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This New Doctor Wants to Do an MRI of My Brain

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 29 Sep 17

Yesterday I saw my neurologist's P.A., since he's booked until the next year. (I don't have my next appointment with him until December, and that was scheduled over a month ago.) Anyway she was very nice, although difficult to...

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Finally, a Diagnosis!

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 22 Aug 17

Today I had an appointment with a new neurologist. The last one I saw suggested I might have fibromyalgia but couldn't be bothered making an official diagnosis. This new one did a physical, including the "trigger point" test and...

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SAH

Cynthia Owens @cindiowens (5120) • North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29 Jan 16

I had a patient the other day with the diagnosis of "SAH". What is SAH you might ask. SAH is an acronym for Sub-Arachnoid Hemorrhage. It is basically a brain bleed. This particular patient was not very old, just in her forties....

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I am agitated because of brain damage?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 24 Nov 12

I had read an article about traumatic brain injury. As it was explained, if they got a severe concussion of their heads. It is most likely shows behavioral problems, after discharging from hospital care, they are paranoid or...

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Maryland Brain Injury Attorney

MarylandBrainInjury @MarylandBrainInjury (1) • United States 20 Apr 09

Brain injury is an injury to the brain that occurs after birth and which is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative. Tramuatic brain injury (TBI) can disrupt the normal functioning of the brain and is usually caused by a blow...

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angusthethird @angusthethird (515) • United States 20 Mar 09

Never knew this lady, except as a beautiful actress, the lovely wife of Liam Neeson. I am saddened by the passing of someone so young. It freaks me out the way the whole thing transpired. Brain injuries are weird things. It...

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Kendall...still unconscious....

uicbear @uicbear (1900) • United States 7 Jan 09

Ok, I don't mind an occasional coma storyline. But Kendall is out again for an extended period of time. I know she is going to be waking up soon, but shouldn't she have somekind of brain injury at this point. Especially after the...

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I Am Great At This But I Hear to Much!

bbydollz @bbydollz (114) • United States 9 Nov 08

I have a problem with listening to everyones problems and I don't say no. I have a friend who just had a brain injury from a four wheeler accident and every day he calls like 10 times and my boyfriend gets so mad. I can't tell my...

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Since John McCain Refuses To Discuss The Issues, Here's Part 2 Of Obama's Plan.

lloydanthony111 @lloydanthony111 (4698) • United States 13 Sep 08

As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Barack Obama passed legislation to improve care and slash red tape for our wounded warriors recovering at places like Walter Reed Hospital. He passed laws to help...

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Dry Drowning Warning For Parents

Natalie_PTR @Natalie_PTR (92) • Canada 8 Jun 08

I just read the news article about the death of a 10 year old boy by "dry drowning". The article stated that almost 600 people die every year from dry drowning and the worst part is that majority is children. Most parents have no...

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The London Flora Marathon

thoseappleslooknice @thoseappleslooknice (461) 2 Apr 08

Anyone know someone who is running it? Anyone know of any celebrities who is? Anyone running it themselves? I know that Harry Judd from the UK band McFly has been training since last year even though the band have been touring...

As of September of last year, my husband has a Traumatic Brain Injury.......

MyLinnsLynn @MyLinnsLynn (292) • United States 17 Mar 08

We've been together for 10 years, married for almost 7. His TBI has changed the whole dynamics of our family. I'm just wondering if I'm the only person on here going through something of this nature. I feel very alone in this.

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My friend was in a serious accident...

Tatsuya @Tatsuya (1149) • United States 27 Feb 08

I just found out an old friend of mine was in an accident on Sept. 14th. He almost died. Doctors operated on him and then he was taken back to his parents house, where he is in physical therapy and is trying to get better. He's...

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Please help save Lauren!

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 9 Feb 08

like Terri Schiavo, Lauren is about to be starved to death. Only this time it is the courts that are pushing for her death penalty. Lauren was in a car accident and has a brain injury - she is not brain dead, she is disabled. She...

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hey i just see the movie "the lookout " and i like this movie

mayhem302 @mayhem302 (1) • India 16 Nov 07

nice movie, nice plot , please write what you think about this movie.the story goes like this,An admired high school hockey player (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)with a bright future foolishly takes a drive in the night with his girlfriend...

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Did you hear that kids jumping while playing video games is not good for them?

njrealestategirl @njrealestategirl (369) • United States 22 Sep 07

My kids are playing Wii right now and my lil guy (2 1/2) is jumping while he's playing and my father is telling me that he watched a program about kids playing video games and jumping around while they are playing does something...

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Do you have a living will?

KATRINKA @KATRINKA (1624) • United States 24 Aug 07

Recently my father had an accident which caused a brain injury. He is progressing well and has been transferred to a brain injury rehab. One of the first questions I was asked was if he had an advanced directive or living will. He...

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How many alcoholic drinks do you have a day?

nikkiwith @nikkiwith (1074) • Australia 7 Aug 07

The latest studies show that if men have 6 or more standard drinks every day for 8-10 years then they have an alcoholic related brain injury and the same for women if they are drinking 3 drinks every day. I think my brain may have...

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Tramatic Brain Injury

cmyblueeyes2 @cmyblueeyes2 (8) • United States 4 Aug 07

TBI for short also called post concussive syndrome. Some of you may have noticed spelling errors in my post, after my listing job as Executive Office Manager and going back to school and earing two degrees. I graduated with honors...

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My son is self injuring! What do I do?

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 15 Jun 07

My son has had seizures since the age of three after an accident, in which he recieved a Tramatic Brain Injury. He aslo has Arnold Chiari Malformation type 1. Doctors have diagnosed him with epilepsy, a mood disorder and a...

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