By Dave J. Davies
Brain injury can be as individual as people, because every case of brain injury can happen for different reasons and have different effects on people. Classifying the different types of brain injury can require a lot of research. Generally the classification starts with the two more common types of brain injury: traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury. The levels are ranted as mild, moderate or severe. Brain injuries can also be classified as an open or closed brain injury. In this article, we'll talk about the more common types of brain injuries.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury can happen whenever something strikes the head with force. The force would be strong enough to cause the brain to move in the skull causing internal damage to the brain. It can also occur if the skull breaks and the break itself injures the brain.
There are various reasons for this type of force. It could due to a violent experience, sports injury or a variety of other causes. Any event that causes the head to be struck hard enough an cause this type of traumatic brain injury.
This type of brain injury can also occur from rapid movement back and forth, shaking the brain hard enough in the skull that it becomes damaged. This more commonly happens in auto accidents or in cases such as Shaken Baby Syndrome. The rapid movement back and forth can do severe damage to the brain.
How To Tell If You've Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury
If you have suffered a severe blow to the head, or have been in an accident where your head was violently shaken, or suspect someone else has had this type of injury, go to the emergency room immediately or call 911 for further assistance. It is recommended that you do not wait. Severe brain injuries can become worse and could become fatal if not treated immediately.
Common symptoms of traumatic brain injury are as follows:
Spinal fluid coming out of the ears or nose, looking like thin, watery liquid
Loss of consciousness
Suspected concussion - not all concussions cause loss of consciousness
Severe dizziness or loss of balance
Dilated eyes
Loss of vision, or change in vision, either improved or reduced
Slow pulse
Slow breathing
Vomiting
Lethargic
Headache
Confusion
Numbness or tingling sensations in any parts of the body
Different Types of Traumatic Brain Injury
Depending on how severe the injury is, the brain can suffer many types of injuries. Some of the more common classifications of such injuries include:
Diffuse Axonal Injury - This type of injury seems to be more common with the rapid movement of the head as occurs with Shaken Baby Syndrome. It usually happens because the skull is moving faster than the brain, causing certain structures in the brain to tear. This injury can be temporary or permanent, causing a coma or even possibly producing fatal effects.
Concussion - A concussion can be caused by violent action toward the head, by severe blows, or a whiplash effect. This type of injury causes blood vessels to stretch. It's one of the more common types of brain injuries, and a concussion can take months or even years to fully heal.
Contusion - Again, this type of traumatic brain injury will happen with a violent action at the head. The injury is caused by bruising or bleeding on the brain. If the injury is severe and there is much bruising and bleeding, it can require surgery to correct.
Acquired Brain Injury
An acquired brain injury occurs any time after birth and is not induced by birth trauma or hereditary. This type of injury occurs on a cellular level. Such an injury can affect the entire brain, rather than a limited area like a traumatic brain injury.
Such injuries can occur for any of the following reasons: air obstruction, chocking, throat swelling, near drowning, electrical shock, trauma to the head, severe blood loss from open wounds, heart attack, stroke, infectious diseases, Meningitis, AIDS, brain tumors, toxic exposure, illegal drug use, overdose of drugs, alcohol abuse.
Symptoms of Acquired Brain Injury
Because this type of brain injury is internal, you might have a harder time trying to identify the symptoms. Some of the more common symptoms for acquired brain injury are:
Impairment of function, motor skills or memory
Long lengths of time spent in a still, 'vegetative' state
Sudden or severe behavior changes or problems - depression, restlessness, anxiety, psychosis, etc
As with traumatic brain injury, if you suspect someone may have acquired brain injury, call 911 or get the person to the emergency room right away.
Different Types of Acquired Brain Injury
Anoxic Brain Injury - This type of injury occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen. There are three types of anoxia: Anoxic which is no oxygen is getting through, anemic which means severely limited amounts of oxygen is getting through, and toxic which means something is blocking the oxygen in the blood from being used in the brain.
Hypoxic Brain Injury - This sort of brain injury occurs when the brain does get oxygen, but doesn't seem to get enough oxygen. It could happen because of lack of blood flow or blood pressure is weak.
If you should suffer from any symptoms listed, have suffered a blow to the head or you suspect that you or someone you know may have any form of brain injury, seek medical treatment right away. Call 911 if you see someone who has had an injury to the head, even if that person says they are fine. When caught early enough, many types of brain injuries are treatable.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
The Prince Synergy Beats Harvard in Full Recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury
August 19, 2008 10:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Prince Synergy (www.ThePrinceSynergy.com), a leading resource in human capital, announces its full recovery record in Traumatic Brain Injury, including poor impulse control secondary to the injury. A full recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury has been a tough issue even to Harvard University, which The Prince Synergy has unexpectedly discovered recently.
When asked the significance of the recovery, Dr. Bin Yang, CEO and Founder of The Prince Synergy, said, “Victims can regain more freedom. Businesses can reduce more costs in disability and worker’s compensation. A full recovery is possible even two years after the injury. The poor impulse control can be cured.”
Traumatic Brain Injury takes away victims’ freedom and opportunities internally, which makes this injury extremely painful. The victims’ cognitive difficulties also make the recovery harder. Other obstacles include lack of deep knowledge and efficient treatment options, bias against brain injury victims and a slow and stressful recovery process. Some professionals and family members abuse victims and systems, which is the worst drawback toward a full recovery.
Some parts of the recovery take special skills. The Prince Synergy offers 2 days hands-on recovery training. The program enables victims to sharpen their insights into experts and themselves, utilize full resources, strike to recover from inside out, and get back to work and life fast. This program is also very beneficial to victims’ families. The Prince Synergy welcomes partners and investors in research and expand the horizon of human potential.
About The Prince Synergy:
The Prince Synergy is a leading resource in human capital, founded by Bin Yang who has a background in medicine, business, law and eastern medicine. The Prince Synergy not only maximizes innovation and productivity, but also sustains creativity and health efficiently from unexpected change, stress and illness. Most of its hands-on training and management consulting have been featured in Forbes and Euroinvestor. The Prince Synergy helps individuals stay at their optimal level, and helps businesses reduce workplace stress, keep talents, and save health care costs efficiently. In addition to bringing injured people back to work fast, The Prince Synergy also makes CEOs, executives and others more sustainable to life challenges.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Prince Synergy (www.ThePrinceSynergy.com), a leading resource in human capital, announces its full recovery record in Traumatic Brain Injury, including poor impulse control secondary to the injury. A full recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury has been a tough issue even to Harvard University, which The Prince Synergy has unexpectedly discovered recently.
When asked the significance of the recovery, Dr. Bin Yang, CEO and Founder of The Prince Synergy, said, “Victims can regain more freedom. Businesses can reduce more costs in disability and worker’s compensation. A full recovery is possible even two years after the injury. The poor impulse control can be cured.”
Traumatic Brain Injury takes away victims’ freedom and opportunities internally, which makes this injury extremely painful. The victims’ cognitive difficulties also make the recovery harder. Other obstacles include lack of deep knowledge and efficient treatment options, bias against brain injury victims and a slow and stressful recovery process. Some professionals and family members abuse victims and systems, which is the worst drawback toward a full recovery.
Some parts of the recovery take special skills. The Prince Synergy offers 2 days hands-on recovery training. The program enables victims to sharpen their insights into experts and themselves, utilize full resources, strike to recover from inside out, and get back to work and life fast. This program is also very beneficial to victims’ families. The Prince Synergy welcomes partners and investors in research and expand the horizon of human potential.
About The Prince Synergy:
The Prince Synergy is a leading resource in human capital, founded by Bin Yang who has a background in medicine, business, law and eastern medicine. The Prince Synergy not only maximizes innovation and productivity, but also sustains creativity and health efficiently from unexpected change, stress and illness. Most of its hands-on training and management consulting have been featured in Forbes and Euroinvestor. The Prince Synergy helps individuals stay at their optimal level, and helps businesses reduce workplace stress, keep talents, and save health care costs efficiently. In addition to bringing injured people back to work fast, The Prince Synergy also makes CEOs, executives and others more sustainable to life challenges.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Novel Progesterone Formulation for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury Developed by Encore Therapeutics, Inc.
June 24, 2008 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Encore Therapeutics, Inc. (“ETI”) today reported that it has created a proprietary nano-emulsion intravenous formulation of progesterone that is suitable for the treatment of stroke and traumatic brain Injury, or TBI. Both stroke and TBI are major unmet needs with 500,000 and 1.4 million new cases, respectively, reported each year in the United States and no effective treatments for either disorder.
The protective effect of progesterone in treating brain injury has been firmly established but the inability to develop a product that can be used in the field by medical first responders and the absence of intellectual property covering a composition of progesterone have prohibited commercialization. To address these deficiencies, Encore has developed ETI-411, a novel lyophilized, easy to reconstitute and administer IV progesterone formulation. The company is now seeking a development and commercialization partner to bring ETI-411 to market.
Dr. Paul J. Marangos, Chairman and CEO of ETI commented, “Treatments for stroke and TBI and have eluded the best efforts of drug development largely due to drug toxicity and lack of efficacy. Progesterone is safe and has been documented by many investigators to have broad neuroprotective efficacy in both pre-clinical and clinical studies but its commercialization has not been feasible till now. We are excited about finding a partner to commercialize ETI-411.”
ETI-411 is based on a proprietary phospholipid nano-emulsion formulation that is composed entirely of natural or generally regarded as safe, or GRAS, components. This formulation platform has been utilized successfully for a variety of other IV drugs currently in human clinical trials. Dr. Andrew X. Chen, Chief Scientific Officer and inventor of the formulation commented, “ETI-411 is a substantial improvement over the current means of delivering IV progesterone. It is supplied in a stable, lyophilized format that can be easily reconstituted and administered, making it ideal for first responders and ER personnel treating stroke and TBI victims.”
About Stroke and TBI
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and TBI is the leading cause of death in young people. The combined annual cost to the US healthcare system related to stroke and TBI exceeds $120 billion each year. There are no effective treatments for either disorder.
About ETI
ETI was founded by Drs. Paul J. Marangos and Andrew X. Chen in 2006 to extend and enhance the action of existing drugs through novel formulation strategies. The Company has devised multiple novel applications of its proprietary phospholipid based formulation technologies and seeks development and marketing partnerships with other companies to bring these products to market.
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Encore Therapeutics, Inc. (“ETI”) today reported that it has created a proprietary nano-emulsion intravenous formulation of progesterone that is suitable for the treatment of stroke and traumatic brain Injury, or TBI. Both stroke and TBI are major unmet needs with 500,000 and 1.4 million new cases, respectively, reported each year in the United States and no effective treatments for either disorder.
The protective effect of progesterone in treating brain injury has been firmly established but the inability to develop a product that can be used in the field by medical first responders and the absence of intellectual property covering a composition of progesterone have prohibited commercialization. To address these deficiencies, Encore has developed ETI-411, a novel lyophilized, easy to reconstitute and administer IV progesterone formulation. The company is now seeking a development and commercialization partner to bring ETI-411 to market.
Dr. Paul J. Marangos, Chairman and CEO of ETI commented, “Treatments for stroke and TBI and have eluded the best efforts of drug development largely due to drug toxicity and lack of efficacy. Progesterone is safe and has been documented by many investigators to have broad neuroprotective efficacy in both pre-clinical and clinical studies but its commercialization has not been feasible till now. We are excited about finding a partner to commercialize ETI-411.”
ETI-411 is based on a proprietary phospholipid nano-emulsion formulation that is composed entirely of natural or generally regarded as safe, or GRAS, components. This formulation platform has been utilized successfully for a variety of other IV drugs currently in human clinical trials. Dr. Andrew X. Chen, Chief Scientific Officer and inventor of the formulation commented, “ETI-411 is a substantial improvement over the current means of delivering IV progesterone. It is supplied in a stable, lyophilized format that can be easily reconstituted and administered, making it ideal for first responders and ER personnel treating stroke and TBI victims.”
About Stroke and TBI
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and TBI is the leading cause of death in young people. The combined annual cost to the US healthcare system related to stroke and TBI exceeds $120 billion each year. There are no effective treatments for either disorder.
About ETI
ETI was founded by Drs. Paul J. Marangos and Andrew X. Chen in 2006 to extend and enhance the action of existing drugs through novel formulation strategies. The Company has devised multiple novel applications of its proprietary phospholipid based formulation technologies and seeks development and marketing partnerships with other companies to bring these products to market.
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