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Current brain injury assessment tools fail to consider the effects of hormonal changes during menopause, potentially delaying recovery or increasing symptom burden in women, new research suggests. This omission may result in missed diagnoses, poor risk assessment and inadequate treatment for menopausal women recovering from TBIs. Researchers from the University of Florida College of Public [...]
A mother who lives with constant pain after medical errors left her with a spinal injury and bowel paralysis is campaigning to raise awareness of its warning signs. Toni-Claire Miller, a single mother of two from Kent, was 32 when she was repeatedly "fobbed off" by GPs after reporting numbness in her legs, excruciating back [...]
Multiple sclerosis may begin damaging the brain up to seven years before symptoms appear, researchers say, showing immune activity starts earlier than previously thought. By analysing more than 5,000 blood proteins, scientists have mapped when MS begins attacking the myelin sheath — the fatty layer protecting nerve fibres — and identified potential diagnostic markers. Myelin [...]
People with Parkinson’s are receiving a new investigational treatment after a successful study demonstrated the therapy’s safety in non-human primates and refined the method for its delivery. Biotechnology company Aspen Neuroscience said it would enrol a third group of participants in its ASPIRO trial after the first four patients safely tolerated the therapy. The Phase [...]
NR Times is excited to announce the shortlist for this year’s Therapy Provider of the Year Award, sponsored by Stewarts. This award celebrates providers who demonstrate excellence in delivering innovative, compassionate and evidence-based rehabilitation services to individuals recovering from neurological conditions. The accolade honours those who go above and beyond in supporting patients on their [...]
By Lucy Babbs, speech and language therapist, Ascot Rehab When 56-year-old Bernard* arrived at the Ascot Rehabilitation centre in Streatham, London, he was facing one of the biggest challenges of his life: rebuilding his ability to communicate. A fit and energetic man, Bernard had been thriving in an executive role and busy with family life [...]
By Victoria Johnson, Pennington’s Manches Cooper Severe brain injury at birth is one of the most devastating outcomes of clinical negligence. The consequences are not only medical but profoundly personal for the families involved. Part of our role as clinical negligence solicitors is to ensure that families are supported in the aftermath, within the framework [...]
By Stephanie McDonald, UPCM clinical lead, Unite Professionals Unite Professionals strive to provide high-quality case management and as a result, have considered numerous ways to ensure that this is achieved. One innovative idea is the implementation of a unique outcome measure tool which delivers a number of benefits. Outcome measures are tools which are used [...]
Risperidone raises stroke risk without exception in patients with dementia, according to researchers who analysed GP records. A study of 165,000 patients diagnosed with dementia after the age of 65 between 2004 and 2023 found stroke risk was increased even in those with no history of heart disease or stroke. Reporting their findings, researchers from [...]
If you’re involved in stroke treatment—whether you’re an occupational therapist, physiotherapist, stroke consultant, or another healthcare professional—you already know the negative impact that stroke can have on patients, and the strain it places on our healthcare system in the NHS and globally. So there’s no need to explain the enormous challenge of meeting the new [...]
