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Injury News Summaries of Recent Medical Research for Personal Injury Lawyers Index of Articles - Alpha Index | By Issue and Volume |
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| Volume 6, Issue 1 | July 2000 |
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PRACTICE POINTS
Injury to brain cells (DAI) is present after Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The threshold indicator for permanent brain-cell injury is probably around 30 minutes of unconsciousness
Neuropsychological testing does not clarify the genesis of cognitive difficulty following MTBI or whiplash
PET and SPECT abnormalities after whiplash and TBI are not specific for physical brain damage
Disability is not determined by severity of whiplash or TBI
Routinely request psychiatric assessment of MTBI and late whiplash claimants
Known causes of disability in late whiplash
1. Chronic headache
2. Chronic pain
3. Depression
4. Anxiety disorders
5. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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