There is a common association between Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and seizures. Seizures can occur soon after a head injury or months (or even years later). If a patient has more than one seizure, the condition is labeled post-traumatic epilepsy and it carries a...
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...
Neuropsychologists and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
As I have discussed in previous blogs, there is often no definitive test to detect a traumatic brain injury (TBI). CT scans and MRI scans are extremely insensitive to detecting brain injuries unless those injuries are severe. Glasgow coma scales which are used to...
Neuroimaging and Traumatic Brain Injury
So why would an ophthalmologist be interested in neuroimaging- the results of a CT scan or MRI of the brain? First, the brain and eye work together closely and are actually attached. Secondly, to make the discussion straightforward, to take away the fog surrounding...