There is still so much to learn about the brain and what happens after brain injury. Research is helping to find answers, challenge assumptions and improve our understanding of brain injury, recovery and life after brain injury.
Explore the latest findings and discoveries from the world of brain injury research.
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Psychiatric risk factors for traumatic brain injury
Study of male US veterans finding that mood, anxiety and conduct disorders increased the risk of traumatic brain injury.
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Sustaining employment after vocational rehabilitation in acquired brain injury
Sustaining employment after vocational rehabilitation in acquired brain injury
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Are prisoners reliable survey respondents
In this recent study, researchers in Australia assessed the reliability of self-reporting research by comparing prisoners' self-reported history of TBI associated with details extracted from relevant hospital medical records
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Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in an offender population
Analyses were conducted to calculate the prevalence of TBI and the effects of gender, offender type, and definition and method of identifying TBI
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Self-Reported Traumatic Brain Injury in Male Young Offenders
Determining the rate of self-reported TBI in a male, adolescent youth offending population and exploring whether TBI was associated with number of convictions, violent offending, mental health problems and drug misuse
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Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in incarcerated groups
Researchers in this study pooled reported frequencies of lifetime traumatic brain injury of any severity among prisoner samples and compared the pooled frequency to estimates of the lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury in the general population
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Effective diagnosis of vegetative state and minimally conscious state patients
Recent developments in technology and associated techniques have uncovered possibilities for aiding the diagnosis of vegetative stats and minimally conscious state
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Traumatic brain injury in a prison population
In this study, the researchers at the University of Exeter aimed to establish the rate of TBI of various severities in a representative sample of adult offenders and patterns of custody associated with TBI
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Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation following acquired brain injury: Preliminary evaluation of a UK specialist rehabilitation programme
Effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation following acquired brain injury: Preliminary evaluation of a UK specialist rehabilitation programme
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Music therapy after brain injury
The Cochrane Foundation has conducted a review of evidence relating to the effectiveness of music therapy in aiding recovery from brain injury
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New research released on promising drug for TBI
Combination therapy shown to both prevent molecular and cellular damage, while also reducing behavioural effects of TBI
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Fatigue after traumatic brain injury may be influenced by hormonal dysfunction
A recent study in the USA has attempted to define any association between fatigue after traumatic brain injury and abnormalities in sleep, mood, cognitive, physical and hormonal functioning
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