SHT-patient treatment study of cognitive therapy

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley



Scientists have recently discovered that a treatment should be treated as Oxycyte known to be able to "improve cognitive recovery" of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can help patients, according to an October 2008 issue of Neurosurgery.



According to the study of individuals from Virginia Commonwealth University and became the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine carried out, the researchers divided the animals were injured in two groups, one group receivedOxycyte and high doses of 100 percent oxygen, and another group with low doses of Oxycyte with oxygen to 100 percent, while a control group received saline.



The researchers found that both groups, both high and low doses had received treatment? significant improvement in the ability to learn and function in a standard maze compared to saline control-injured animals.? During the studies are positive relationships and life-changing influence of the drug, scientists believeFurther studies are needed before the drug should be given to victims of head trauma in the market.



Cognitive and repair TBI



The National Institute on Deafness and other communication technologies Disorders (NIDCD) reported that about 200,000 people die each year from incidents of brain injuries. But millions more suffer from side effects of TBI and TBI as cognitive and communication.



THe NIDCD described as the followingcognitive and communication are associated with brain injury:



Delirium *



* Multi-infarct dementia



Amnestic Disorders *



* Alzheimer's? Disease



While the cognitive problems of communication most of TBI incident, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association found (ASHA) that measures and additional treatments, such as Oxycyte may be a waysuccessful rehabilitation. According to ASHA speech therapist with a TBI victim on the following steps will work for the old brain injury to improve the side effects.



* Evaluation of cognitive impairment to communicate in different contexts.



* Determine the right combination of approaches such as skills training, consulting, training, process-specific, meta-cognitive approach, etc., but also taking into account the support of friends and family.


* Cooperation with the intervention on processes of cooperation.



Additional side effects of head injury



Unfortunately, there is plenty of common side effects often associated with a diagnosis of brain injury. Some of the most common side effects after TBI according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS);



* Dizziness



* Seizure



*Dizziness



* Slurred speech



* Headache



* Inability to awaken from sleep



* Repeated vomiting or nausea



* Dilation of one or both pupils of the eyes



* Weakness, numbness of limbs



* Loss of coordination



* Confusion



* Restlessness



* Agitation



Living with a brainInjuries



Living with a traumatic brain injury can be a difficult disease and often leads to an individual feeling hopeless or very sad and a bad attitude in life, but there are a number of treatments and group therapy that can help brain injured victims.



Furthermore, the development of an action of TBI also offer financial compensation to the victim by costly medical bills associated with this diagnosis. The search for the defense of aexperienced personal injury lawyer, free legal advice, trust and understanding to overcome the fears may be able to offer very often to provide you with a brain injury related services.