Randy Dexter and Captain are more than just dog owner and dog. That’s obvious from the way Captain looks for Dexter whenever the Army veteran leaves the room, and the way the Lab mix’s demeanor slips instantly from playful to dead serious once he’s wearing the jacket that denotes his status as a service animal.
Dexter is a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant who did two tours of duty in Iraq. He was diagnosed with both post-traumatic stress disorder and a mild traumatic brain injury, and the story of Dexter and Captain is featured in a new awareness campaign urging veterans and military service people to seek help for traumatic brain injury if they need it.

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When people write about Dr. Alisa D. Gean, they use phrases like “acknowledged global expert,” and “world-class neuroradiologist.” The work that draws such praise is her look at traumatic brain injury (TBI) from its sources in bombings and battle.
Dr. Gean’s single-author text, Brain Injury: Applications from War and Terrorism, pulls together her decades of interest in TBI, and her dedication to men and women who have been injured in the line of duty.  The books includes information and research gathered from nearly 30 years studying civilian TBI and five intensive years studying TBI sustained from combat, terrorism, and natural disasters.
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About 17 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury every year. It can be caused by a bump, blow or jolt. But the brain can also suffer when it's not being used effectively, and now doctors are using technology that's behind 3D movies and video games to find out what is going on inside the body's command center.

Needlepoint usually keeps Sharon Boggs on point. But after she retired she got off her mark, so did her brain.

"I was having difficulty finding words that I wanted to use," she said. "I was hesitating in just my conversation."

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Tinnitus (ringing in the ear) may occur after head, neck, and brain injuries. Over one in 10 cases of tinnitus result from a head or neck injury. To make matters worse, injury-related tinnitus is often more severe and unpleasant.
The study was conducted by the Oregon Health and Service University Tinnitus Clinic, involving 2,400 patients who suffered from chronic tinnitus. The participants were asked about the cause of their condition, and slightly over 12 percent of patients reported tinnitus after a head or neck injury. One-third experienced neck injuries alone, and the remaining experienced both head and neck injuries.

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New brain scanning software being developed by the University of Aberdeen could save the lives of soldiers on the front line, experts believe.
The portable ultrasound scanner is aimed at better detecting injuries such as bleeding on the brain.
The team is working on the technology with the Ministry of Defence's science and technology laboratory (DSTL).
The device - much smaller than an MRI scanner - would create a 3D model of the brain on location.

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A new, common test showed it can determine a comatose patient's awareness indication and even the person's chances of waking up. The new research gives hope to families of comatose patients who are going through a tough time.
This common test, FDG-PET (fluorodeoxyglucose-PET), is a form of positron emission tomography (PET) scan that determines sugar metabolism or how much sugar the brain cells are consuming.
Hospitals are already using PET scanning to classify the patients who are in total comatose and those in partial comatose - a vegetative state wherein some parts remain aware.

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YPSILANTI, MI – Glori Avneet Singh would prefer those around her not know of the car accident that turned her world upside down nine years ago.
At the same time, the Eastern Michigan University student from Canton understands the power behind her story of recovery from a traumatic brain injury caused by the crash.
Though she endured extensive mental and physical therapy over the past nine years, it hasn't stopped Singh from pursuing her passion as a marketing student at Eastern. She recently won one of the highest scholarship awards presented by the Adcraft Foundation of Detroit.

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TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – A brain injury suffered by many former NFL players would have a link to Alzheimer’s.
A University of South Florida professor is studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and its link to the debilitating brain disease.
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Each year across Britain some 350,000 people are admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury. The results can be life changing with 500,000 people in the UK currently suffering long term disabilities as a result.
Four years ago the charity Headway East London started delving into the minds of survivors of major trauma. Their stories shed fascinating light on the shocking and surprising nature of brain injuries, and how little we still understand.
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