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Post Traumatic Epilepsy: Next Wave of Brain Injury For Returning Soldiers
Traumatic brain injury has become known as the signature injury of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet it may represent just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the long-term neurological and financial costs of the wars...

Traumatic Brain Injury TBI in Iraq War Veterans Explored by MIT's Technology Review Magazine
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has been labeled the signature injury of the Iraq War. Estimates of the number of soldiers who have experienced concussions while deployed range as high as 20 percent...

Baseline Testing Helps to Identify Returning Vets With Mild Brain Injury
An interesting story at NPR about baseline neuropsychological testing in returning vets, highlights the importance of screeing procedeures for early identification of victims of brain trauma...

Cognitive Rehabilitation
Cognitive rehabilitation following brain injury continues to be a source of frustration to the millions of survivors of traumatic brain injury. Insurance carriers, government entities and others continue with the unpersuasive argument that there is no support for cognitive rehabilitation in the medical literature...

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Studies at New York City's Mt Sinai Brain Injury Reserach Center
The following traumatic brain injury research studiessponsored by the Mount Sinai Brain Injury Research Center (888) 241 5152 have been announced: Needs After Traumatic Brain Injury: Researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital are developing a questionnaire to assess the needs of people with traumatic brain injury...

Brain Trauma Foundation to Sponsor On Line Brain Injury Lectures
The Brain Trauma Foundation which promotes current guidelines for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and the intra cranial pressure monitoring of patients who have sustained severe brain injuries, has announced a series of on line lectures dealing with the multiple aspects of brain injury including mild traumatic brain injury, nutrition support in acute brain injury, hypotermia as a treatment following brain damage, current clinical trials following a traumatic brain injury and the development of seizures and epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury...

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Vioxx Lawsuits
Vioxx personal injury suits are a seroius concern for Merck and patietns

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Gallbladder Surgery Errors Damage Bile Duct
X-ray Procedures Can Reduce Gall Bladder Surgery Error Rates

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accident Injuries
Automobile and Truck Accidents May Result in Law Suits or Insurance Claims

Burger King
Settles Brain Injury Suit for $20 Million

Birth Injury - Birth Injury Malpractice, Birth Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injury alleging injuries resulting at birth from medical malpractice or negligence.

Cell Phone Use
Can Increase Risk of Brain Cancer 5 Times

Plane Crashes
alleging loss of life, debilitating injuries, loss of income, traumatic stress.

Helicopter Crashes
alleging loss of life, debilitating injuries, loss of income, traumatic stress.

PTDS class action
Veterans Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Class Action