The film title, “Along Recovery” will be showed at film festivals across the country this year. The filmmaker is also a former Army officer and used this to gain access to Texas Army hospital and close-up time with the four soldiers.

The injuries he witnessed during his first deployment made a large impact on him but it was the ones he saw during his second time in Iraq that have inspired him to make this film. The man has spent much of the past two years following the daily lives of these four soldiers during their recovery. The film is wrapping up and should be finished by the end of the month.

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A new poster is required to be put in NFL locker rooms that informs players on the possible outcomes of concussions. A new study in the Journal of Neuropathlogy & Experimental Neurology looks at the link between brain injuries in athletes and cognitive decline later in life.

Many are hoping that high school and college levels will follow the NFL and try to create plans to prevent head injuries and in sports.

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The findings in the study suggest that head injuries that can occur in collision sports may cause a motor neuron disease that has symptoms similar to Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Researchers examined the brains of 12 former athletes who suffered from a disease and they found that the brains had a specific protein buildup that is associated with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Gehrig was hit in the head multiple times during his career by pitches.

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The new study will be published in the July issue of Brain Injury and states that whiplash may create changes in the brain that may cause brain damage.

In order to look for a connection with brain injury and whiplash, the study examined 1,200 neck pain patients and found that the ones that had suffered from whiplash had different anatomical changes that may result in brain damage.

Specifically, a herniation in the brain that causes the the bottom part of the brain to dip below the opening of the skull. The study showed that brain injury occurred in 23 percent of the people who had whiplash.

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The family organized a walk-a-thon for the girl with hopes of earning $75,000 to help their family member who was involved in the accident a year ago.The walk-a-thon brought in nearly 600 people and raised $100,000 in order to pay for the treatment.

The new program comes from a New Jersey-based brain research team that has successful woken up 42 out of 53 coma patients that they have tried the program on.

Brain injuries can change the lives of everyone involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

The little boy was sitting in a chair in the family’s backyard when he reached for a sippy cup and fell from the chair. He then rolled off of the porch and fell head first on a pressure washer that punctured his head.

The boy was then airlifted to the hospital where doctors removed the hook and watched him closely to make sure that no infections developed after the surgery. Now, the toddler is healthy with no long-term complications.

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A researcher at the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke said that war veterans that have developed traumatic brain injury may develop epilepsy years after they served in a war.

The earlier epilepsy is noticed the more severe the seizures may get over time. The magazine  that is publishing the study states the veterans should go to the doctor years after a brain injury and follow up.

The researchers at the institute have found that 87 veterans developed epilepsy after being diagnosed with a brain injury.

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This discussion occurred at a hearing for the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senators said that an improvement in medical and behavioral issues with troops is something that can not be avoided.

It was reported earlier this month that many soldiers were being misdiagnosed with their brain injuries. Figures show that more that 115,000 soldiers have suffered from mild traumatic brain injury since 2002. These brain injuries can cause problems with concentration, memory and other cognitive functions.

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After analyzing his brain, researchers found the Henry was suffering from brain trauma called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. After finding this condition some believe that this brain injury could have contributed to his behavior and mental state on the day that he died.

Henry died in December in an accident near Charlotte, N.C. after he fell from a pickup truck and suffered a fractured skull and brain hemorrhaging.

Brain injuries can have life-changing outcomes for everyone involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

The child’s mother contacted the police and the police held an investigation and found that her 29-year-old boyfriend  was responsible for the child’s brain injury after he assaulted the child. The man was arrested and remains in jail and is being held on $1 million bail. The child is currently in the hospital in critical condition.

The police did not say what kind of assault they thought was committed, but the child suffered from subdural hematoma which occurs when a child is hit in the head or shaken.

Brain injuries can have life changing effects on victims and their families, our thoughts are with the young victim.