How to Prevent Brain Injury Brain Injury Awareness is not just a month, a week, or a day to be aware of the dangers and devastation a brain injury can cause for a survivor and their loved ones. Brain injury prevention is something we need to think of everyday to remember to take the time […]
The 2019 Neurology and Neurosurgery Conference was held at Huntsville Hospital on Sat. 4-28-19. Cutting edge treatment information was presented for brain injury caused by catastrophic Stroke, Gliablastoma, Meningitis, Encephalitis and other neurological conditions including Migraine Headaches, Trigeminal Neuralgia. Local and regional expert physician practitioners shared current trends in treatment and answered questions about difficult […]
What is Traumatic Brain Injury? Traumatic brain injury, often referred to as TBI, is most often an acute event similar to other injuries. That is where the similarity between traumatic brain injury and other injuries ends. One moment the person is normal and the next moment life has abruptly changed. In most other aspects, a […]
What is dysphagia? Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing. This difficulty can range from mild-to-profound in nature and may arise from a variety of causes including neurological changes, injuries/surgeries, disease processes or other sources. What is a bedside swallow exam for dysphagia? A bedside swallow exam is a test to see if you might have dysphagia. When […]
My Story I’m Jennifer Beard Turbeville and I had a Transpetrosal Craniotomy. My Epidermoid Brain tumor formed when I was an embryo. This type of tumor is noncancerous and slow growing. I had chronic headaches as an adult, but didn’t know it as a tumor until I was 35. I sought out help for my […]
Brain Injury Awareness March is Brain Injury Awareness month and to increase brain injury awareness in Huntsville, the Alabama Head Injury Foundation sponsored a float in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Members from local brain and spinal cord injury support groups braved the cold to raise awareness of brain injury and steps to prevent it. […]
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Brain and spinal cord injury occur in young adults – people between the ages of 18 and 34 – more than any other age group in the United States. Every year 1.7 million people sustain a brain injury and 12,000 people sustain a spinal cord injury . Brain and spinal cord […]