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Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog

Information, news and legal updates for individuals and families who have suffered a traumatic brain injury.
By Bruce Stern

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 10:02:10

NFL Public Service Announcement on Concussions

Posted on December 14, 2009
As I mentioned last week, the National Football League and the Center for Disease Control joined together to create a public service announcement educating players, coaches and parents on how to recognize a concussion, the importance of early detection, and urged players to take time to recover and not return to play too soon...

National Football League Introduces PSA on Concussions

Posted on December 10, 2009
The National Football League has produced a public service announcement about concussion treatment and management that is scheduled to begin airing on television today. Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner, said that the league would produce the PSA during a Congressional hearing in October on football-related head injuries...

The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation Launches International Mind, Brain, Health and Education Initiative

Posted on December 08, 2009
Last week, The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation (SJBF) announced that its National Advisory Board has expanded to become an International Advisory Board with the addition of experts from across the globe. The SJBF also announced the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Peabody, Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, as the Executive Director of its International Mind, Brain, Health, and Education Initiative (IMBHEI)...

Brain Injury Rehabilitation: International Perspectives

Posted on December 03, 2009
I just received this month's issue of Brain Injury Professional, the official publication of the North America Brain Injury Society. This month's issue is entitled 'Brain Injury Rehabilitation: International Perspectives.' Included in the issue are articles regarding brain injury treatment in Italy, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Ireland and south Africa...

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Brain Injury Basics for Families 2010

Posted on November 30, 2009
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will hold 12 sessions of Brain Injury Basics for Families in 2010. The sessions 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 state You can access additional information including dates, times, locations, speaker information and registration forms online here...

Motorcyclists Should Wear Helmets

Posted on November 16, 2009
I 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, 2009
I 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, 2009
Gay 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, 2009
Experts 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, 2009
On 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, 2009
Last 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, 2009
Last 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, 2009
I 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
John 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, 2009
After 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Researchers 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, 2009
As 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, 2009
A 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, 2009
I 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, 2009
In 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, 2009
Last 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
I 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, 2009
I 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, 2009
I 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
The 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...

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