Neuroscience
This narrative by a writer for The Miami Herald includes a good description of the resolution of her post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) (also called post-traumatic confusional state) in the recovery from the head injury she sustained.
Recovering life, self after coma
BY ELISA TURNER
The Miami Herald
18 April 2005
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Elisa Turner, The Herald's art critic, was in a severe car accident in August. The accident left her in a coma. Here is her story on finding her way back.
It was the water's spray that nudged me back, its warmth on my skin tugging me from the stupor that had robbed me of sensation, of my self, of everything. Though still only half awake, I realized I was sitting on a chair in a shower and that my close friend Iliana Garcia was washing my hair.
But the bathroom tile, a drab beige I never would have chosen, did not make sense. Where was I? Why was Iliana washing my hair? I will never forget the weirdness of waking up this way. Then my dim awareness melted away, and I got very sleepy again.
[snip]
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Neuroscience
Narrative: Post-Traumatic-Brain-Injury Recovery
This narrative by a writer for The Miami Herald includes a good description of the resolution of her post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) (also called post-traumatic confusional state) in the recovery from the head injury she sustained.
Recovering life, self after coma
BY ELISA TURNER
The Miami Herald
18 April 2005
[ ... Read the full article ... ]
[snip]
Elisa Turner, The Herald's art critic, was in a severe car accident in August. The accident left her in a coma. Here is her story on finding her way back.
It was the water's spray that nudged me back, its warmth on my skin tugging me from the stupor that had robbed me of sensation, of my self, of everything. Though still only half awake, I realized I was sitting on a chair in a shower and that my close friend Iliana Garcia was washing my hair.
But the bathroom tile, a drab beige I never would have chosen, did not make sense. Where was I? Why was Iliana washing my hair? I will never forget the weirdness of waking up this way. Then my dim awareness melted away, and I got very sleepy again.
[snip]
- The Traumatically Brain Injured One
The Brave One (2007) - Jodie Foster In The Brave One, Jodie Foster plays a public radio talk show host who becomes the victim of a shocking, violent, and brutal crime that leaves her in a coma for three weeks. From a clinical standpoint, she clearly...
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The current issue of the journal "Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation" has a six-article collection providing the so-called "INCOG Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury"Specific topics include: post-traumatic amnesia...
- In The Wide World: Basic In Manchester, Uk
BASIC: Brain and Spinal Injury Centre visit website With a shout out to Andy_G, who is on the plinth in Trafalgar Square right now wearing a BASIC shirt and is a part of the One & Other art event. From the website: "BASIC is a specialist resource for...
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From a company press release:Synthetic Blood Announces Positive Results from Traumatic Brain Injury Preclinical Study COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2005--Synthetic Blood International, Inc. (OTCBB:SYBD) today announced that...
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Don't despair. It's a marathon, but there is hope at the end of the tunnel." — Candace Gantt, traumatic brain injury survivor Ask any neurologist, trauma doctor, or triage nurse treating Level 1 traumatic brain injuries, and they’ll probably...