For expectant parents, the impending birth of a baby is often a highly anticipated and anxiety-producing event. While parents often have questions and concerns about the actual birth process, they may fail to realize the potentially significant problems that can arise...
Month: July 2015
Study reveals strong link between TBIs and criminal behavior
There are numerous factors that influence an individual's behavior and researchers and social scientists often attempt to discover why some people engage in acts of violence. While factors like an individual's upbringing, life experiences and even genetics all likely...
Living with a brain injury
Throughout the course of a typical day, an individual relies on his or her ability to take in and process information quickly and respond accordingly almost constantly. Additionally, one must be able to concentrate and pay attention to what's going on and...
When a medical error made during a baby’s delivery results in a brain injury
For expectant parents, months are spent dreaming about and preparing for the arrival of their new family member. Sadly, for some families, the birth of a child becomes traumatic event and one that forever changes the course of both their lives and that of their child....
Struggling to stay awake–a surprising side-effect of TBIs
A fall off of a bike, a tumble down the stairs and a header in a game are all commonly used to describe head injuries suffered by children during their formative years. To prevent what may seem like daily bumps to the head, some parents may even joke about wanting to...
