Health
COVID-19 delays the treatment for ischemic stroke
New research published today in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) shows ischemic stroke patients are arriving to hospitals and treatment centers an average of 160 minutes later during ...
Brain injury revealed the meaning of isolation, loss and acceptance
Brain injury revealed the meaning of isolation, loss and acceptance. Chloe Luckett is originally from Wolfville, N.S., and now lives in Halifax. Here is her story, in her words.
COVID 19 damages the brain claim US Doctors
With the spread of the pandemic specialists notice new facets of coronavirus disease. American doctors warn that the virus can cause patients long-term brain damage
Can Stem Cells Heal a Brain Injury?
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and Loma Linda University Health have demonstrated the promise of applying magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict the efficacy of ...
Stroke rehab study uses neurostimulation to ‘rewire’ the brain
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are among the first in the world studying how a specific type of neurostimulator can improve rehabilitation for stroke patients.
New Hope for Stroke Recovery
The good news about stroke: More people are surviving the initial stroke. The bad news about stroke: More people are surviving the initial stroke with disabilities which might have been minimized if t...
Doctors consider possible stroke and COVID-19 connection
The first thing to know about the possible links between COVID-19 and stroke is simple, say doctors: We just don't know.
Silver Lining
If you mentioned the words silver lining to me in conjunction with the loss of our first-born son, Aaron, and our only surviving son, Steven, fighting for his life with a severe Traumatic Brain Injury...
Injury and Grief
While my thoughts should have been carefree during our summer vacation at our favorite North Carolina beach, each day as I took in the vastness of the ocean, I was reminded of the far reaches of traum...