The parietal lobes of the brain lie just behind the frontal lobes and in front of the occipital lobes (the vision centers of the brain). The parietal lobes can frequently be injured in head trauma and the function of the parietal lobes has been extensively studied....
Traumatic Brain Injury and EEG – Ambulatory EEG, and Future Eye Tracking
The electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that has been around a long time. We've all seen patients hooked to a monitor with multiple electrodes taped to their heads. The EEG records overall electrical activity in the brain and is especially useful in evaluating...
Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) have been previously discussed in the pediatric age group. There is special consideration that must be given to infants and toddlers (age 0-3 years). This is an extremely vulnerable population. Falls, automobile accidents...
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury In Automobile Accident Victims: Unreported and Not Investigated!
A significant percentage of concussions (head injuries) in the United States are caused by auto accidents. Only falls may cause a larger number of head injuries. This blog has shown this population of people often remain untreated for a variety of reasons. Research on...
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Children
September 4, 2018: JAMA Pediatrics (Journal of the American Medical Association, Pediatrics) publishes new guidelines on evaluation of mild traumatic brain injury in children. One purpose of this blog is to provide up-to-date expert information on Traumatic Brain...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Parkinson’s Disease
There has been much discussion of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its association with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Alzheimer's, and dementia. Most of this material has been covered in previous blogs. The evidence on...
Potential Blood Test Identifies Concussion
An April 20 research article out of the University of California, Irvine in collaboration with other major universities has identified a panel of 6 plasma blood test markers to help diagnose acute concussion. One purpose of this blog is to provide up-to-date...
The Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury On A Cellular Level
This blog has concentrated on the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the neurologic and visual function of the person as a whole. But much is going on in the human brain and eyes on the much smaller cellular level. Cells are the essential building blocks of all...
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is most often associated with returning veterans who have served in war zones. Traumatic Brain injuries (TBI) are also associated with returning veterans but also civilians and athletes. The take-away message of this blog is that...
Diffuse Tensor imaging and TBI
I have previously discussed the role of standard CT scans and MRI scans of the brain. Both methods are highly insensitive in detecting brain injury from concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI). They will only detect bleeding in the brain, and this is only present...