There is no such thing as one type of brain injury. Whether we refer to traumatic brain injury, stroke, or brain infection, all these events can leave a lifelong impact. In this video you can listen to the testament of various individuals, each one suffering from a different form of brain injury and learn how …
Broken heart syndrome remains a mysterious, rare condition that only now is slowly being elucidated. It was first identified by a Japanese researcher who named it Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in 1990. This cardiomyopathy is very different from a heart attack and can be misdiagnosed until specific tests reveal its intrinsic characteristics. While a heart attack is …
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Sport related concussion: definitions, diagnosis, management and legal implications The Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Medical Association published a paper in January 2017 to define sport related concussions and provide recommendations to be implemented in sport settings to reduce the incidence of concussions. The ultimate goal of the article is to define …
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With the recent disastrous fires spreading through NSW, Mr Simon Andrews, a volunteer from the Rural Fire service, is seeking millions of dollars in compensation as he claims to suffer from PTSD and alcohol abuse after attending over 700 critical incidents and is now unable to work. The NSW Rural Fire Service “failed in the duty of …
