Brain injury
By Stephanie Code, partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper For personal injury or medical negligence cases where an individual has suffered a brain injury, understanding what they have lost, and what the future is likely to hold for them, is crucial for ensuring that they receive the right support and compensation. This article has been prepared with [...]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and several neurological conditions appear to be linked in both directions among older adults, a study of US veterans suggests. Veterans who sustained a TBI had higher rates of stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy before the injury than participants without TBI. After TBI, rates of stroke, epilepsy and dementia increased [...]
Former professional rugby player David Jackson has begun 100 ultramarathons in 100 days to raise £1m for two brain injury charities. Jackson, known as “Jacko”, suffered a seizure on the pitch in 2013 while playing for Nottingham Rugby. He was forced to retire from professional rugby because of the traumatic brain injury he had sustained. [...]
A light-based sensor can detect head injury biomarkers at extremely low levels and could help doctors make faster diagnoses and treatment decisions. The chip-based technology uses a metasurface, an ultra-thin material patterned with tiny features that manipulate light in ways conventional lenses cannot. Coating a metasurface with antibodies that bind to specific target molecules allows [...]
A specialist care home in Waltham Abbey, marked Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI) (May 18-24) with a community event celebrating recovery, resilience and inclusion. 1 Sewardstone Close (1SC) Care Home is run by Enable Care and provides specialist nursing care and rehabilitation services for people living with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and neurological conditions. [...]
Switalskis has expanded the leadership of its serious injury practice through a series of senior appointments and promotions. Senior associate solicitor Sam McFadyen has been appointed head of the Leeds-headquartered law firm’s brain injury team. He will lead six specialists supporting clients affected by life-changing brain injuries. McFadyen has more than 25 [...]
The COMET newborn brain injury trial has recruited its 100th baby, marking a milestone for one of the world’s largest neonatal neuroprotection studies. The study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and led by researchers at Imperial College London, is testing whether babies born with mild hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy benefit from therapeutic [...]
Female TBI patients were 26 per cent less likely than males to be admitted to specialist trauma centres, Ontario data suggests. The gap remained after researchers adjusted for age, injury severity, other health conditions and socioeconomic circumstances. The study analysed 55,606 patients admitted to hospital for TBI in Ontario between April 2009 [...]
The Queen has opened a balcony garden at St George’s Hospital for critically ill neurology patients and their families. Queen Camilla joined St George’s Hospital’s neurology doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, charity trustees and some of the hospital’s most critically ill patients before officially opening the Neuro Intensive Care Unit’s balcony garden on 2 [...]
A new brain monitor could detect infections earlier after brain injury and help reduce healthcare costs, researchers say. The system was created by a research team led by the University of Waterloo to support patients in intensive care units. Dr Mahla Poudineh, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of [...]
