Introduced in Congress
Posted on November 04, 2009On October 13, 2009, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC) introduced the Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI) Act of 2009. The bill states that Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury is the leading cause of death and disability for children and young adults under the age of 25 in the United States...
North America Brain Injury Society's Annual Medical Legal Seminar Recap
Posted on November 02, 2009Last week, I attended the North America Brain Injury Society's annual medical legal seminar in Austin, Texas. The conference consisted of two programs running simultaneously, one a medical conference for medical providers and the other a medical legal program to educate both plaintiff and defense attorneys regarding traumatic brain injury...
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Trial Bar Award
Posted on October 29, 2009Last Thursday evening, the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (TANJ) presented me with this year's Trial Bar Award for outstanding trial advocacy and professionalism. TANJ's mission is to preserve and improve the civil and criminal justice system in New Jersey...
Former NFL Player Recounts Injuries on the Field, Health Nowa
Posted on October 26, 2009I read an interesting article online last week which details the career of Kyle Turley, offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs. The article recounts the injuries Turley sustained over his nine years in the National Football League and the devastating long-term effects those injuries have had, and continue to have, on his health...
Changes Made to Traumatic Brain Injury Fund
Posted on October 16, 2009The New Jersey Division of Disability Services has decided to change the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fund. Current financial conditions and a growth in the number of fund cases has resulted in changes which will impact benefits and coverage. As a result, medical co-pays for doctor visits; pharmaceutical co-pays; health insurance / COBRA premiums; disposable medical supplies; co-pays for therapy services; and medical gym memberships will no longer be covered...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey to Hold Brain Injury Basics Seminar
Posted on October 13, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's Children & Adolescents Committee will hold the next session of Brain Injury Basics for Parents & School Professionals next Tuesday October 20, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Rowan University, Chamberlain Building, Room 221, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028...
Congress Plans Hearings on Head Injuries
Posted on October 08, 2009John Conyers (Michigan-D), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he plans to hold hearings on the long-term effects head injuries have caused among National Football League (NFL) players. This decision came after a recent report was conducted which stated that retired players from the NFL had a higher rate of Alzheimer's disease and other memory problems than other Americans...
New NFL Study Confirms Long-Term Consequences of Concussions
Posted on October 02, 2009After years of denying the long-term effects of concussions sustained by football players, the National Football League has reported on a study it commissioned that found that Alzheimer's disease or similar memory-related diseases appeared to have been diagnosed in the League's former players vastly more often then in the national population...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's Annual Meeting
Posted on September 29, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey held its 2009 annual meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. The tenure of the meeting was upbeat as a result of the outstanding leadership provided by outgoing President John Tiene over the past two years as well as the outstanding work of President and CEO Barbara Geiger-Parker and her staff...
New Guidelines on Need for CT Scans for Children with Head Trauma
Posted on September 24, 2009Researchers from the University of California have published a new study validating prediction rules for identifying children at very low risk for clinically-important traumatic brain injuries for whom CT can routinely be obviated. The researchers, noting that CT imaging of head injured children has the risk of radiation-induced malignancy, aim to identify children at very low risk of clinically-important TBI for whom CT scans might be unnecessary...
Update on The International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury
Posted on September 22, 2009As I mentioned in a previous post, The International Brain Injury Association will hold the Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury in Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010. The preliminary program for the Congress is now available for viewing on-line, and includes a scientific program with over 100 world renowned experts in the field of brain injury presenting on a variety of topics across the continuum of care...
Are Older Brains Really Smaller Than Young Ones?
Posted on September 16, 2009A recent report from the journal Neuropsychology argues that the common misconception that brains in older individuals are smaller than those of younger people is false. Researchers state that this theory was derived from the way in which studies have been conducted over the years...
Implications of Impaired Eye Movements in Post-concussion Syndrome
Posted on September 14, 2009I recently read an interesting article in 'Brain' a Journal of Neurology. The article is entitled 'Impaired eye movements in post-concussion syndrome indicate suboptimal brain function beyond the influence of depression, malingering or intellectual ability'...
Green's Word Memory Test
Posted on September 10, 2009In prior blog entries, I have discussed various literature regarding Green's Word Memory Test. I have also discussed in the past the need for journals to require its authors to report conflicts of interest. I recently received a copy of the August 2009 issue of Brain Injury, the Official Research Journal of the International Brain Injury Association...
New State Law Requires Report of Mistakes Made by Hospitals
Posted on September 08, 2009Last week, Governor Corzine signed legislation which requires public reporting of how often serious medical errors occur at individual hospitals throughout the states of New Jersey. The legislation also prohibits hospitals from charging patients for mistakes made by the hospital, which are currently not eligible for third-party reimbursement...
Controversy Surrounds Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Fake Bad Scale Tests
Posted on September 03, 2009The most widely used personality test in the world, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) has recently caused concern and sparked feuds among scholars. The test, initially developed over 70 years ago used to screen candidates for highly sensitive jobs (politics, government, police, etc...
New Jersey Supreme Court Model Civil Jury Charge Committee
Posted on September 01, 2009I am very pleased to announce that I have been appointed to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court Model Civil Jury Charge Committee. The committee, which is appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court, is charged with the responsibility of preparing and presenting to the New Jersey Supreme Court model civil jury charges that can be used by the trial courts in explaining the law to juries throughout the state of New Jersey...
International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on August 25, 2009I was pleased to be a featured speaker at the International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury held last week in Vancouver, Canada. The MTBI 2009 assembled experts from a multiplicity of specialties working with brain injury, welcomed a diverse group of experts to collaborate in synthesizing new knowledge...
Loss of Identity After a Brain Injury
Posted on August 21, 2009I read an interesting article on The New York Time's website last week which discusses a rarely seen but yet devastating side effect of brain injuries: patients who become profoundly suspicious of their closest relationships, often cutting themselves off from those who love them and care for them...
North American Brain Injury Society Presents 22nd Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury
Posted on August 19, 2009The North American Brain Injury Society is pleased to announce that the 22nd Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury will be held October 14-17, 2009, at the Austin Downtown Hilton Hotel. The program for the Conference is now available on the NABIS website and includes information on the topics to be discussed, a list of presenters scheduled to attend, and information on continuing legal education credits...
Resources for the College Bound with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Posted on August 17, 2009The below entry is an article from a guest-blogger, Emily Thomas, who writes about the Associates Degree. She welcomes your feedback at Emily.Thomas31@ yahoo.com. While a traumatic brain injury can be a life changing and often difficult obstacle to over come, it is in many cases by no means an impediment from attending an institution of higher learning, getting a degree and pursing an independent career...
Binder's Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Meta-Analysis Refuted
Posted on August 14, 2009Defense attorneys and their courtroom doctors often rely on the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury meta-analyses conducted by Binder, Rohling and Larrabee and updated by Frencham, Fox and Maybery (2005) to argue that mild traumatic brain injury has no lasting effect on neuropsychological status...
The International Brain Research Foundation
Posted on August 11, 2009The International Brain Research Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to making advances in brain injury research in order to support progress in the care and treatment of injured patients. The foundation is based in New York and New Jersey...
New CDC Report on Advanced Automatic Collision Notification
Posted on August 07, 2009The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Injury Center is pleased to announce the availability of a new report titled, Recommendations from the Expert Panel: Advanced Automatic Collision Notification and Triage of the Injured Patient. This report presents the findings of a national expert panel and outlines recommendations for the use of new technologies, such as Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) or vehicle telematics, to help identify the likelihood of severe injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), among individuals involved in a vehicle crash...
Urge Congress to Increase Funding for TBI Programs
Posted on August 04, 2009The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education began consideration of the FY10 funding bill last week. Over the next few days, the Senate 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...
International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury
Posted on July 31, 2009The International Brain Injury Association's Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury will be held in Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010. The IBIA World Congress is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury...
Additional New Jersey Family Care Express Lane Applications Sent to over 60,000 New Jersey Residents
Posted on July 28, 2009On July 1, 2009 Governor Corzine announced another 62,000 households in New Jersey will receive the New Jersey Family Care Express Lane applications they requested on their state tax forms. This second regional mailing is for families residing in Essex and Hudson counties...
New Study Finds High School Football Players at Greater Risk for Injuries
Posted on July 23, 2009I read an interesting article yesterday in the New York Times discussing a new study which states that high school football players on average experience greater acceleration forces to their heads when they collide with other players than college players do...
Developing Drug Treatments for Patients Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries
Posted on July 21, 2009I recently read an interesting article on the International Brain Injury Association's website discussing the notably difficult task of developing drug treatments for patients suffering from traumatic brain injuries. The article, written by Neal M. Farber, PhD, CEO of NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals, Inc...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Launches Teen Driver Resource Website
Posted on July 17, 2009A few months ago I reported on the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's new initiative to develop a website for parents of teenage drivers. I am pleased to announce that the website, www.NJTeenDriving.com, is now up and running. This website was built in conjunction with the recently launched UGotBrains...
Walk For Thought / Cycle For Safety 2009
Posted on July 15, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold its annual, Walk For Thought / Cycle For Safety event Saturday October 17, 2009 at the Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, New Jersey and at the Saddle River County Park in Paramus, New Jersey...
Omega Three Fatty Acids Proved Unhelpful in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease
Posted on July 13, 2009I saw a report on Good Morning America this morning discussing the link between omega three fatty acids and the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. While in the past it's been believed that including omega three fatty acids in your diet will help to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, a new study states otherwise...
Brain's Immune System May Cause Chronic Seizures
Posted on July 06, 2009I found an interesting article online today which reports of a study recently conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The study states that chronic seizures caused by traumatic brain injuries may result from chemicals released by the brain's immune system in an attempt to repair the injured part of the brain...
Congressman Holt to Host Town Hall Meeting
Posted on June 18, 2009Congressman Rush Holt will hold a town hall meeting Saturday June 20, 2009 at 2:30 PM at the Performing Arts Center of Monroe Township High School. During the meeting, Representative Holt will talk with residents about issues affecting Central New Jersey and the nation, including the economy, health care, education, national security, and anything else that may be of interest to those in attendance...
State Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee Passed Senate Bill No. 1212
Posted on June 16, 2009The State Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee passed Senate Bill No. 1212 [S1212] yesterday. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Anthony Bucco, would exempt recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey testified in support of the bill and proposed amendments which would ensure that the purpose of the bill would apply to a range of other sport related helmets such as football, hockey, and baseball...
Congressman Visits Rehab Hospital To See Latest in Rehab Equipment
Posted on June 11, 2009Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-2), is a member of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force and has been a long-time supporter of brain injjury awareness and education and recognizes the value of rehabilitation. A recent article on TheDailyJournal.com discusses Congressman LoBiondo's recent visit to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in which he visited with patients and reviewed the industry's latest in medical technology at HealthSouth, which are being used to help patients...
Will Stricter Guidelines Put Students at Greater Risk?
Posted on June 08, 2009I read an article on the New York Times' website yesterday entitled, New Guidelines on Young Athletes' Concussions Stir Controversy, which discusses the guidelines used to regulate a student athlete's return to the field after a concussion has been suffered...
What Health Care Professionals Should Know When Testifying
Posted on June 02, 2009I found an interesting article on the International Brain Injury Association's website the other day written by Robert L. Shepherd MS, Certified Medical Illustrator and Vice President & Director of Eastern Region Operations for MediVisuals Incorporated...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Announces TREK 2009 Dates
Posted on May 26, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold Together in Recreation, Exploration & Knowledge 2009 (TREK), its annual week long residential camp program, August 23-29, 2009 at the YMCA Camp Ockanickon in Medford, New Jersey. TREK provides a week of independence, recreation and socialization for adults with brain injury, while their caregivers enjoy a week of respite...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Selected as State Lead Center of Excellence for New Jersey
Posted on May 21, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has been selected as the State Lead Center of Excellence for New Jersey. The BIANJ will implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (PABI Plan) which was developed by the National Advisory Board of The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation...
Washington State Signs New Law Which Aims to Protect Student Athletes
Posted on May 19, 2009Washington Governor, Chris Gregoire, signed a law last Thursday which prohibits student athletes under the age of 18 who are suspected to have a concussion to return to play without a licensed health care provider's approval. The law makes Washington the strictest state in the country when it comes to regulating high school athlete's participation in school sports after a concussion has been suffered...
New York Public High Schools Look to Increase Brain Injury Prevention Methods
Posted on May 15, 2009New York's Public High School Athletic Association has recently begun tracking head injuries in female lacrosse players in order to determine whether or not helmets should be mandatory for all players. Though lacrosse, and several other high school level sports, are intended to be a 'no-contact' sport, the facts are evident that injuries occur, and stricter preventative measures need to be implemented...
American Association for Justice Urges Federal Railroad Administration to Limit Rights of Consumers
Posted on May 12, 2009In response to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's nomination hearing of Joseph Szabo as the new administrator to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ) calls on the agency to review Bush administration regulations that weaken safety protections for consumers injured in railroad accidents...
15-City National Demonstration Targets Apple's Rotten Core & AT&T's Ineptitude
Posted on May 07, 2009The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation announced a national demonstration against Apple and AT&T in 15 cities across the country beginning on May 3 in Boston and ending on May 17 in Seattle. This national demonstration coincides with their previously announced 15-city American PABI Heroes Tour which is the first national musical competition to raise awareness of #1 leading cause of death and disability for children/young adults in the U...
Apple iPhone "Baby Shaker" App Causes Public Outcry
Posted on May 05, 2009The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation held a news conference last week outside the Apple Store in downtown Manhattan releasing the letter below to the Board of Directors of Apple and AT&T. While Apple has removed the "BABY SHAKER" application from its online store, Steve Jobs and Randall Stephenson have not issued a personal public apology...
Food and Drug Administration Meeting Shows Patient Safety at Risk
Posted on April 30, 2009A recent report in The New York Times indicated that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a rare 'all-hands meeting' to discuss strategic issues in the medical device division of the agency is a further indication that safety approval of medical devices has been compromised, putting patients' health and safety at risk...
Transportation Agencies Need to Quickly Enact Safety Standards
Posted on April 27, 2009The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded driver fatigue, and the lack of federal safety standards protecting passengers on buses, contributed to the death and severity of the injuries sustained in the 2008 Utah bus rollover which killed nine and injured 43...
Secretive Recording of Neuropsychological Testing and Interviewing
Posted on April 22, 2009I recently received the February 2009 issue of the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. The opening article is a position paper of the National Academy of Neuropsychology which is entitled 'Secretive Recording of Neuropsychological Testing and Interviewing: Official Position of the National Academy of Neuropsychology'...
Brain Injury and Mental Health: Impact Across the Lifespan
Posted on April 17, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer two regional seminars this month focusing on the long-term effects of brain injuries on a patient's mental health. The seminars will address the needs of individuals with brain injuries served by health and human service workers throughout New Jersey...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Announces Next Round of Brain Injury Basics Presentations
Posted on April 15, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold it's next round of Brain Injury Basics for Families programs over the next several months throughout the state of New Jersey. Brain Injury Basics for Families is a free educational seminar series designed to educate the public on brain injuries, and raise awareness of the more than 9,000 children and adults who are hospitalized each year due to a traumatic brain injury in the state of New Jersey alone...
Assembly Approves Bill to Educate Parents on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Posted on April 10, 2009On February 5, 2009 the Assembly voted 77-0 to approve legislation Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald and (now former) Assemblyman Douglas H. Fisher sponsored to require the state include information about Shaken Baby Syndrome to new parents. According to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, 1,200 to 1,400 children nationwide annually receive medical treatment for injuries attributed to being violently shaken by a caregiver...
Assembly Members Issue Multimedia Package Related to Teen Driver Safety Legislation
Posted on April 07, 2009Assembly members Anthony Chiappone, John S. Wisniewski and Pamela R. Lampitt issued a multimedia package on a legislative package aimed to improve teen driver safety in New Jersey, which was approved by the General Assembly on March 5, 2009. The bills would implement the top recommendations of the state's Teen Driver Study Commission...
21 New Jersey Schools to Receive ImPACT Program
Posted on April 03, 2009The death of 16-year old Montclair, New Jersey high school student Ryne Dougherty has prompted legislators throughout the state to increase the level of awareness and prevention for sports related brain injuries. Earlier this week, it was announced that 21 schools in Northern New Jersey may get funding in upwards of $40,000 from The Brain injury association of New Jersey and the Mountainside Health Foundation in order to implement the ImPACT Concussion Management program, which gives students a computerized brain test before their sports season starts...
Brain Injury Litigation Strategies 2009
Posted on March 31, 2009The Brain Injury Association of America will present Brain Injury Litigation Strategies 2009 in Las Vegas on April 30 – May 1, 2009. I will present a seminar on Thursday April 30, entitled Strategies for Dealing with the Plaintiff who has a Pre-morbid History of Depression, Prior Concussions or Other Medical Conditions...
Sara Jane Brain Foundation's American PABI Heroes Tour
Posted on March 26, 2009I am very excited to announce that the Sara Jane Brain Foundation announced details yesterday for the 15-city "American PABI Heroes Tour" set for May 2009. The American PABI Heroes Tour will begin on May 3rd at Tufts University in Boston and end on May 17th at the University of Washington in Seattle...
MTBI 2009 - An International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on March 23, 2009I am very pleased and honored to announce that I will be presenting a plenary address at MTBI 2009 – An International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. This will be the first International multidisciplinary conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia August 12th – August 15th, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver...
Stay Focused on Safety
Posted on March 19, 2009On March 9, 2009, the Asbury Park Press published an editorial, 'Stay focused on safety.' This piece focused on four bills pertaining to teen driver safety that passed the General Assembly. The Asbury Park Press advocates passage of these bills...
Natasha Richardson's Deadly Brain Injury
Posted on March 19, 2009The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson yesterday has raised new concerns over the need for prevention and early detection of mild traumatic brain injuries. While the first few hours after an injury has occurred are the most crucial in determining the severity of an injury, it is imperative to keep a watchful eye for the next 48-72 hours...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's Annual Gala Recap
Posted on March 16, 2009Last week I attended the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's annual gala in Whippany, New Jersey. It was a wonderful success and congratulations go out to John Tiene, chairman of the board of trustees as well as to Barbara Geiger-Parker, president and CEO...
Partners in Policymaking
Posted on March 12, 2009The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities have created a new, and free, program entitled Partners in Policymaking (PIP) which is an innovative leadership training program for adults with disabilities and for parents of young children with disabilities...
Neuropsychological Functioning Following Complicated Versus Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on March 09, 2009I just received a copy of the February 2009 issue of Brain Injury, The Official Research Journal of the International Brain Injury Association. There, I found an interesting article by Rael T. Lange, Grant L. Iverson and Michael D. Franzen entitled 'Neuropsychological Functioning Following Complicated Versus Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury'...
Reminder: Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's Annual Gala Tomorrow Evening
Posted on March 09, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold it's second annual gala tomorrow evening, March 10, 2009, at the Marriott Hanover. The Association will be honoring Paul Anzano Esq., Steven Benvenisti Esq., and Corinne "Cookie" Slade. Each of these fine people have contributed their talents to advancing the quality of life of people affected by brain injury...
Our Most-Vulnerable Veterans Need Support
Posted on February 25, 2009Below is an article written by Jennipher Dickens, the Communications Director for the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, and quotes members of the Foundation's National Advisory Board. The article discusses young veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries and the concerns many on the Foundation's National Advisory Board have expressed...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey to Host Annual Gala
Posted on February 23, 2009The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, will be holding its Annual Gala at the Marriott Hanover, 1401 Route 10 East, Whippany. The Association will be honoring three guests for their contributions to the brain injury community...
The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation's National Advisory Board Legal Committee
Posted on February 19, 2009As you may already know, The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation has quickly become one of the leading organizations dealing with Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI) throughout the nation. The foundation is named after 3-year-old Sarah Jane Donohue who was shaken by her baby nurse when she was only 5 days old breaking 3 ribs, both collarbones and causing a severe brain injury...
American College of Emergency Physicians Announces New Guidelines for Mild TBI
Posted on February 17, 2009I read an article recently which stated that the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have changed the guidelines used in diagnosing mild traumatic brain injuries. I think the revised guidelines are great, and will only help to increase the early diagnosis of, and therefore treatment of, the more than one million mild traumatic brain injuries suffered each year...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Develops Teen Driver Website
Posted on February 13, 2009The prevention team of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is currently in the process of developing a new website for parents of new and young adult drivers. The website, NJTeenDriver.com is being sponsored by the Division of Highway Traffic Safety and will be going live within the next 2-3 months...
The National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan
Posted on February 11, 2009The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation has recently submitted a letter to the newly installed President of the United States urging President Obama to address one of the most critical issues facing the new Administration: catastrophic health care reform. The letter urges President Obama to increase awareness for pediatric acquired brain injury (PABI), and more importantly, to pass the PABI Act of 2009...
US Army Releases 2008 Suicide Rates
Posted on February 09, 2009For the fourth year in a row, the suicide rate in the United States Army has risen. The Army released it's 2008 suicide rates earlier this month and this year's rate is the highest in US Army history (since the Army began tracking suicide rates in 1980)...
Workers exposed to lead show more cognitive problems later in life
Posted on February 05, 2009I found an interesting article online recently which discussed the correlation between lead exposure and brain injury. For elderly people, a higher level of lead in the brain from earlier exposure can lead to greater cognitive problems after the age of 55...
Follow-up to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Found in 6th Former NFL Player
Posted on February 03, 2009Last Wednesday, I posted the story regarding the new sign of brain damage in Tom McHale, a former NFL lineman who died in May at the age of 45. Mr. McHale died from what is known as C.T.E. which stands for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Mr...
Fake Bad Scale Discredited Once AgainFake Bad Scale Discredited Once Again
Posted on January 30, 2009I recently read a new book entitled “MMPI-II Assessing Personality and Psychopathology (4th Edition) by Dr. John R. Graham. Dr. Graham played a major role in the development of the MMPI-II and is currently a professor of psychology at Kent State University...
Brain Damage Found in 6th Former NFL Player
Posted on January 28, 2009An article in yesterday's New York Times reports that doctors at the Boston University School of Medicine have found a 6th former National Football League player with a brain injury most commonly linked to former boxers. Doctors studied the brain of Tom McHale, who played in the NFL from 1987 - 1995, and who recently passed away last May at the age of 45...
Congressman Pascrell Introduces Bill To Improve Concussion Management in Schools
Posted on January 27, 2009In response to the tragic death of Montclair High School’s Ryne Dougherty, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), the co-founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to help schools better protect student athletes from brain injuries...
President Obama's Pledge to Restore Science
Posted on January 22, 2009In President Obama’s inauguration address, he called for a new era of responsibility and pledged to restore science to its rightful place. I am encouraged by President Obama’s swift action in halting all pending regulations that the Bush administration tried to push through in the waning days of its administration...
U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform
Posted on January 20, 2009Below is an article I thought the readers of my blog would find interesting regarding the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform. You can also access the full article online here. Made in America: Corporate Gall - Dec. 20, 2008 (CBS) Attorney Andrew Cohen analyzes legal issues for CBS News and CBSNews...
Flexible Versus Fixed Battery
Posted on January 15, 2009Readers of my blog are familiar with the debate that has been going on for years regarding the validity of the fixed versus flexible neuropsychological batteries. In 2007, Erin D. Bigler, Ph.D. published his article in the Archives entitled “Motion to Exclude”...
The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation Forms Legal Committee
Posted on January 12, 2009I am honored to have been selected to serve on the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation National Advisory Board's Legal, Regulatory and Finance Committee. The Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist in the research of new developments for children suffering from pediatric acquired brain injury (PABI) and the rehabilitation of these children...
Roethlisberger's Injury Highlights Nerve Center for Head Trauma
Posted on January 06, 2009A week ago Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger sustained his third concussion, two from football and one from his near fatal motorcycle crash. Fortunately for Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh has one of the leading concussion management teams in the world headed by neurosurgeon Joseph Maroon and consultants Drs...
A Wonderful Holiday Present
Posted on December 29, 2008I thought Christmas came early when I received my copy of the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, the Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. This issue contained two articles, one by Erin D. Bigler, Ph.D. and the other by Glenn J...
Passenger in Car Accident Receives a $3.5 Million Settlement for Injuries
Posted on December 12, 2008On January 22, 2007 I represented a resident of Trenton, New Jersey who was a passenger in a car which was hit head on by a dump truck while traveling on State Highway 68. The dump truck that hit her was unable to stop and attempted to avoid colliding with another vehicle by entering the northbound lane...
Diffusion Tenser Imaging Identifies Abnormalities in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on December 08, 2008A new study published in the Journal of NeuroTrauma (November 2008) supports the use of Diffusion Tenser Imaging (DTI) in mild traumatic brain injury patients to assist in diagnosing this injury. Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center conducted the current study, the purpose of which was to identify otherwise occult white matter abnormalities in patients suffering persistent cognitive impairment due to mild traumatic brain injury...
Lees-Haley Debunked Once Again
Posted on December 01, 2008Readers of this blog are familiar with my entries regarding bogus scientific literature published in the name of science but paid for by the pharmaceutical, insurance and other large industries of corporate America. I recently came across another article by Paul R...
Gulf War Illness Confirmed
Posted on November 25, 2008A new and extensive federal report released this week concludes that roughly one in four of our US Veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. According to the 452 page report, “Scientific evidence leaves no question that Gulf War illness is a real condition with real causes and serious consequences for affected veterans...
Advances in Diagnostic Testing
Posted on November 21, 2008Research on sophisticated diagnostic tests were presented this weekend at the annual meeting of the society for neuroscience in Washington, D.C. According to a report published in USA Today, researchers from the University of California-San Diego combined “two advanced brain scanning techniques-MEG (Magnetoencephalography) and DTI (Diffusion Tensor Imaging)- that permitted them to detect brain damage in patients with mild traumatic brain injury in which conventional MRI and CT scans had been normal...
Advances In Neuroimaging
Posted on November 18, 2008At present, the gold standard for objectively proving that an individual sustained a mild traumatic brain injury is through neuropsychological testing. As we know, standard diagnostic testing such as CT scans, MRIs and EEGs, due to their lack of sensitivity, rarely if ever detect brain abnormalities in patients with mild traumatic brain injury...
New Study on Word Memory Testing
Posted on November 13, 2008I have written several times in the past on the validity of Word Memory Testing in diagnosing and treating traumatic brain injuries. A new study calls into question statements continuously made by Paul Green that the SVT measures on the Word Memory Test requires minimal to no cognitive effort...
Pascrell Praises VA Decision to Expand Compensation for People with Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on November 11, 2008United States Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey, the co-founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, applauded the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for increasing disability payments for veterans diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)...
Doubt Is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health
Posted on November 07, 2008In previous blog entries, I have discussed the recent exposé regarding industry’s payment of money to scientists to publish "research" that is supportive in industry’s defense of defective products. I just finished an outstanding book entitled "Doubt Is Their Product: How Industry’s Assault on Science Threatens Your Health" by David Michaels...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey - Board of Trustees
Posted on November 04, 2008I was honored on October 23, 2008 to be reelected to serve a second three-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey. On Thursday, BIANJ held their annual meeting. Besides the election of new officers, BIANJ presented three awards...
Maybe, Just Maybe
Posted on October 30, 2008It was late in the third quarter and Penn State was fighting not only to keep its undefeated season alive, but its hopes for a national championship as well. As Penn State quarterback, Daryll Clark scrambled for a seven-yard gain, he collided with two 300-pound defensive linemen...
Daubert Issues in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
Posted on October 27, 2008Last Thursday, October 23, 2008, I traveled to New York City to participate in a continuing legal education program on traumatic brain injury sponsored by Lorman Education Services. My topic at the program was Daubert Issues in TBI Cases. My presentation focused on the evidentiary requirements for expert testimony and steps that can be taken to keep junk science out of the courtroom...
Montclair High School Student's Death Leads to Stricter Policies
Posted on October 23, 2008The dangers of athletes returning to competition too soon after suffering from a sports-related concussion has been recognized for some time now. In fact, just a few years ago, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey invited trainers and coaches from New Jersey high school athletic departments to attend a sports concussion seminar at Giant’s Stadium in the Meadowlands...
More than half of Toronto's homeless population have experienced severe trauma
Posted on October 21, 2008A new study states that prior to becoming homeless, more than one out of every three of Toronto, Canada’s homeless had suffered from a traumatic brain injury, which furthers past theories that mental health is linked to homelessness. A paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal recently found that more than half of the homeless population of Toronto had experienced a severe brain injury, and 70% of those did so before ending up on the streets...
Army Announces New Suicide Prevention Tool for Soldiers
Posted on October 16, 2008Last week I reported on a fascinating lecture I attended at the NABIS medical legal conference in New Orleans. Readers will recall that at that presentation, Dr. Mary Hibbard of Mount Sinai Medical Center discussed the increased suicide following traumatic brain injury of our soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan...
Montclair High School Student Critically Injured in Football Game
Posted on October 15, 2008I have previously written on the increasingly high number of sports-related brain injuries suffered by high school students and the devastating and lasting effects these injuries have on a child's brain. An article on MSNBC.com reports of a local high school student who was injured in a football game, and is now fighting for his life...
The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation
Posted on October 14, 2008The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist in the research of new developments for children suffering from pediatric traumatic brain injury (PTBI) and the rehabilitation of children, recently announced that two of the nation's leaders in the field of PTBI, Dr...
Are Our Troops at Risk For Suicide?
Posted on October 10, 2008During Dr. Mary Hibbard’s presentation on the neurobehavioral aspects of traumatic brain injury, she discussed the subject of suicide following traumatic brain injury. For quite some time, rehabilitation professionals have been aware of the correlation between traumatic brain injury and increased incidence of suicide...
21st Medical-Legal Conference for Attorneys on Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on October 08, 2008As I stated in my earlier blog, NABIS sponsored the 21st medical legal conference for attorneys on traumatic brain injury. I had the honor of serving as co-chair of the legal conference and both moderated and spoke at yesterday’s session. Joining me on the program were William Singer, M...
North America Brain Injury Society's Annual Board Meeting
Posted on October 06, 2008I have just returned from New Orleans where I attended the North American Brain Injury Society’s (NABIS) annual board meeting where I serve as treasurer of the organization and to attend NABIS’ annual medical-legal conference. At our board meeting on Wednesday, the board of trustees elected Ron Savage, Ed...
The First International Conference on Culture, Ethnicity, and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Posted on October 03, 2008The First International Conference on Culture, Ethnicity, and Brain Injury Rehabilitation will be held March 12 and 13, 2009 in Washington, D.C. This conference will bring together brain injury rehabilitation experts from different countries and cultures to discuss and share ideas regarding effective assessment, intervention, and research practices...
Sports Related Concussions Warrant Longer Recovery Time
Posted on October 01, 2008An article I recently found in the Philadelphia Inquirer states that the suggested one-two week break from sports an athlete should take after suffering a concussion may not be long enough. Recent studies in the Archives of Neurology report that two weeks is not a sufficient enough amount of time for the brain to recover from such a traumatic event...
Beware of the Literature Reprinted: Investigation of adversary's treatises is now required
Posted on September 26, 2008Ever since the New Jersey Supreme Court liberalized and modernized the use of learned treatises, the use of medical literature to support one’s theories or to cross-examine an adversary’s experts has proven helpful. [N.J.R.E. 803(c)(18); Jacober v...
12 Athletes Leaving Brains to Concussion Study
Posted on September 23, 2008With the recent and overwhelming reports of the severe brain trauma suffered, and more often ignored, by members of the National Football League, researchers at Boston University's School of Medicine have a new plan to study the long-term effects of concussion trauma on a player's brain...
Pentagon Awards Large Grant to the University of California San Diego
Posted on September 19, 2008The Department of Defense has awarded $60 million in funding, the largest grant ever, for the study of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The grant was given to doctors at the University of California San Diego and several other research hospitals in the area...
Sports-Related Concussions Increase in America's Youth
Posted on September 15, 2008I have written several times in the past on the devastating effects of sport related concussions in children. More and more the injuries are being pushed aside in order to further a child's athletic career. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the staggering statistics...
Victims of Brain Trauma Driven to Create
Posted on September 09, 2008I recently found an extremely interesting and inspiring story on ABC News.com which highlights what some call a medical mystery for stroke victims. The story is that of several stroke survivors who after returning home from the hospital began a compulsive obsession for art...
For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving
Posted on September 04, 2008I read an interesting article recently on the New York Times' website. The article, For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving, discusses a recent study which, for the first time, records and individual's brain cells in the act of recalling a memory...
Six Myths Regularly Encountered in Forensic Practices
Posted on August 27, 2008The June issue of Clinical Neuropsychologist contains an article by Manfred F. Greiffenstein, a psychologist from Royal Oak, Michigan. In his article, Dr. Greiffenstein comments on six myths that he regularly encounters in his defense forensic practice...
Joe Reid Discredited Again
Posted on August 25, 2008Readers of my blog will remember that last fall I was honored to speak at the annual conference of the National Association of Neuropsychology (NAN). During my presentation, I accurately indicated that Dr. Joe Reed had misinterpreted a court’s ruling in the case of Chapelle v...
The Sixth Annual NABIS Conference on Brain Injury
Posted on August 21, 2008The Sixth Annual North American Brain Injury Society Conference on Brain Injury will be held October 2-4, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This conference is the largest gathering of brain injury professionals in North America with over 50 of the leading experts from North America scheduled to present on the latest advances in the science, rehabilitation and treatment of traumatic brain injury...
Controversies in Neuropsychology?
Posted on August 19, 2008After reading about the outrageous amount of money the welding industry paid to Paul Lees-Haley, Ph.D., as reported by Mother Jones (July/August 2008) and The Center for Public Integrity, I decided to do a Google search of Dr. Lees-Haley. In doing that search, I came upon a 2000 article written by Dr...
Life Challenges: Turning Disabilities into Possibilities
Posted on August 14, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, along with HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospitals of New Jersey invite you to join them for their full-day conference designed for people with disabilities and their families, friends, caregivers and healthcare professionals...
Another BRC Expert Barred
Posted on August 11, 2008It seems like deja vu reporting on another Court decision in which a trial judge has barred the testimony of a “biomechanical expert” employed by Biodynamics Research Corp. out of San Antonio, Texas. This time it was the Supreme Court of Nevada and the proposed expert was Dr...
Senators Obama and Bayh Send Letter to Pentagon on Traumatic Brain Injuries
Posted on August 06, 2008Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, and his potential running mate, Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, along with eight additional senators sent a letter to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Monday urging him to increase medical coverage and care for Iraq war veterans left with serious brain injuries...
Walk for Thought/Cycle for Safety 2008
Posted on August 04, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will host the 6th Annual Walk For Thought / Cycle For Safety event on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, NJ and at the Saddle River County Park in Paramus, NJ. The Walk For Thought / Cycle For Safety program is designed to encourage prevention, awareness, and fundraising for those who have suffered or know someone who has suffered from a traumatic brain injury...
Paul Lees-Haley Paid $860,000 By Welding Defendants
Posted on July 31, 2008The Center for Public Integrity has just released a shocking story disclosing that Paul Lees-Haley, Ph.D. and other researchers were paid millions of dollars by the welding industry which has been embattled in litigation over whether welding fumes contain manganese, a toxic metal that specialists suggest cause Parkinsonism...
Preparing for Life after High School: The Next Steps, Living With Brain Injury
Posted on July 29, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is offering a free copy of Preparing for Life after High School: The Next Steps, Living With Brain Injury. The booklet is reprinted with permission from the Brain Injury Association of America and describes the opportunities and resources available to students with brain injuries, their families, and others who care about them...
Stern Named President-Elect of the Belli Society
Posted on July 25, 2008I am pleased to advise my readers that I have been elected as President-Elect of the Melvin M. Belli Society. The society is named after Melvin M. Belli, a founder and past president of ATLA (Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and one of the truly great lawyers of the 20th century...
American Association for Justice National Convention
Posted on July 23, 2008I have just returned from a week in Philadelphia where I attended the American Association for Justice national convention. It was an extremely busy week starting on Friday afternoon where I was honored to be one of 35 presenters at the annual Belli seminar...
The NABIS Legal Conference on Brain Injury
Posted on July 21, 2008The North American Brain Injury Society will hold the 21st Annual Legal Conference on Brain Injury in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 2-4, 2008. The conference will offer detailed, practical information on every aspect of litigating a traumatic brain injury case...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey - TREK 2008
Posted on July 16, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has scheduled it's annual Together in Recreation, Exploration & Knowledge (TREK) residential camp program for August 17-23, 2008. The weeklong camp will be held at the YMCA Camp Ockanickon, located in Medford, New Jersey...
Diagnosing Patients Wit Traumatic Brain Injuries in Emergency Rooms
Posted on July 11, 2008Neuroattorneys and clinicians have long recognized that emergency room physicians often fail to diagnose a patient who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury. In the March 2008 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, doctors from the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at the University of Washington conducted a study to determine how often emergency department patients meeting the CVC mild traumatic brain injury criteria were diagnosed with a mild TBI by an emergency room physician...
Diagnosing Patients With Traumatic Brain Injuries in Emergency Rooms
Posted on July 11, 2008Neuroattorneys and clinicians have long recognized that emergency room physicians often fail to diagnose a patient who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury. In the March 2008 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, doctors from the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at the University of Washington conducted a study to determine how often emergency department patients meeting the CVC mild traumatic brain injury criteria were diagnosed with a mild TBI by an emergency room physician...
Growing Pains for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Posted on July 09, 2008I recently read a very interesting article in the June 13, 2008 issue of Science published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The article is entitled “Growing Pains for FMRI.” Of interest to neuro-attorneys was a small article outlining a recent psychological study that was performed by Dr...
Brain Injury Partners: Navigating the School System
Posted on July 07, 2008“Brain Injury Partners: Navigating the School System,” is designed to give parents of school-aged children with a brain injury the skills they need to become successful advocates. This program was evaluated in a clinical trial with 174 parents of school-aged children with brain injury...
A Survey of Medical Brain Injury Programs
Posted on July 02, 2008The Center for State Health Policy, the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University has recently published an issue brief, "A Survey of Medicaid Brain Injury Programs" by Leslie Hendrickson, Visiting Professor at Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, and Randall M...
Disaster Care for Those with Special Needs
Posted on June 30, 2008In preparation for 2008 Hurricane season as well as any potential emergency event, the counties of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem, in partnership with the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, have created New Jersey's Special Needs Registry for Disasters, a free, voluntary and confidential program designed to assist people with special needs who may find it difficult to get to safety in the event of an emergency...
Another BRC Expert Barred From Testifying
Posted on June 26, 2008Readers of this blog are familiar with my efforts to bar defense biomechanical engineers and accident reconstruction “experts” from providing invalid biomechanical testimony that people cannot be injured in low-impact collisions. Recently, I served as amicus counsel for ATLA-NJ before the New Jersey Supreme Court...
Baseline Cognitive Testing For High School Athletics
Posted on June 24, 2008In February 2006, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey announced the availability of grant funds for New Jersey high schools to implement computerized preseason baseline and concussion management for athletes. Initially, 35 high schools in New Jersey implemented ImPACT which stands for Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, a computerized testing developed by Micky Collins, Ph...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey - Event Update
Posted on June 20, 2008On Wednesday June 18, 2008 I attended the Board of Trustees meeting of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey. It is an extremely exciting time at BIA-NJ. Most recently, we have moved into our new offices located at 825 Georges Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902 (telephone number 732-745-0200)...
New Jersey Division of Disability Services Presents Resources 2008
Posted on June 19, 2008The New Jersey Division of Disability Services has created Resources 2008, a comprehensive statewide directory of programs and services for individuals with disabilities, living and working in New Jersey. The directory provides easy access to concise information on services and resources available at all levels of government, or through advocates, community organizations and professionals working to assist people with disabilities...
Veterans Used to Test Suicide-Linked Drugs
Posted on June 17, 2008I've written several times before on the effects of and links between post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. The staggering number of soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan having suffered a traumatic brain injury and/or post-traumatic stress disorder has sparked concern over our troops' safety and mental health...
Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on June 16, 2008I recently read with great interest a new research study entitled “Extent of Microstructural White Matter Injury in Post-Concussive Syndrome Correlate with Impaired Cognitive Reaction Time: A 3-T Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury” which appeared in the May 2008 issue of the American Journal of NeuroRadiology (29:967-73) (May 2008)...
New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse to Hold Free Workshop
Posted on June 12, 2008The New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse will hold a free workshop Friday June 27, 2008 from 12:30-3:30PM at the Brick Branch County Library in Brick, New Jersey. This workshop is designed for self-help support group leaders who are interested in learning new techniques on shared leadership, getting the most out of group discussions, and infusing a little “pizzazz” into their group...
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Education Program Town Hall
Posted on June 10, 2008Do you or someone you know care for a service member who has a traumatic brain injury from military service in Iraq or Afghanistan? We want to hear your experiences with being a caregiver. Your experiences and knowledge will help create an educational curriculum, which will assist families in providing care for service members who have sustained a traumatic brain injury in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania to Hold Conference June 23-24
Posted on June 06, 2008The 8th Annual Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Conference is your opportunity to connect with colleagues, survivors, families and friends! The theme of the conference, "Best Practices in Brain Injury: Meeting the Challenges of Role and Life Cycle Changes," recognizes that needs after brain injury may continue throughout an individual's lifespan...
President Bush Reauthorizes Traumatic Brain Injury Act
Posted on June 02, 2008Recently, President Bush reauthorized the Traumatic Brain Injury Act through signing it into law. This is certainly a step forward for the brain injury community. Now, our objective as a brain injury community is to ensure funding for the TBI Act. As such I encourage you to urge your Representatives in Congress to Increase Federal Funding for TBI Programs...
Pennsylvania Initiates Brain Injury Recovery Task Force
Posted on May 27, 2008Estelle B. Richman, Secretary of Public Welfare, recently established the Brain Injury Recovery Task Force to address barriers and gaps in the service system for brain injury survivors and their families as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare...
NABIS Abstracts To Be Published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Posted on May 23, 2008The North American Brain Injury Society (NABIS) is pleased to announce that the accepted abstracts from the Sixth Annual Conference on Brain Injury will be published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. The NABIS Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of brain injury professionals in North America...
Baxter v. Temple Overruled
Posted on May 21, 2008The much-awaited New Hampshire Supreme Court decision in Baxter v. Temple was handed down yesterday as a unanimous New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the trial court committed error in striking the testimony of a neuropsychologist who utilized the Boston Process Approach (BPA) in evaluating a plaintiff...
Behavioral Health & Traumatic Brain Injury Meeting
Posted on May 21, 2008On Monday, October 13th, at the Montclair State University, an all-day continuing education program, open to all interested health professionals and the public, will take place. This landmark meeting of invited national and international expert neuroscientists, behavioral specialists, and physicians will convene at the St...
Heparin Injury Lawyers Investigating Potential Claims
Posted on May 20, 2008I wanted to let readers of my blog know that the injury lawyers of my firm are now investigating potential Heparin injury claims on behalf of those hurt by the administration of contaminated batches of the drug. The government issued a Heparin recall earlier this year after more than 80 people died and hundreds more suffered sever allergic reactions to the tainted blood thinning drug...
Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on May 14, 2008I was pleased to receive this month’s issue of the Brain Injury Professional, The Official Publication of the North America Brain Injury Society. This issue focuses on the important subject of violence and traumatic brain injury. The guest editor this month is Gene Langlois, ScD, MPH, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Brain Injury Basics for Families: Fall 2008 Schedule
Posted on May 12, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has announced the Fall 2008 Brain Injury Basics for Families schedule. These educational seminars will: Provide an overview of brain injury, including definitions and the rate of incidence Provide information on the effects of brain injury on families, including the stages of grief family members experience Provide information about the common consequences of brain injury: cognitive, physical, and emotional Provide information about strategies families can utilize and tips for caregivers Provide information on resources available through the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey and agencies throughout the stateYou can access the brochures, list of seminar dates, and registration information here.
Improvements to Medical Care for Veterans
Posted on May 07, 2008Last Thursday, the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General released a report calling for the need to improve the medical care provided to veterans who sustained traumatic brain injury. According to the report, Inspector General’s office studied the cases of 52 Iraqi and Afghan war veterans to determine whether or not the care they had received had improved since the Inspector General’s report of two years ago in July 2006...
Brain Injury Awareness For Older Americans
Posted on May 05, 2008In recognition of Older Americans Month, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will be having two Brain Injury Awareness events at the State House in Trenton. Details are as follows: From 9:00 – 2:00 on Thursday, May 8th in Committee Room 14 From 9:00 – 2:00 on Tuesday, May 13th in Committee Room 3 For additional information, please visit the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey's website here...
President Bush Passes Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
Posted on April 30, 2008On Monday, April 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law S. 793, the "Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008," which authorizes appropriations and will make changes to the Department of Health and Human Services programs. These programs provide grants for State programs for increased support for tracking and reporting of brain injuries and resources for brain injury rehabilitation...
After Digitek Recall Attorneys Review Possible Cases
Posted on April 28, 2008Due to the recent recall of the drug Digitek, originally prescribed to treat heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias, the personal injury attorneys of my firm are now reviewing potential claims for individuals who have suffered a serious injury, illness or death due to a Digitek overdose...
Report on Brain Injuries in Troops from RAND Corporation
Posted on April 21, 2008A new study released by the RAND Corporation reported that 19% of our American troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq said that they may have experienced a traumatic brain injury yet a majority of these have never been evaluated or treated. This study further evidences the need for better evaluation and treatment for our troops...
7th World Congress on Brain Injury
Posted on April 17, 2008I have just returned from attending the 7th World Congress on Brain Injury which was held in conjunction with the National Congress of the Portugese Society of PMR Lisbon, Portugal. This World Congress was sponsored and held under the auspices of the International Brain Injury Association...
House expands aid for brain injuries
Posted on April 14, 2008The House of Representatives voted last Tuesday on a bill to expand research and surveillance of traumatic brain injuries. The new legislation will also help to ensure that all newborns get adequate screening for genetic or metabolic diseases. The brain trauma bill, passed 392-1 by the House, which has already been approved by the Senate, and the Senate is expected to act soon to send it to President Bush for his signature...
2008 Annual Seminar: Reconnecting Mind and Body
Posted on April 09, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold the 26th Annual Seminar: Reconnecting Mind and Body. The seminar will be held May 14-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel and Conference Center. The seminar will cover topics such as, New Frontiers in Wellness Practices, Cutting Edge Research, Navigating the Legal Landscape, and Caregiving, among many others...
Presentation on Mild and Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on March 28, 2008Yesterday morning I attended a fascinating presentation by Anne Forrest, Ph.D. which was sponsored by ReMed in West Conshohocken, PA. Dr. Forrest received her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and her Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University...
NABIS Holds 6th Annual Conference on Brain Injury
Posted on March 27, 2008The North American Brain Injury Society will hold it's 6th Annual Conference on Brain Injury October 2-4, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference is the largest annual gathering of North American professionals working in the field of brain injury...
New Life Expectancy Tables
Posted on March 25, 2008For many people with acquired traumatic brain injury, an adequate life care plan is essential. In personal injury cases, where the value of a life care plan is part of the damages, an essential ingredient is the life expectancy of the individual. In New Jersey and many other states, the Courts utilize a gender, race and ethnic neutral life expectancy, utilizing one life expectancy table regardless of gender or race...
The International Rehabilitation Conference
Posted on March 18, 2008On Wednesday, March 12, 2008 I had the pleasure of presenting a seminar at the International Rehabilitation Conference (NeuroHabana 2008) in Havana, Cuba. My presentation was on the topic of “Third Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing”...
New Website for Teens
Posted on March 17, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is pleased to announce its new resource website targeting teenagers in order to develop feedback from teens, addressing traffic safety and brain injury prevention. The website is a new way to reach teens, who currently are at highest risk for suffering from a brain injury...
Sports and Recreation Related Concussions
Posted on March 12, 2008“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year, including those for which no medical care is sought” writes Ronald Savage, Ed...
Fake Bad Scale Illegitimacy Update
Posted on March 11, 2008In prior blog entries, I have discussed the illegitimacy of the Fake Bad Scale used by defense neuropsychologists to deprive worthy claimants of fair compensation. Last week, David Armstrong, a Wall Street Journal reporter, after a multi-month investigation, revealed the scientific invalidity of the Fake Bad Scale, exposing how the University of Minnesota press convened a panel of “experts” who failed or simply chose to ignore numerous studies in its analysis in deciding to include the FBS as part of the decision to make the Fake Bad Scale a subset of the Minnesota Multifacet Personality Inventory (MMPI)...
IBIA Mourns the Passing of William Bryan Jennett
Posted on March 10, 2008The International Brain Injury Association is sad to announce the passing of William Bryan Jennett, CBE, M.D., FRCS. Jeanette not only distinguished himself as a clinician and scholar but lectured and wrote extensively on issues relating to brain injury...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Launches New Website
Posted on March 07, 2008I am pleased to announce the newly redesigned website for the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey. Along with a new look, the website will include additional features to assist the public in accessing information and resources on traumatic brain injuries...
Review of Casuality of Psychological Injury: Presenting Evidence in Court
Posted on March 06, 2008What do you expect when a defense-oriented forensic neuropsychologist writes a book review?Obviously, you get a defense-oriented review. My recent issue of Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 23 (2008) 221-227 recently arrived on my desk...
What Was Georgia Tech Thinking?
Posted on March 03, 2008At the end of the first half of the Georgia Tech-Duke basketball game, point guard Matt Causey violently collided with Duke’s point guard Greg Paulus. Causey was knocked to the ground sustaining a concussion as the horn sounded. Despite visual evidence provided by close-up camera shots, Georgia Tech permitted Causey to go in and continue playing, thus jeopardizing his future health as it is well recognized and accepted that a player having sustained a concussion is more susceptible to further concussion...
Stars ride bikes to assist wounded veterans
Posted on February 29, 2008I saw in interesting article today where star of the recent movie Cloverfield, Mike Vogel, and a group of pro cycling legends, veterans advocates and the Pentagon, are working to help wounded military heroes. Vogel will serve as chairman of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans and is participating in a series of "Road 2 Recovery" bike rides across the country to assist wounded veterans as they leave the military and begin rehabilitation...
The National TBI Caregivers Conference
Posted on February 26, 2008The National Resource Center for TBI is proud and pleased to join with other leading organizations in presenting a national conference for caregivers of persons with Brain Injury. The National TBI Caregiver's Conference will be held Saturday June 7, 2008 at the Hospitality House Hotel in Williamsburg, Virginia...
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology Files Amicus Brief in Support of the Use of Flexible Battery Approach in Neuropsychological Testing
Posted on February 21, 2008Not long ago, a New Hampshire trial court barred the introduction of the Boston process testing approach in neuropsychological testing. There, the trial court also found that while this flexible approach in clinical neuropsychology was scientifically valid in the clinical setting, it was not valid in the forensic context and that data-based clinical judgments do not meet legal admissibility standards...
Children & Adolescents Committee of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Seeking New Members
Posted on February 20, 2008Since its inception in the early 1980s, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has been dedicated to addressing the needs of children with brain injury. In the mid 1980s, the Association formed the Education Committee, known today as the Children & Adolescents Committee, from a group of passionate professionals and parents of children and adolescents who had sustained a brain injury...
House Resolution 1216 Passes Unanimously in US Senate
Posted on February 18, 2008I cannot stress enough the importance of safety in order to prevent a traumatic brain injury from occurring. From bicycle helmets to caution in adolescent athletics, it is our job to assist in the prevention of injuries so that less of us have to feel the devastating effects caused by brain injuries...
Brain Injury Association - New Jersey Moves Offices
Posted on February 18, 2008I am pleased to announce that the Brain Injury Association - New Jersey will be relocating its offices as of March 1, 2008. The new address for the Brain Injury Association - New Jersey is 825 Georges Road, Second Floor, North Brunswick, NJ 08902...
Soldiers Heading to Iraq & Afghanistan Should Undergo Neuropsychological Testing
Posted on February 15, 2008As has been reported, our servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have continued to sustain blast injuries which have resulted in traumatic brain injury. Unfortunately, when our soldiers returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, they encountered difficulties in obtaining needed cognitive treatment...
Skiier Recovers After Near Fatal Crash
Posted on February 14, 2008A colleague of mine, and fellow blogger, John McKiggan of Arnold Pizzo McKiggan located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, sent me link to his blog with a very interesting and inspiring article featuring Dave Irwin, a Canadian Olympic skier, and the story of his struggle to survive a brain injury...
Appellate Court Rejects Attack on Neuropsychological Testing
Posted on February 13, 2008Last week, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision rejecting a defense attack on the objectivity of neuropsychological testing. The Court held, that the defendant’s argument was totally without merit. In the case, DiBartolomeo v...
Fatigue Following Brain Injuries
Posted on February 12, 2008For the readers of my blog, those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury and those involved in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, the issue of fatigue following traumatic brain injury is not a new topic. I was pleased to read in this month’s issue of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation that the entire issue, edited by Wayne A...
West Orange Rehabilitation Center Offers Hope to Returning Soldiers
Posted on February 11, 2008The Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey has been offering hope to the families of wounded soldiers returning home from service overseas. The Institute has been aiding service men and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan from across the nation...
Brain Crane Project
Posted on February 06, 2008The Brain Injury Association of America has started a new project in order to raise awareness of brain injures in the United States for the upcoming 2008 Brain Injury Awareness Month in March. Deacon Patrick Jones from Colorado is initiating the Brain Crane Project for Brain Injury Awareness Month...
Brain Injury and ALS
Posted on February 04, 2008I recently read a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology (2007: 166 (7): 810-816). In the study, the authors looked at the connection between head injury and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig’s disease)...
Battle Concussions Tied to Stress Disorder
Posted on February 02, 2008I found a recent article in the New York Times addressing the link between traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder in our service men and women returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine is the military’s first large-scale effort to gauge the effect of mild head injuries that some experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies...
Intro To The Brain
Posted on January 30, 2008I recently found an interesting tool on the National Geographic website, which has a quick and helpful interactive introduction to the human brain. The tutorial explains in simple terms the brain's anatomy, some common diseases, and which parts of the brain are stimulated by smells, light, sound, romance, and other stimuli...
New Treatment Can Clear Brain Clots
Posted on January 29, 2008A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping brain damage before permanent and lasting harm is caused. The drug, Penumbra, is newly approved and is the latest in a series of inside-the-artery attempts to boost recovery from a stroke...
fMRI Scanning in Traumatic Brain Injuries
Posted on January 24, 2008The information learned from fMRI scanning is certainly breathtaking. I recently read another interesting article with regard to the use of fMRI with patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury. This article published in the archives of General Psychiatry/Volume 60 (No...
Bush Releases Billions More for Vets
Posted on January 18, 2008Yesterday, President Bush released $3.7 billion in emergency money for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan at the request of Congress last month. President Bush states that he believed the money should have been initially included as part of the year's normal appropriations...
Neuropsychological Evaluation In The Diagnosis And Management of Sports-Related Concussions
Posted on January 16, 2008A recent issue of the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology contains a National Academy of Neurology position paper on the use of neuropsychological evaluation in the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion. Authored by Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Grant L...
Bob Woodruff '83 receives prestigious award from NCAA
Posted on January 15, 2008In the time since Bob Woodruff, ABC News Correspondent since 1996 and host of World News Tonight, suffered a traumatic brain injury while on assignment in Iraq, he has dedicated his life to raising awareness of the devastating effects of brain injuries...
Veterans to use UT brain scanner for closer look
Posted on January 14, 2008The United States Department of Veteran's Affairs plans to use the University of Texas' brain scanner in a new $4.2 million program in hopes of being able to study and treat hard-to-detect brain injuries sustained by veterans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 20,000 servicemen and women have already suffered traumatic brain injuries and other mental health problems, causing a variety of crippling symptoms including inability to concentrate, emotional instability and depression...
Arthritis Drug May Provide Relief For Alzheimer's Patients
Posted on January 11, 2008Below is an extraordinarily promising article involving a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The drug, Enbrel - commonly used to treat arthritis, in recent tests has shown to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's Disease in just minutes. Enbrel is believed to assist those with Alzheimer's by delivering the same relief the drug offers arthritis patients...
Brain-trauma study looks to war injuries for answers
Posted on January 10, 2008Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan recently received over $775,000 to study why so many troops are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan with brain injuries caused by roadside bombs. Assistant Professor, Dr. Pamela VandeVord, is heading up the new research at Wayne State...
New gene identified for condition that causes blood clots in brain
Posted on January 08, 2008A study out of St. Paul, Minnesota recently reported that a new gene is linked to cerebral venous thrombosis, which is a condition that causes blood clots in the veins of the brain and can lead to stroke. The condition is most prevalent in younger and middle-aged females...
Hidden TBI Affects More Than 30 million Americans
Posted on January 03, 2008The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 5.3 million people (2% of the U.S. population) live with a life-long disability as a result of TBI. Research suggests that for every person hospitalized with a brain injury, three to five others who are injured do not receive any care at all...
Brain Injury Basics for Families: 2008 Schedule
Posted on January 02, 2008The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has scheduled several sessions of Brain Injury Basics for Families to be held over the next few months. The goal of these sessions is to: Provide an overview of brain injury, including definitions and the rate of incidence Provide information on the effects of brain injury on families, including the stages of grief family members experience Provide information about the common consequences of brain injury: cognitive, physical, and emotional Provide information about strategies families can utilize and tips for caregivers Provide information on resources available through the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey and agencies throughout the stateEach session will be hosted by Peggy DiTommaso, MSW...
Understanding Behavior in Children & Adolescents with Brain Injury
Posted on December 19, 2007The Children & Adolescents Committee of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey presents a free educational session intended for parents and school professionals. Participants will learn the basics of why children and adolescents with brain injury experience behavioral issues, what those behaviors look like, and how they are a way to communicate feelings and frustrations...
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Receives Excellence Award
Posted on December 18, 2007I am pleased to announce that, at the recent Brain Injury Association of America Leadership meeting, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey received the Award of Excellence for Communications for organizations with a budget above $250,000. The honor was based on the submission of Returning to Work After Brain injury: An Information and Resource Guide for New Jersey's One-Stop Centers, written by BIANJ staff members Judi Weinberger, Rita Stindlberger, and former employee Samantha Caetano...
Brain injuries more common in men
Posted on December 12, 2007The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare published a new report stating that men are two thirds more likely to suffer from a traumatic brain injury than women. The report shows that one in every 45 people suffer from an acquired brain injury, and more than two thirds of those suffering are men...
Word Memory Test
Posted on December 12, 2007I recently received some back issues of Brain Injury, the Official Research Journal of the International Brain Injury Association. In both the March and April 2007 issues, there were three studies regarding the Word Memory Test and effort in mild traumatic brain injury patients...
Brain Injury Community Mourns the Passing of Charles W. Haynes
Posted on December 11, 2007The Brain Injury Community mourns the passing of Charles Walter Haynes, Brain Injury Association of America Board Chairman and long-time advocate of the brain injury community. Charles Haynes started his life as an advocate for persons with brain injury and their families after his daughter, Bonnie, was injured in a car accident in 1979...
10 Myths of Brain Injuries - Myth 10
Posted on December 07, 2007Myth 10: Mild TBI is not disabling. This myth has been rejected by the National Institute of Health. In its consensus statement, NIH writes that the consequences of TBI include a dramatic change in the individual’s life course, profound disruption of family, enormous loss of income or earning potential and large expenses over a lifetime...
Concussions Put College Players in Murky World
Posted on December 03, 2007I found a very interesting article in last week's New York Times addressing the recent rise in brain injuries in college football. Three major injuries across the country at various schools within the past month have generated national attention as to whether or not the overwhelming pressure to return to the game too quickly after suffering a brain injury can have lasting, and devastating, effects on a player's health...
10 Myths of Brain Injuries - Myth 9
Posted on November 30, 2007Myth 9: Mild TBI is not permanent. Over and over again defense doctors testify that everyone who sustains a mild traumatic brain injury gets better; that mild traumatic brain injury is not a permanent condition. This simply is untrue. Dr. Alexander has pointed out that at one year after injury, 10 percent to 15 percent of mild TBI patients have not recovered...
Changes In Behavior and Personality After Brain Injury
Posted on December 31, 1969The Brian Injury Association of New Jersey is scheduled to hold two upcoming seminars on the behavioral changes people face after suffering a traumatic brain injury. The seminars will provide an overview of brain injuries including common symptoms and the prevalence of TBIs in New Jersey...
IBA Announces 8th World Congress on Brain Injury
Posted on December 31, 1969pThe International Brain Injury Association has announced that the 8th World Congress on Brain Injury will be held from March 10 - 14, 2010 in Washington, D.C., USA.nbsp; The conference is for all professionals involved with serving persons with acquired brain injury...
The Assessment of Amnesia Following Mild TBI
Posted on December 31, 1969pI recently found a website which Inbsp;think will be very helpful to the readers of my blog. The site is an online presentation established by the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University in Australia which is designed to assist people who have suffered from a mild Traumatic Brain Injury through the administration of the Abbreviated-Westmead Post-Traumatic Amnesia Scale...
Brain Injury Association of America Supports Widespread Use of New Prevalence Estimates for Traumatic Brain Injury
Posted on December 31, 1969pBelow is a press release which I received from the Brain Injury Association of America in which they applaud the Center for Disease Control's National Center for Injury Prevention on their efforts in funding traumatic brain injury research. I as well applaud the CDC's efforts and offer my continued support for an increasingly necessary area of medical research...
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