Tag Archives: Brain and Head Injuries

Veterans and Brain Disease

Could blasts from bombs or grenades have a catastrophic impact similar to those of repeated -->

Army Refines Medical Management of Concussion

By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – Over the past -->

First Lady to Announce Initiative to Help Veterans with PTSD

Associated Press–WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost -->

Groundbreaking Research Looks at how Blasts Injure Brain

Can servicemembers who are near explosions, but don’t receive a blow to the head, still -->

Military’s Exit Exam to detect Brain Injury a “Coin Flip”

Congress dedicated $1.7 billion to treatment of brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and passed -->

N.F.L. Asserts Greater Risks of Head Injury – This article copied from the 7/26/10 edition of the NY Times

N.F.L. Asserts Greater Risks of Head Injury By ALAN SCHWARZ Published: July 26, 2010 This article -->

Understanding TBI

What is a brain injury? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to damage to the brain -->

Back to Basics – The Brain

Here at the NLTG, we want this blog to be both a place to learn -->