FRY, Jessica D.; GREENOP, Kirston e SCHUTTE, Enid. The effects of fatigue and the post-concussion syndrome on executive functioning in traumatic brain injury and healthy comparisons. Health SA Gesondheid (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.15, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2071-9736.. In this study, behavioural manifestations of compromised executive control, including perseveration and reduced inductive reasoning, on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) were investigated. Performance was affected by fatigue in both a head-injured and matched population, which has implications for health care professionals involved in rehabilitation and assessment. A fatigue condition was manipulated for 15 moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) individuals through the course of a three-hour neuropsychological testing session. A comparison sample of 15 participants in a group of no history of TBI was fatigued through the same approach. All fatigued participants (with and without TBI) displayed trends towards increased ...

Historically the prevailing wisdom has been that concussion injuries from blows to the head were self limited conditions. This meant that with a little rest, the concussion would heal itself in a few weeks. Concussion symptoms, if they persisted were called post-concussion syndrome. This condition, it was felt, would rarely last more than six months. Boy were we wrong with our thinking of concussion and its long term effects. Research in the past decade has lead us to redefine concussion as traumatic brain injury. Brain trauma can occur from automobile accidents, sports injuries, even playground falls, and can produce serious life long problems for patients. Some of the persistent symptoms of traumatic brain injury include recurrent headaches, dizziness and unsteadiness, brain fog, fatigue and even cognitive impairment. What research has shown is that the initial head trauma affects one part of the brain, but also can trigger brain inflammation that spreads throughout the brain. If this ...

When her daughter suffered a serious concussion playing hockey, her mom discovered that craniosacral therapy (CST) helped in her recovery from post-concussion syndrome.

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This medical illustration diagram accurately depicts neurons (brain cells) before and after an axonal shearing injury, or post-concussion syndrome. The first illustration pictures a normal neuron with labels for the nerve cell body, Nissl bodies, nucleus, neuroglial cells, axon, dendrites, myelin sheath and axon terminal. The second illustration depicts trauma causing twisting and tearing of the neuronal axon. The third illustration shows the post-trauma condition with death of the brain cell.

Accurately depicts neurons (brain cells) subject to axonal shearing, or post-concussion syndrome. The first illustration pictures a normal neuron with labels for the nerve cell body, Nissl bodies, nucleus, neuroglial cells, axon, dendrites, myelin sheath and axon terminal. The second illustration depicts trauma causing twisting and tearing of the neuronal axon. The third illustration shows the post-trauma condition with death of the brain cell.

Post-concussion syndrome can be relatively unfamiliar to people. To understand it better, causes, treatment, symptoms are explained here.

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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who identified brain changes in people with post-concussion syndrome say their findings may lead to improved detection and treatment of the disorder.. Symptoms of post-concussion syndrome, which occurs in 20 percent to 30 percent of people who suffer mild traumatic brain injury, include headache and memory and concentration problems.. In this study, published online Nov. 21 in the journal Radiology, researchers conducted MRI brain scans of 18 healthy people and 23 people who had symptoms of post-concussion syndrome two months after suffering a mild-traumatic brain injury.. The MRI scans were done when the participants brains were in a resting state, such as when the mind wanders or while daydreaming. It is believed that the resting state involves connections among a number of brain regions and that the default-mode network plays a major role, study author Dr. Yulin Ge, an associate professor in the radiology department at the NYU School of ...

The following is a fictional case study that is intended for educational purposes. The patient is a 36 year-old female experiencing post concussion syndrome following a fall while ice-skating. Four weeks after being diagnosed with a concussion the patient continued to experience prolonged symptoms including; persistent headaches, altered mood, impaired balance and decreased concentration, affecting her ability to work and quality of life. The purpose of this case study is to present to the readers, a typical patient with post-concussion syndrome, and the effects that post-concussion syndrome has on a patients quality of life. Subsequently, this case study is intended to provide an example as to how post-concussion syndrome can be managed with physiotherapy.

A blow to the head can be more serious than most people think, because after such a blow you could end up with post-concussion syndrome. What is post-concussion syndrome? Post-concussion syndrome, or post-traumatic nervous instability, involves a collection of disabling symptoms like: Headaches Fatigue Trouble concentrating Poor memory Dizziness Anxiety Depression Personality changes Irritability Apathy Sleep disturbances These symptoms may … ...

Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment A concussion is an injury to the brain due to a blow to the head or when a rapid acceleration causes your brain to strike the inside of your skull, such as in a car accident. Most concussions will gradually resolve within a couple of weeks but some people experience symptoms for longer. No two individuals respond the same. Common Symptoms: - Headache - Dizziness - Difficulty with balance and co-ordination - Sensitivity to light and sound - Memory problems and fogginess - Difficulty concentrating - Mood Changes - Fatigue Post-Concussion Syndrome is diagnosed when symptoms persist for weeks or months after the initial injury. An Action Potential Physiotherapist with special training and experience working with clients with post-concussion symptoms is available to provide assessment and treatment in our clinic setting or in your home. Our clinic includes private treatment rooms to help minimize the impact of noise sensitivity or busy environments when you start ...

Objective: To determine whether postconcussion syndrome (PCS) due to repetitive concussive traumatic brain injury (rcTBI) is associated with CSF biomarker evidence of astroglial activation, amyloid deposition, and blood-brain barrier (BBB) impairment.. Methods: A total of 47 participants (28 professional athletes with PCS and 19 controls) were assessed with lumbar puncture (median 1.5 years, range 0.25-12 years after last concussion), standard MRI of the brain, and Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ). The main outcome measures were CSF concentrations of astroglial activation markers (glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP] and YKL-40), markers reflecting amyloid precursor protein metabolism (Aβ38, Aβ40, Aβ42, sAPPα, and sAPPβ), and BBB function (CSF:serum albumin ratio).. Results: Nine of the 28 athletes returned to play within a year, while 19 had persistent PCS ,1 year. Athletes with PCS ,1 year had higher RPQ scores and number of concussions than athletes with PCS ,1 ...

Holiday Retirement Corporation, offered $50,000 to settle his claim. During trial, the opposing counsel increased the offer to $145,000 ignoring the costs of losing his career. Two medical experts hired by the defendant testified that the maintenance worker did not suffer from an injury and that his symptoms were due to age, sinus infection, and other natural progressions of getting older.. Valerie Barich and Michael Wierzbicki elected to try the case by jury. On Friday, January 20th, a Cook County jury rendered a verdict on behalf of the worker for pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, and lost wages.. But when the maintenance worker suffered an acute head injury due to a known hazard by the company who hired him, the result was chronic neck pain and post-concussive syndrome, as well as the loss of his company and a life permanently fractured.. Seeking compensation for a preventable injury caused by the negligence of someone else is difficult enough, but when your injuries are ...

Fatigue is one of the most commonly reported subjective symptoms following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aims were to assess frequency of fatigue over the first 6 months after TBI, and examine whether fatigue changes could be predicted by demographic characteristics, injury severity and comorbidities.Patients with acute TBI admitted to 65 trauma centers were enrolled in the study Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI). Subjective fatigue was measured by single item on the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ), administered at baseline, three and 6 months postinjury. Patients were categorized by clinical care pathway: admitted to an emergency room (ER), a ward (ADM) or an intensive care unit (ICU). Injury severity, preinjury somatic- and psychiatric conditions, depressive and sleep problems were registered at baseline. For prediction of fatigue changes, descriptive statistics and mixed effect logistic regression analysis are ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is a common reason for hospital attendance and is associated with significant delayed morbidity. We studied a series of 80 persons with MTBI. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neuropsychological testing were used in the acute phase and a questionnaire for post-c …

ABSTRACT. In this study, behavioural manifestations of compromised executive control, including perseveration and reduced inductive reasoning, on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) were investigated. Performance was affected by fatigue in both a head-injured and matched population, which has implications for health care professionals involved in rehabilitation and assessment. A fatigue condition was manipulated for 15 moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) individuals through the course of a three-hour neuropsychological testing session. A comparison sample of 15 participants in a group of no history of TBI was fatigued through the same approach. All fatigued participants (with and without TBI) displayed trends towards increased levels of perseveration and reduced inductive reasoning on the WCST. Thus, the effects of fatigue on high-level functioning are pervasive even when not head-injured. This finding supports the sub-optimal performance in cognitive skills, specifically in ...

As you can see, the symptoms of whiplash and PCS are very similar. This is because both involve a high amount of force to the upper cervical spine- the area where the skull meets the top two bones of the neck called the Atlas and Axis. It takes approximately 50-60 gs to cause a mild brain injury or concussion. Compare that to approximately 10 gs, which is the number of G-Forces it takes to cause damage to the muscles and ligaments of the upper cervical spine. Therefore, it is very likely that when an individual suffers a concussion, they will also suffer damage to the upper cervical spine.. When an injury to the upper cervical spine occurs, there is often damage done to surrounding ligaments that hold the spinal vertebrae together. This can lead to instability and misalignment of the upper cervical spine. NUCCA specializes in correcting the misalignment with NO twisting, pulling, cracking or popping to stabilize the upper cervical spine. Often, corrections made by NUCCA doctors hold much ...

If you sustain an injury to your skull that mildly damages your brain tissue, you can develop a concussion. Immediate symptoms of a concussion can include...

Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment in Kelly Usa - San Antonio, TX. Post-concussion syndrome is a collection of symptoms that occur following a severe concussion.

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TY - JOUR. T1 - Protocol for a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study of postconcussive symptoms in children. T2 - The Take C.A.Re (Concussion Assessment and Recovery Research) study. AU - Bressan, Silvia. AU - Takagi, Michael J. AU - Anderson, Vicki. AU - Davis, Gavin A.. AU - Oakley, Ed. AU - Dunne, Kevin. AU - Clarke, Cathriona. AU - Doyle, Melissa. AU - Hearps, Stephen. AU - Ignjatovic, Vera. AU - Seal, Marc. AU - Babl, Franz E. PY - 2016/1/12. Y1 - 2016/1/12. N2 - Introduction: A substantial minority of children who sustain a concussion suffer prolonged postconcussive symptoms. These symptoms can persist for more than 1 month postinjury and include physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional changes. Those affected can develop significant disability, diminishing their quality of life. The precise prevalence of postconcussive symptoms following child concussion is unclear, with heterogeneous and at times conflicting results published regarding factors that predict children at risk for ...

Late childhood and adolescence constitutes a critical time for brain development (Giedd et al., 1999; Sowell et al., 2002), and the impact of pmTBI on neurophysiological functioning remains actively debated (Anderson et al., 2001). In the current study, subtle cognitive deficits were observed in the domains of attention and processing speed during the semi-acute phase of injury, with no evidence of group differences at follow-up. Although others have reported more striking long-term neurobehavioral sequelae (Yeates et al., 2012), current results are generally consistent with previous longitudinal studies suggesting that pmTBI patients exhibit cognitive impairments [ImPACT testing (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing)] that typically normalize in the first few weeks of injury (Maugans et al., 2012). Current results also indicate widespread evidence of increased anisotropic diffusion both during the semi-acute and more chronic phases of pmTBI, when neurobehavioral symptoms ...

New evidence-based guidelines, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with input from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and others put forward recommendations for a broad range of health care providers responsible for detection and management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury, most of which are concussions. The CDC recommendations are outlined in an Annals of Emergency Medicine editorial and span diagnosis, prognosis, management and treatment in a variety of clinical settings. From 2005-2009, there were almost 3 million emergency visits for pediatric mild traumatic brain injury, according to the CDC. READ MORE ...

The Canucks confirmed to Postmedia Thursday that Ferland is not in town but will still do physical testing with team doctors using remote means.. That Ferland hasnt travelled to Vancouver in advance of the NHL season - on-ice sessions for the Canucks 2020-21 training camp begin Monday, with the regular season starting in Edmonton on Jan. 13 - says a lot about how hes feeling as he battles to recover from post-concussion syndrome.. Ferland suffered a concussion Oct. 31, 2019, during a fight in a game against the Los Angeles Kings. He has tried to return to play three times since then, but each time has felt the recurrence of post-concussion symptoms in his vestibular system, affecting his balance and eyesight.. Last summer, before his third aborted attempt to return to play, he compared the sensations he had experienced in attempts to return to game action in December and February as like he was drunk.. ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the United States alone, 500,000 people suffer traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually, making TBI a leading cause of death and disability. With improved accident scene and emergency care, mortality rates have declined, with 2-4 million people surviving TBI. Patients and patient families chiefly complain about post-concussive syndrome, involving alterations in cognition, aggression, emotional stability, disinhibition, and personality. In fact, post-concussive syndrome resembles the symptoms of amygdala resection or degeneration. In light of these post-injury deficits, the proposed project initiates experimentation focused on whether a subset of symptoms that define post-concussion syndrome are mediated by damage to the amygdala in a clinically relevant lateral fluid percussion model of brain injury in the mouse. The central hypothesis is: experimental TBI damages the amygdala bilaterally. Three aims test the hypothesis: (1) to demonstrate amygdala-dependent ...

Objective: To examine the influence of different performance validity test (PVT) cutoffs on neuropsychological performance, post-concussion symptoms, and rates of neurocognitive disorder and postconcussional syndrome following mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in active duty service members. Method: Participants were 164 service members (Age: M = 28.1 years [SD = 7.3]) evaluated on average 4.1 months (SD = 5.0) following injury. Participants were divided into three mutually exclusive groups using original and alternative cutoff scores on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) and the Effort Index (EI) from the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS): (a) PVT-Pass, n = 85; (b) Alternative PVT-Fail, n = 53; and (c) Original PVT-Fail, n = 26 ...

Background and Rationale: Headaches following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are common, can be refractory to standard therapies, and may persist and worsen to become a debilitating chronic pain syndrome. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the centrally acting alpha-1 adrenoreceptor (AR) antagonist drug prazosin as a prophylactic treatment for chronic posttraumatic headaches (PTHAs). The impetus for this study comes from a large open-label case series in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with mTBI and PTHAs and data from a placebo-controlled trial evaluating use of prazosin for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active-duty Servicemembers (SMs). Findings from these studies showed that in addition to decreasing PTSD-related symptoms and improving sleep quality, prazosin decreased the frequency and severity of headaches, which were common in the study populations.. Study Objectives, Specific Aims, and Hypotheses: The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prazosin as a ...

But in a significant percentage of cases, mild TBI and related post-concussive symptoms persist for months, even years, resulting in chronic, long-term cognitive and/or behavioral impairment. Much about the pathology of mild TBI is not well understood, which the authors say has confounded efforts to develop optimal treatments. However, they note the use of passive neuro-feedback, which involves applying low-intensity pulses to the brain through transcranial electrical stimulation (LIP-tES), has shown promise. In their pilot study, which involved six participants who had suffered mild TBI and experienced persistent post-concussion symptoms, the researchers used a version of LIP-tES called IASIS, combined with concurrent electroencephalography monitoring (EEG). The treatment effects of IASIS were assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) before and after treatment. MEG is a form of non-invasive functional imaging that directly measures brain neuronal electromagnetic activity, with high temporal ...

The Confidential Enquiry provides a detailed description of the cause, pattern and severity of childhood head injuries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It confirms that the majority of children had a minor head injury and were admitted for 24 h or less. One in 10 children had an intracranial injury or skull fracture. The mortality rate was 1 in 250, predominantly among victims of MVAs or abusive head trauma.. The proportion of children with minor head injury remains similar to previous studies described in a systematic review which gave a range of 76-92%.20 This has changed little over the past 25 years2 ,4 and represents a significant workload for health services. It is increasingly recognised that children with mild traumatic brain injury can have cognitive impairment or post-concussion syndrome21 ,22 and must be carefully assessed and given appropriate post-head-injury advice to identify and minimise sequelae.23. The peak prevalence was in children younger than a year, which differed ...

l Toon, troubled for almost three weeks by post-concussion syndrome, will retire from pro football today, ending an eight-year career in which he became the second-leading pass-catcher in Jets history. The Jets have called a news conference this afternoon at their training facility at Hofstra University, where Toon, who is 29 years old, will officially call it quits. The retirement announcement will come while Toon is attempting to recover from a concussion sustained in a game in Denver on Nov. 8, the fifth concussion the wide receiver has suffered in the last six seasons. Toon, who caught at least one pass in the last 101 games he played, has missed the Jets last two games with effects of the concussion. The effects have ranged from an inner-ear problem causing vertigo to headaches and nausea. Ranks Second to Maynard With 517 career receptions, Toon ranks second to Don Maynards 627 catches on the Jets. He accumulated 6,605 yards in eight seasons to rank third on the Jets career list behind ...

Bend, OR (PRWEB) February 10, 2014 -- Post-Concussion Syndrome and Traumatic Brain Injury arent just ailments of modern day sports gladiators, such as NFL

Concussion is widespread and prevailing injury in children and adolescents. The CDC estimates upwards of 4 million concussions occur each year. With estimates stating at least ¼ of students with concussion experience visual dysfunction; teachers, counselors, and educational administrators play an important role when making academic accommodations to ensure a proper road to recovery for the concussed student. Physical and occupational therapists have the potential to be gatekeepers in detection of visual dysfunction, as well as co-management of student therapy. Therapists treating vestibular deficits in persons following concussion must be familiar with screening, gross evaluation, and treatment techniques for common ocular motor and vestibular related pathology. This lecture will provide educators, therapists and counselors alike with the tools to better understand the role of the visual system when encountering students have persistent post-concussion syndrome. ...

Dr. Herget is a Senior Physical Therapist, Sports Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Clinical Instructor and Certified Emergency Medical Responder at the MGH Sports Medicine Center and serves as the Rehabilitation Consultant to the MGH Sports Concussion Clinic and Boston Bruins and is a member of the New England Patriots Medical Staff. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Masters in Education degree from SUNY in 2005 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.. Dr Hergets practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season ...

FLORES: At the time, I wasnt aware of how bad it really could affect me and eventually did affect me and I was just thinking, Ive got to get back on the field and help the team win. GUPTA: And A.J. isnt alone. Every season, according to the Sports Concussion Institute, one in 10 high school football players get a concussion. Thirty-five percent get more than one. And its these players, like A.J., who might develop post-concussion syndrome. And in the rare case, like Jaquan, can die from multiple concussions ...

Headaches can be one of the most debilitating conditions anyone can have. Headache pain can stem from migraines, which are typically more vascular in nature, to sinus inflammation, to residual pain from trauma associated with concussion, whiplash, or traumatic brain injury. Dr. Jess has first hand experience with post-concussion syndrome due to TBI. After living in extreme pain for over a decade, Dr. Ritegno was just recently able to find one form of treatment that seemed to hold her symptoms at bay. After learning of Nasal Specific, Dr. Ritegno became a trained provider in order to provide relief and comfort to patients with similar pain! This technique involves inflating a small balloon up through each of the nasal sinus cavities in order to manipulate the cranial suture joints. When we breathe, these joints should also expand and contract. After trauma or inflammation to the area, these joints can become jammed, which in turn can cause or worsen headache pain. If you have not found any relief ...

Concussions are an increasingly hot topic because of developments in professional and amateur sports. As a result, the discussion of head injuries, and the knowledge about their consequences is everywhere. When a brain injured client comes in to see us we know that the treatment and management of these clients will be different in every case because no two brain injuries are alike. One client may have a relatively minor concussion and post-concussion syndrome while another may be bed-ridden in a semi-vegetative state.. The lawyers at CAM LLP have represented clients from across the head injury spectrum. To help clients and their caregivers prepare for the recovery process, we have gathered some observations about three general categories of head injury cases and what you can expect to encounter. Continue reading ...

University at Buffalo researchers are the first to show that a controlled individualized exercise training program can bring athletes and others suffering with post-concussion syndrome (PCS) back to the playing field or to their daily activities.. In a paper published in the January issue of the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, the researchers report that a program of progressive exercise developed individually for each participant and performed at levels just below the onset of symptoms is safe and can relieve nearly all PCS symptoms.. Their results counter the accepted wisdom that PCS should be treated with rest, reassurance and antidepressants, and that physical activity should be avoided.. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this study is that all of the subjects that participated, both athletes and non-athletes, got better eventually, although the athletes certainly improved the fastest, says Barry Willer, PhD, UB professor of psychiatry and rehabilitation sciences and senior author on ...

Dr. Erin Elster, D.C., an upper cervical chiropractor in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, cares for patients with head injury, post-concussion syndrome, whiplash, auto accidents, sports accidents, and traumatic brain injury.

A bill to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania has cleared the state Senate and now heads to the state House of Representatives.. Senate Bill 1182 would allow people with certain conditions to use medical marijuana who have a recommendation from their doctor. This list includes people with cancer, epilepsy, post traumatic stress disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, severe fibromyalgia, cachexia (wasting syndrome), Parkinsons Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and post-concussion syndrome.. ...

Sean Hannity: By the way its in the Daily Mail Hillarys Health Problems More Severe Than Thought and a new book is coming out that claims that. The Gateway Pundit had today Hillarys handler carrying a Diazepam pen for patients who experience recurrent seizures… What about this photo that The Gateway Pundit had up today, Jim Hoft, in an article you know Hillarys handler caught with a Diazepam pen. What would that be for?. TRENDING: BREAKING: Senate Finance and Homeland Security Committees Release Report on Hunter Biden, Burisma and Corruption -- AND ITS DEVASTATING! Dr. David Samadi: So one of the things that happens after having a concussion, usually in a year or so, all of the symptoms should resolve. Occasionally you have delayed or post-concussion syndrome and seizure is one of those… And that can come years down the road.. ...

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman and Daniel J. Mann represented a plaintiff who was stopped at a light on Bustleton Avenue at its intersection with Trevose Road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A van owned by an electrical contracting company had pulled out into the intersection ahead of the plaintiff, but because the light was red, the van had to back up to get out of the flow of traffic. It was during this low speed back-up that the van struck plaintiffs Cadillac at a very low rate of speed.. There was no damage to the van, and there was only a small amount of damage to the bumper of the car in which plaintiff was driving. The plaintiff did not sustain a loss of consciousness, or any immediate memory problems or dizziness when the accident occurred. After the accident, she began to complain of headaches, but it was not for several months before her physicians diagnosed her with post-concussion syndrome. This diagnosis eventually led to neuropsychological testing being performed, which showed that ...

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Some of the examples of anecdotal experience with the therapy werent related to post-concussion syndrome and may confuse readers.

flefever at ix.netcom.com(F. Frank LeFever) wrote (7227) on 20 Mar 1999: ,One month is VERY early in the recovery process. , ,To some extent, it appears nonspecific complaints of fatigue and ,impaired concentration, very much like in some cases of mild traumatic ,brian injury (post-concussion syndrome) may be common after stroke, ,although traditionally not given so much attention as specific deficits ,(aphasia, apraxia, unilateral neglect, etc.), and may persist beyond ,acute recovery. ,--snip--, Im afraid I have no wisdom to offer on the rehabilitation of the stroke patient except to say that Franks comments sound very reasonable. However, I have come across the concept of secondary brain damage mediated by arachidonic acid (AA) following head injury. AA is released by damaged brain tissue and its peroxidation by specific forms of lipoxygenase and cyclo-oxygenase leads to the formation of leukotrienes, prostaglandins and oxygen-derived free radicals. These active species have been shown to ...

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