Brain injury rehab centre opens in South Australia
A $6 million facility to help brain injury patients has opened at the Repatriation General Hospital in Adelaide's south.
Experts Call for Research On Prevalence of Delayed Neurological Dysfunction After Head Injury
One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk factors are required in order to predict an individual's risk for serious permanent brain damage, according to a review article published by Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in a special issue of Nature Reviews Neurology dedicated to TBI.
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Come to CommuniCREate!
CommuniCREate is a music, art and interactive event raising awareness about communication barriers faced by the over 500,000 Australians with an acquired brain injury (ABI). It's being held at the Abbotsford Convent Auditorium, 1 St Heliers Street Abbotsford in Melbourne on Thursday April 18th from 6-8pm. Anyone with an interest in disability and the arts is encouraged to attend. People with an ABI, their families, their carers are especially welcome. All funds raised from the event go to support the work of Brain Injury Australia. If you're unable to attend but would still like to contribute you can make a donate securely right here at Brain Injury Australia's website, via the Givenow button on our homepage. For more information on CommuniCREate, contact;
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One in two inmates has brain injury
Up to half of Victorian prisoners have an acquired brain injury, a consultant psychiatrist says.
Dr Danny Sullivan, assistant clinical director for the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, known as Forensicare, likened prisons to psychiatric hospitals because a significant proportion of offenders suffered a range of mental disorders, which often went undiagnosed.
Police and correctional staff now received more training on how to recognise mental disorders, had better access to mental health staff and also used national standards for evidence-based screening tests of people entering prison.
Updated Sports Concussion Guideline: Athletes With Suspected Concussion Should Be Removed from Play
With more than one million athletes now experiencing a concussion each year in the United States, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released an evidence-based guideline for evaluating and managing athletes with concussion. This new guideline replaces the 1997 AAN guideline on the same topic.
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