From the Chairperson IBIA is pleased to announce that we are planning on having our next meeting in the Spring of 2008 in Western Europe. Our meeting date was pushed back due to delays incurred by the cancellation of the originally planned meeting to be held in Jerusalem. Please stay tuned for further details. IBIA continues to publish the NeuroTrauma Letter (NTL) four times per year and we are requesting interested contributors to contact Dr. Zasler with submission ideas. We encourage individuals to join the organization to reap the benefits of membership including the journal Brain Injury, our newsletter, use of our listserve and discounts to our professional meetings. [full story] |
IN THIS ISSUE Update in Botulinum Toxin Use: Taking Advantage of Your Resources In managing patients with spasticity, especially when injecting botulinum toxin, there is one motto that holds true. It’s that the more one thinks he knows the more there really is to learn. Whether it is patient criteria, medication use or muscle selection for injection, nothing is as straight forward as it seems.[full story] Focal and Multi-Focal Problems of Spasticity Spasticity is a consequence of dysfunction of the central nervous system and is characterized by muscles overactivity, high tone spasms and may lead to muscle and soft tissue contracture and limb deformity, if untreated. It is defined as “velocity dependent increase in muscle tone with exaggerated tendon jerks resulting in hyper-excitability of the stretch reflex in association with other features of the upper motor neurone syndrome”.[full story] Join IBIA Founded in 1993, IBIA was created in response to the growing demand from professionals and advocates throughout the world for collaboration and more information on all aspects of brain injury, from prevention to long-term care issues. Benefits of membership include an annual subscription to the journal Brain Injury as well as quarterly issues of this publication, the International NeuroTrauma Letter. To receive a membership form, click here (pdf) |
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BOOK REVIEW The Assessment and Rehabilitation of Vegetative and Minimally Conscious Patients [full story] |
ARTICLES OF NOTE Detecting Awareness in Vegetative State This is a fascinating report that may change the direction of research and the general perspectives on assessment and diagnosis of the vegetative state and the limits of clinical bedside assessment of consciousness. Dr. Owen, et al., present a case of a woman status post a traumatic brain injury 5 months earlier who clinically appeared to be in a vegetative state based on fulfilling "all the criteria for a diagnosis of vegetative state according to international guidelines" (Note: although based on the time frames could not be deemed permanently vegetative). [full story] The editors of the International NeuroTrauma Letter have complied the following list of current journal articles for your reference. [full story]. AFFILIATE NEWS EBIS Update The next conference organised by EBIS will be entitled: "To be a mother or a father with a traumatic brain injury".[full story] NABIS Update Brain injury professionals from all over North and Latin America gathered in Miami, Florida, for the NABIS Brain Injury Conference of Americas in September, 2006. [full story] Join the IBIA Listserv In an effort to provide global communication among members, IBIA has created a brain injury Listserv. To sign up for the Listserv, click here. Please note that membership in IBIA is required to join the Listserv. |
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