Family members who have cared for an Illinois (IL) woman suffering from locked-in syndrome since 2002 have received a $12 million settlement from the hospital, clinic and anesthesiologist whose apparently inadequate response to a severe adverse reaction to a medication led to the brain injury. According to a legal summary of facts reported in the…
The parents and family members of a boy left permanently paralyzed due to alleged malpractice by a doctor and staff at a Wisconsin (WI) hospital and clinic recently received some assurance and peace of mind that that the child can receive the intensive health care he needs for the rest of his life. As VA…
On a traumatic brain injury survivor support group a recent question was posted. What is you biggest challenge right now? One reply read. “Unremitting headaches. Sleep deprivation, forgetting to eat, my persistent headache. I spend several days flat on my back in pain. I am young, fit, and I want to live a young, fit…
Researchers at the University of Iowa discovered abnormalities in the brains of military veterans that might be the key to helping better diagnose and treat cases of mild traumatic brain injury. A recent study found that American troops coming home from combat duty overseas with mild traumatic brain injuries have detectable abnormalities in their brains….
A collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle in the Churchville community of Augusta County, Virginia (VA), left the biker dead. State Police and multiple news outlet have identified the deceased motorcyclist as 48-year-old Allen Mattejat of Staunton. The fatal crash happened a little after 4 pm on May 26, 2017. The…