Measuring behavioural disturbances exhibited by children and adolescents in post-traumatic amnesia: development of a scale - Shimmins A, Brookes N, Epps A, Parry L, Lah S.
Behavioural disturbances are often observed, but (to our knowledge) not systematically assessed, in children who are in post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Therefore, we aimed to develop a prototype scale that measures the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
This vitamin deficiency can cause forgetfulness and mimic symptoms of dementia
About 5.8 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, giving these life-altering illnesses a wide impact across the country. But while it can be devastating when a loved one shows signs of memory loss, doctors say you shouldn’t automatically assume they have…#b12 #vitaminb12 #scottkaiser #santamonica #nih #deborahcohen #dcn #crohn #amitsachdev #kaiser (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump Built His Brand Bashing Obamacare. Now It ’s More Popular Than He Is.
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A decade and a half ago, the Affordable Care Act set the stage for Donald Trump’s White House victory. The conservative backlash to Democrats’ massive and agenda-setting health care proposal was so strong that it gave rise to a newly empowered far-right faction in Congress, inspired a whole generation of angry political neophytes, and almost made Barack Obama a one-term President. Now, a solid 14 years later, those same rabble rousers seem to have convinced Trump, who spent year...
Source: TIME: Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Philip Elliott Tags: Uncategorized Donald Trump Source Type: news
Sleep disturbance during post-traumatic amnesia and early recovery following traumatic brain injury - Fedele B, Williams G, McKenzie D, Giles R, McKay A, Olver J.
Following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep disturbance commonly emerges during the confused post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) recovery stage. However, the evaluation of early sleep disturbance during PTA, its recovery trajectory, and influ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news
I helped advise the US government on the next likely pandemic. What I learned is alarming | Devi Sridhar
The 100-day challenge, to be able to contain a virus while a vaccine is approved, manufactured and delivered, looks ever more remoteFour years on from the first Covid lockdown, life feels to be largely back to normal, although legacies of the pandemic remain. Collective amnesia seems to have set in. Politicians seem eager to move forward and not relive the decisions, delays and deaths that characterised public policy and press briefings. Yet we can ’t forget such a brutal event, when Covid is estimated to have killednearly 16 million people worldwide in 2020 and 2021, and caused life expectancy to decline in 84% of count...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Devi Sridhar Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Science World news Infectious diseases Health UK news US news Source Type: news
Why Are Americans Still Down on the Economy?
Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Honestly, I didn’t think Republicans were going to try replaying Ronald Reagan’s famous line, since so much of the G.O.P.’s 2024 strategy depends on a sort of collective amnesia about the last year of Donald Trump’s presidency. Is it really a…#republicans #ronaldreagans #donaldtrumps (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
9 Brain Boosters to Prevent Memory Loss
How can you keep your brain sharp as you age? WebMD shows you nine ways. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Ways to Stop Age-Related Memory Loss
Experts offer tips on how to prevent age-related memory loss. Plus, how to tell if it's a senior moment or an early sign of Alzheimer's. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dextroamphetamine as adjunctive pharmacotherapy for aggression secondary to Korsakoff syndrome: a case report - Gunther M, Jiang S, Maldonado JR.
Korsakoff syndrome (KS) is a neurocognitive disorder most often developed secondary to untreated Wernicke's encephalopathy in the setting of alcohol use. Patients with KS display notable memory deficits (such as anterograde amnesia and semantic memory dysf... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news
New study finds sign of Alzheimer’s disease that could appear 20 years before memory loss
Scientists hope this could improve early detection and treatment for the disease in the future. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Action Thriller Series Blowing Up Netflix Is Perfect For Memento Fans
Learn More The Action Thriller Series Blowing Up Netflix Is Perfect For Memento Fans Memory loss can be an effective dramatic tool. "Memento" utilizes it effectively in telling its story in reverse sequential order due to the protagonist being someone suffering from anterograde amnesia.…#memento #mulhollanddrive #bourneidentity #tourist #netflix #season2 #irish #jamiedornan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’s behind ‘Swiftie Amnesia’?
Reports of memory loss among concertgoers of Taylor Swift ’s The Eras Tour can be explained by a phenomenon called “transient global amnesia,” says recent study. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 12, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Post-traumatic amnesia: a scoping review & content analysis of behavioral disturbances - Tanna V, Parry L, Brookes N, Epps A, Lah S.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this scoping review was to identify behavioral disturbances exhibited by patients in post-traumatic amnesia (PTA). While behavioral disturbances are common in PTA, research into their presentation and standardized measures for their a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Memory Loss Requires Careful Diagnosis, Scientists Say
A federal investigator said that President Biden had “poor memory” and “diminished faculties.” But such a diagnosis would require close medical assessment, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Memory Classified Information and State Secrets United States Politics and Government Dementia Justice Department Biden, Joseph R Jr Hur, Robert Kyoung Source Type: news
New Evidence Suggests Long COVID Could Be a Brain Injury New Evidence Suggests Long COVID Could Be a Brain Injury
Long-COVID sufferers of brain fog and memory loss exhibit elevated biomarkers consistent with brain injury.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 8, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
