Blog: Brain Injury

Ohio’s Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day calls attention to serious issue

Jul 14, 2012

July 9 was Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day here in Ohio. We're a little late, but now is as good a time as any to talk about traumatic brain injuries and why we need to continue to develop our understanding of them. Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared July 9 Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day thanks to the efforts of one Ohio woman. This woman suffered a TBI after she was struck by a drunk driver...

Brain injury during routine surgery

May 4, 2012

Ohio residents take for granted that there is little to no danger in undergo routine surgical procedures. Sadly, such procedures are where medical mistakes are most frequently made. A 17-year old high school student recently died following a wisdom teeth surgical extraction. During the surgery the girl's heart rate began to decrease as she was likely being deprived of oxygen. The autopsy report listed her as a "healthy teenager with no significant medical history," but...

Unnecessary treatment leads to profound brain injury

Mar 5, 2012

Residents of Ohio often trust their doctors. Ohio residents should feel confident that when they are struck with illness, residents can go to the doctor and most often be cured. However, seemingly minor ailments can amount to catastrophic injury when not handled properly. One woman went to the doctor after suffering a strange seizure. Doctors diagnosed her as suffering from brain cancer and delivered a powerful treatment of whole-brain radiation. The treatment was so strong...